 View of the ruined temple complex at Kafir Kot, 2010 | |
  Kafir Kot Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Kafir Kot Location within Pakistan | |
| Location | Dera Ismail Khan District |
|---|---|
| Region | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Type | Monastery |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 7th century CE |
| Cultures | Hindu Shahi |
Kafir Kot or Kafirkot (Urdu: کافرکوٹ; Pashto: کافر کوټ) is an ancient Hindu temple complex in the Dera Ismail Khan district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of the ruins of five temples and a large fort. It was an ancient Hindu fort with a famous temple inside its walls. The Kafir Kot complex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is often referred to as the "northern Kafir Kot" to distinguish it from the "southern Kafir Kot" that is located in the town of Bilot Sharif, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the south.
The remains of Sindhu temple (and the nearby ruins of Mari) are "indications of the existence of a Hindu civilization of considerable importance and antiquity" according to a 1915 issue of the District Gazetteer of Mianwali.[1]
- ^ Extracts from the District & States Gazetteers of the Punjab, Pakistan: Punjab, Pakistan. University of the Punjab. 1976. p. 423. Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine