Hadda, Afghanistan
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Haḍḍa (Pashto: هډه) is a Greco-Buddhist archeological site located ten kilometers south of the city of Jalalabad, in the Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan.
 Buddhist stupas at Hadda, by William Simpson, 1881.[1] | |
  Shown within Afghanistan  Hadda, Afghanistan (Gandhara)  Hadda, Afghanistan (South Asia) | |
| Coordinates | 34.361685°N 70.470752°E |
|---|---|
| Type | Group of Buddhist monasteries |
| History | |
| Founded | 1st century BCE |
| Abandoned | 9th century CE |
Hadda is said to have been almost entirely destroyed in the fighting during the civil war in Afghanistan.