Khane Gauhar

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Tom Elliott

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified May 17, 2026 10:14 AM — History

Remains of a Buddhist shrine of uncertain date located near modern Darwishan in the Nawa-i-Barakzayi district of Afghanistan's Helmand province.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/47191338

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
31.42384519, 64.38009767

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Representative Locations:
- Imagery Location of Khane Gauhar (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

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Place type:
sanctuary (religious center)

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See Further:

Helmand Sistan Project Khane Gauhar

Related:

Wikidata Khane Gauhar (Q139824954)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Khane Gauhar: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/47191338> [accessed: 15 October 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/47191338 |title=Places: 47191338 (Khane Gauhar) |author=Elliott, T. |accessdate=October 15, 2026 12:49 am |publisher=Pleiades}}