Shewaki
Shewaki
شيوکى | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Shewaki Stupa, 1939 | |
  Shewaki Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°27′N 69°13′E / 34.450°N 69.217°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kabul Province |
| District | Bagrami |
| Elevation | 1,798 m (5,899 ft) |
Shewaki (Dari: شيوکى) is a village located in the Hindaki area of Afghanistan, in Bagrami District, Kabul Province, near the mountains Koh e Hindaki and Munar e Chakari (not related to Chakari, Afghanistan).
Shewaki is derived from Shiva, the supreme Hindu deity.[citation needed]
Shewaki Stupa
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Shewaki is the site of Shahbahar (King's Vihara), one of Afghanistan's major Hindu temples.[citation needed] Shahbahar was a Buddhist stupa during the Kushans dynasty and a Hindu temple in the time of the Kabul Shahi. It was constructed between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE.[1] In 2022, the reconstruction of Shewaki Stupa finished. The restoration work took two and a half years and cost more than $80,000.[2]