Timeline

Times

  1. Antiquity
  2. Middle Ages
  3. Modern

Antiquity -50 / 500

Bactra: the mother of all cities

Afghanistan - 2000 years ago

Bala Hissar, Kabul

History of the Afghan capital

Mes Aynak

Genesis of Buddhism in Afghanistan

Middle Ages 500 / 1500

Bamiyan

A sanctuary valley at the heart of the Hindu Kush

Buddhist monuments of Kabul

Monasteries and places of worship

Hadda

A major centre of Afghan Buddhism

Herat

A city with a rich Timurid architectural heritage

Jam

A jewel of Ghurid architecture

Modern 1500 / 1789

Bagh-i Babur

A Mogul garden at the heart of Kabul