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Location

  • Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • geo:37.0434,66.920616

Period or year

  • 30~ / 12xx

Classification

  • fort
  • Visible

Pit Qal'a Tepe (BALL-814)

data access 73570

BALL Warwick (2018), Archaeological gazetteer of Afghanistan, revised edition, Oxford

LA VAISSIERE (de) Etienne, MARQUIS Ph. & BENDEZU-SARMIENTO J. (2015), A Kushan military camp near Bactra. In Harry Falk (ed.), Kushan histories. Literary sources and selected papers from a symposium at Berlin, December 5th to 7th, 2013, 241–254. Bremen: Hempen Verlag (https://www.academia.edu/25617524/with_Ph._Marquis_J._Bendezu-Sarmiento_A_Kushan_military_camp_near_Bactra_in_H._Falk_dir._Kushan_Histories._Literary_Sources_and_Selected_Papers_from_a_Symposium_at_Berlin_December_5th_to_7th_2013_Bremen_Hempen_Verlag_2015_p._241-254)

Nearby sites

  • Unidentified site
    Probable settlement. Located with satellite imagery.
    Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • Unidentified site, Zadiyan complex
    Probable ancient structure. Located with satellite imagery.
    Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • Zadiyan Kafir Qal'a (BALL-2281)
    Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian, Hunnic and early medieval Islamic fortified complex (1600 ha), identified as a military camp. Large square citadel in the middle of an enclosure. Surveyed by Pugachenkova (1973) and Besenval (2013). Vandalized in recent times.
    Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • Abu Huraira mausoleum (BALL-8) ?
    Ghaznavid / Seljuk khaniqah of Abu Huraira. Construction of pakhsa blocks alternating with mud-bricks. Surveyed by Pugachenkova (1972-4).
    Afghanistan, Zādīān

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Creators: Entry created by Julien De Chocqueuse (2021-11-27) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/73570
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Suggested citation: De Chocqueuse, J. (2023) Pit Qal'a Tepe (BALL-814). Vici.org: archaeological atlas of antiquity. https://vici.org/vici/73570, accessed 2026-11-14.