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Jiga tepe

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: St J. Simpson, F. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, R. Talbert
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified Dec 12, 2025 03:56 PM — History
A site located in Balkh Province, east of Dilbarjin. The material observed at the site dates to the Hellenistic, Kushan, and Early Sasanian periods.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/961918

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settlement

See Further:

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 98 G1 Jiga tepe

W. Ball observes that this site begins as a circular fortification wall with towers that may surround a temple. Following destruction and abandonment, it was eventually reoccupied by mudbrick building of the Kushan period, Its final phase was as a wealthy house.

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Jiga tepe, AFG


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St J. Simpson, F. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl, Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, and R. Talbert, 'Jiga tepe: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/961918> [accessed: 10 February 2026] 

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