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{{Short description|Ruined ancient Buddhist temple complex in Pakistan}}
{{Infobox ancient site
| name = Kafir Kot <br>{{nq|کافرکوٹ}}
| native_name ={{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|کافرکوٹ}}}} ([[Urdu]])<br/>{{lang|ps|کافر کوټ}} ([[Pashto]])
| native_name =
| alternate_name =
| image = File:Bilot Fort Temple - Panorama 2.jpg
| alt =
| caption = A viewView of the ruinsruined temple complex at Kafir Kot, 2010
| map_type = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
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| relief = yes
| coordinates =
| location = [[Dera Ismail Khan District]],
| region =[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
| region =
| type = Monastery
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| builder =
| material =
| built = {{circa|7th century [[Common era|CE]]}}
| abandoned = 1947
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| cultures = [[Hindu Shahi]]
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|map_caption=Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa##Location within [[Pakistan]]|map dot label=Kafir Kot}}
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'''Kafir Kot''' or '''Kafirkot''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|کافرکوٹ}}}}; [[Pashto]]: {{Lang-ps|کافر کوټ;}}) alsois speltan '''Kafirkot''')ancient are[[Hindu ancientTemple|Hindu ruinstemple]] locatedcomplex in the [[Dera Ismail Khan District|Dera Ismail Khan district]], of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], near the citiesprovince of [[Mianwali]] and [[KundianPakistan]]. Kafir KotIt consists of the [[ruins]] of 5five temples, and thea ruinslarge offort. aIt largewas an ancient Hindu fort protectingwith thea famous temple inside its sitewalls. The Kafir Kot complex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is often referred to as the "Northernnorthern Kafir Kot," withto distinguish it from the "Southernsouthern Kafir Kot" that is located in the citytown of [[Bilot Sharif]], 35approximately kilometres{{Convert|35|km|mi}} to the south.
 
According to the district Gazetteer of Mianwali of 1915 theThe remains of KafirkotSindhu temple (and the nearby ruinruins of Mari) "are indication"indications of the existence of a Hindu civilization of considerable importance and antiquity" according to a 1915 issue of the [[Gazetteer|District Gazetteer of Mianwali]].<ref name="Mian1915">[http://www.thepakistan.info/get/pakistani-cities-and-places/mianwali.htm{{cite book |title=Extracts from the District Gazetteer& States Gazetteers of Mianwalithe 1915]</ref>Punjab, ItPakistan: isPunjab, locatedPakistan at|publisher=University 32°30'0Nof 71°19'60E<ref>[httpthe Punjab |year=1976 |url=https://wwwbooks.fallingraingoogle.com/worldbooks?id=HQ9DAAAAYAAJ |page=423 }} {{webarchive|url=https:/PK/3web.archive.org/Kafir_Kotweb/20081120121658/http://www.html Location of Kafir Kotthepakistan.info/get/pakistani-cities-and-places/mianwali.htm |date=2008-11-20 Falling Rain Genomics]}}</ref>
 
==Description==
The ruin consists of two forts in the north-westnorthwest of the district on small hills attached to the lower spurs of the Khasor Range,range and overlooking the [[Indus River|Indus river]] near the [[Chashma Barrage|Chashma barrage]]. One lies a few miles south of Kunda]Kundal and the other near [[Bilot]].<ref name="Mian1915"/>
 
According to the District Gazetteer of Mianwali:
 
{{cquote|These forts are of great antiquity and interest. Their main features are an outer defensive wall, consisting of rough blocks of stone, some of great size, and various groups of buildings resembling small Hindu temples and more or less carved. These are built of a curiously honey-combed drab-coloured stone not to be found in the adjacent hills, which is said to have been brought by river all the way from [[Khushalgarh]]. The area of the forts is considerable and they could have held a fairly large garrison. The only legends attached to them relate that they were occupied by the last of the Hindu Rajas, Til and Bil; but all traces of rulers and ruled are now lost.<ref name="Mian1915"/>|}}
 
The fort was destroyed by the [[Ghaznavids]] in the 11th century.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
 
==Location==
Bilot Fortfort is the second fort situated next to the town of [[Bilot Sharif]] and about 55&nbsp;km north of Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan. It was an ancient Hindu Fort with a famous temple inside its walls. The fort has disintegrated over time but the temple still stands.
 
==Museum collections==
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|File:Bilot Fort Temple - Panorama 2.jpg|View of the Hindu Temples
|File:Bilot Fort Temple - Closeup of Temple 1.jpg|Closeup view of a temple
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|File:Bilot Fort Temple - Temple.JPB.jpg | One of the well preserved temple rooms
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== See also ==
* [[Hinduism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
* [[List of Hindu temples in Pakistan]]
* [[Hindu, Jain and Buddhist architectural heritage of Pakistan]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071228093956/http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/meister/kk/site1.html Site map of ruins - University of Pennsylvania.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110702211248/http://www.wasaib.com/temples-along-the-indus.html Temples Along the Indus.]
 
{{Cultural heritage sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |state=expanded}}
{{Hindu temples in Pakistan}}
 
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[[Category:Dera Ismail Khan District]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
 
 
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{{Hinduism-stub}}
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