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Mes Aynak

a Pleiades place resource

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The site of Mes Aynak in modern Afghanistan flourished between the between the fifth and seventh centuries A.D. More than 400 Buddha statues, stupas, and a 40 ha monastery complex have been documented at the site.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/578900328

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
34.4000732, 69.366728

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- OSM location of Mes Aynak (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Place type:
settlement, sanctuary (religious center)

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GeoNames 9166275: Mes Aynak

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Mes Aynak: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/578900328> [accessed: 28 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/578900328 |title=Places: 578900328 (Mes Aynak) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=December 28, 2024 5:15 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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