Fayaz Tepe

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Fayaz Tepe is an ancient Buddhist monastic complex near Termez in southern Uzbekistan, notable for its well-preserved murals and role in the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Fayaz Tepe canonical 2
Afrasiab hill 1
Kara Tepe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastery complex
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Gandharan-influenced Buddhist architecture
associatedDynasty Kushan Empire
associatedWith Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
country Uzbekistan
culturalContext Bactrian Buddhism
Kushan-era Central Asia
dateFrom 1st century CE
dateTo 3rd century CE
discoveredIn 20th century
excavatedBy Soviet archaeologists
excavationStart 1960s
hasArtStyle Central Asian Buddhist art
linked to: Greco-Buddhist art

Greco-Buddhist art elements
linked to: Greco-Buddhist art
hasFunction monastic center
pilgrimage site
place of Buddhist worship
hasMuseumCollectionAt Termez Archaeological Museum
hasNearbySite Kara Tepe Buddhist complex
Old Termez ruins
linked to: Old Termez
hasPart assembly hall
chapel with murals
courtyard
monastic cells
stupa
heritageStatus protected archaeological monument of Uzbekistan
locatedIn Termez
locatedInArea southern Uzbekistan
locatedInRegion Surxondaryo Region
locatedNear Amu Darya River
linked to: Amu Darya

Kara Tepe
Termez Archaeological Museum
materialUsed baked brick
mudbrick
plaster
stucco
notableFor Buddhist wall paintings
role in spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road
stucco sculptures
well-preserved Buddhist murals
partOf ancient region of Bactria
linked to: Bactria
period Kushan period
religion Buddhism
usedFor Buddhist teaching
monastic residence
ritual activities

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Termez hasArchaeologicalSite Fayaz Tepe
Termez hasArchaeologicalSite Kara Tepe
linked to: Fayaz Tepe
Afrasiab archaeological site locatedOn Afrasiab hill
linked to: Fayaz Tepe
Old Termez hasNearbySite Fayaz Tepe