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Bagram Archaeological Site
Street address: 8 kilometres west of Charikar, Bagram, Kapisa Provincial Government, Raqi, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan
Mailing address: Kapisa Provincial Department of Information and Culture, Kapisa Provincial Government, Raqi, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan
Proprietor: Ministry of Information and Culture and Kapisa Provincial Department of Information and Culture
Contact: Mohammad Akram Director General
Additional contact: Mohammad Aref Mohammad Safer Director of Historic Monuments
Dates and duration: Open during daylight hours
The ancient town of Bagram was founded by Alexander the Great. It lay on two trading routes and the artifacts found here include carved ivories from India, lacquerware from China, Graeco-Roman bas reliefs, Graeco-Egyptian bronzes and glassware from Phoenicia, all dating from the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. The area was used as a military base by the Soviets and is currently a base for American forces.
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