Kafir Kot from Dera Ismail Khan District (Pakistan)

Kafir Kot (or Kafirkot) is an ancient ruin in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the district Gazetteer of Mianwali of 1915 the remains of Kafirkot (and the nearby ruin of Mari) "are indication of the existence of a Hindu civilization of considerable importance and antiquity".

The ruin consists of two forts in the north-west of the district on small hills attached to the lower spurs of the Khasor Range, and overlooking the Indus River. One lies a few miles south of Kundal and the other near Bilot.

Closeup view of a Temple

Some amount of restoration work has been done on the Temple

View of the Hindu Temples

The walls of the temple are made of porous rock 

Fine work on the walls and ceilings

One of the well preserved temple rooms

Stairs up the temple lead to an opening 

View from the upper floor of a temple 

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