BALL Warwick (2018), Archaeological gazetteer of Afghanistan, revised edition, Oxford
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- geo:34.352436,62.188015
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- 14xx /
Class:
- Building (other)
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=82347
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