Koh-e Asamai

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The Asamai mountain is in the background

The Koh-e Asamai (

Afghan Hindus
and one of the oldest temples in Kabul.

History

The mountain is the site of an ancient fort. In December 1879 during the

5th Punjab Cavalry stormed Afghan tribesmen who had laid up in the fort. The Afghan forces fled and several British soldiers were awarded the Victoria Cross.[2]

Geography

Panorama view of Asamai mountain

The hill forms the boundary of Districts 2 and 3 and is opposite the Sher Darwaza mountain. There are three peaks with heights of 2126 m, 1975 m and 2110 m from north-west to south-east. It is only a mile away from the city center of Kabul (

Karte Parwan to the north-west, the old city to the south-east and Deh Mazang
to the south.

AsaMai Hindu Temple

The temple is named after

Afghan Hindus that the Goddess of Hope AsaMai has been residing at the hilltop of Asamai.[3][4]
There is also, Asamayee Watt, adjoined to the lower part of the temple, which has been there for thousands of years, adjoining to Joi-Shir.

Ehsan Bayat funded the renovation of the temple in 2006.

Other mandirs worldwide from the Afghan Hindu diaspora are named after Asamai, denoting its importance to the community.

Transmission site

It has been the location of the city's

VHF transmitters.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dimanno, Rosie (27 May 2007). "In the Christian Cemetery, 'we are all God's children'". The Star. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. ^ "12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)". Defencejournal. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Navratri grips Afghan's Hindu temples". 5 October 2005.
  4. ^ "Ancient Temples Forgotten but Still Exists - Asamai Temple". 11 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). openjicareport.jica.go.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)