AFGHANISTAN Samangan Province 2km south of the centre of Haibak Buddhist caves know as Takht I Rusam

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Rustam s throne part of a stupa monastery complex carved from rock dating from the Kushano Sasanian period 4th 5th century AD Inside cave 4 thought to be a bathroom The caves are situated below the stupa and are where monks lived

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