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Getting There
The monastery can be reached from Dushanbe by car, taxi, minibus and bicycle.
What to Expect
The monastic complex is an opportunity to learn about construction technology of the early Middle Ages. It is also a lesson about the history of Buddhism in Central Asia.
History
Ajina-Teppa is a complex of residential and religious premises from a Buddhist monastery. In 1966 archeologists found a 12m high Buddha statue at the complex. The statue was taken to the Tajik Academy of Sciences. In 2001 it was moved to the National Museum of Antiquities in Dushanbe.
