Kafir Kot

Kafir Kot or Kafirkot (Urdu: کافرکوٹ; Pashto: کافر کوټ) is an ancient Hindu temple complex in the Dera Ismail Khan district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of the ruins of five temples and a large fort. It was an ancient Hindu fort with a famous temple inside its walls. The Kafir Kot complex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is often referred to as the "northern Kafir Kot" to distinguish it from the "southern Kafir Kot" that is located in the town of Bilot Sharif, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the south.

Kafir Kot
کافرکوٹ (Urdu)
کافر کوټ (Pashto)
View of the ruined temple complex at Kafir Kot, 2010
Kafir Kot
Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kafir Kot
Location within Pakistan
LocationDera Ismail Khan District
RegionKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
TypeMonastery
History
Foundedc.7th century CE
CulturesHindu Shahi

The remains of Sindhu temple (and the nearby ruins of Mari) are "indications of the existence of a Hindu civilization of considerable importance and antiquity" according to a 1915 issue of the District Gazetteer of Mianwali.

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