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Takht e Rustam
Street address: Samangan Province, Afghanistan
Mailing address: Samangan Provincial Department of Information and Culture, Samangan Provincial Government, Aibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan
Proprietor: Ministry of Information and Culture and Samangan Provincial Department of Information and Culture
Contact: Fatihullah Wafi Director General
Additional contact: Haji Fazel Ahmad Joragul Director of Historic Monuments
Dates and duration: Open during daylight hours
The Throne of Rustam, a king and hero from Persian mythology, is a round stone Buddhist hill temple with a cave monastery. Dating from the 4th and 5th centuries, it rose in three levels for the king (uppermost), his court (middle level) and commoners (ground level). There is a cave inside the hill and a square building on top. Outside there are two conference halls; one is 22 metres by 22 metres and the other is round. This site has been cleaned and de-mined and has a security guard, although there has been little problem with looting here.
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