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Bimaran

Coordinates: 34°28′N 70°21′E / 34.47°N 70.35°E / 34.47; 70.35
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Bimaran
Remains of Stupas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at Bimaran in 1841. Drawings by Charles Masson.
Bimaran is located in Afghanistan
Bimaran
Shown within Afghanistan
Bimaran is located in Gandhara
Bimaran
Bimaran (Gandhara)
Bimaran is located in South Asia
Bimaran
Bimaran (South Asia)
Coordinates34°28′N 70°21′E / 34.47°N 70.35°E / 34.47; 70.35
TypeStupa

Bimaran is a locality, 11 km west of Jalalabad in Afghanistan.[1]

It is well known for the discovery of the Bimaran casket in one of the stupas (stupa Nb 2) located at Bimaran.[1]

Altogether five ancient stupas are known in Bimaran, all dating to the 1st century BCE-1st century CE:

Nearby is:

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References

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  1. ^ a b DATING AND LOCATING MUJATRIA AND THE TWO KHARAHOSTES by Joe Cribb, 2015, p.27 et sig