Tapa Sardar
Street address: East of Ghazni, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Mailing address: Ghazni Provincial Department of Information and Culture, Ghazni Provincial Government, Ghazni, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Proprietor: Ministry of Information and Culture and Ghazni Provincial Department of Information and Culture
Contact: Hazrat Gul Director General
Additional contact: Ghulam Nagshbandi Director of Historic Monuments
Dates and duration: Open during daylight hours
Excavations at this 7th century site revealed statues representing both Hindu and Buddhist religious presence. The Taliban smashed many of the statues here and in the Ghazni museum and the site was badly damaged.
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