Karatepa in Termez. Buddhist temple Qora-Tepa, Central Asia (Uzbekistan). 

Termez is one of the spot of the ancient Silk Road. Kara Tepa was the heart of Buddhism in Central Asia, it has a long and rich history. The Monastery dates back 2,000 years, Kushan dynasty was multicultural empire and region played a key role in the spread of the Buddhist religion.
The first archeological excavations took place at Kara-Tepa in 1936. They proved that centuries-old loess cultural layers hide a temple complex with cave monastery, founded by Buddhist monks at the end of the 1st century. At Kara-Tepa archeologists discovered three tiers of rock-hewn cells for monks. The excavations revealed clearly visible layout of the ancient structures. Two-millennium-old stone steps lead down under the earthen vault whose diameter is 5 m. In the underground chambers archeologists found fragments of statues of Buddha and Bodhisattvas, statuettes of dragons and of a winged lion, as well paintings with one of the world’s oldest images of Buddha surrounded by monks.
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