Shewaki

Shewaki شيوکى
Village
Shewaki Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°27′N 69°13′E / 34.450°N 69.217°E / 34.450; 69.217Coordinates: 34°27′N 69°13′E / 34.450°N 69.217°E / 34.450; 69.217
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Kabul Province
District	Bagrami
Elevation	1,798 m (5,899 ft)

Shewaki (Dari: شيوکى‎) is a village located in the Hindaki area of Afghanistan, in the East Kabul District Bagrami near the mountains Koh e Hindaki and Munar e Chakari (not related to Chakari, Afghanistan).

Shewaki is derived from Shiva, the supreme Hindu deity.^{[citation needed]}

Temples[]

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Shewaki is the site of Shahbahar (King's Vihara), one of Afghanistan's major Hindu temples.^{[citation needed]} Shahbahar was a Buddhist stupa during the Kushans dynasty and a Hindu temple in the time of the Kabul Shahi.^{[citation needed]}

Pictures of the ruins of the Shewaki-Stupa as Shahbahar or King's Vihara[]

• Stupas in Kabul Province
• Shewaki Stupa
• Shewaki Stupa
• Minar e Shewaki