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The Koh-e Asamai ( prs, کوه آسمایی ''Kōh-e Āsamā'ī'') is a
The hill forms the boundary of Districts 2 and 3 and is opposite the Sher Darwaza mountain. There are three peaks with heights of 2126 m, 1975 m and 2110 m from north-west to south-east. It is only a mile away from the city center of Kabul (Deh Afghanan), dividing the center from the suburbs to the west including the Kabul University. Shahr-e Naw is to the north-east, Karte Parwan to the north-west, the old city to the south-east and Deh Mazang to the south.
mandirs
worldwide from the Hinduism in Afghanistan, Afghan Hindu diaspora are named after Asamai, denoting its importance to the community.
The Koh-e Asamai ( prs, کوه آسمایی ''Kōh-e Āsamā'ī'') is a mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
located directly to the west of downtown Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
at an elevation of . It is known colloquially as the ''Television Hill'' due to the large TV mast and antennas at its summit. Asamayi is named after its namesake Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
temple at the foothill, which is an important site of Afghan Hindus
Hinduism in Afghanistan is practiced by a tiny minority of Afghans, believed to be about 30-40 individuals as of 2021, who live mostly in the cities of Kabul and Jalalabad. Afghan Hindus are ethnically Pashtun, Hindkowan (Hindki), Punjabi, or S ...
and one of the oldest temples in Kabul.
History
The mountain is the site of an ancient fort. In December 1879 during theSecond Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War (Dari: جنگ دوم افغان و انگلیس, ps, د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the ...
the Asamai mountains were the site of a prolonged siege and battle where the British forces made up of the 9th Lancers
The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries, including the First and Second World Wars. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but w ...
and 5th Punjab Cavalry
The 12th Cavalry Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in the British Indian army in 1922 by the amalgamation of 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) and 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) ...
stormed Afghan tribesmen who had laid up in the fort. The Afghan forces fled and several British soldiers were awarded the Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
.
Geography
The hill forms the boundary of Districts 2 and 3 and is opposite the Sher Darwaza mountain. There are three peaks with heights of 2126 m, 1975 m and 2110 m from north-west to south-east. It is only a mile away from the city center of Kabul (Deh Afghanan), dividing the center from the suburbs to the west including the Kabul University. Shahr-e Naw is to the north-east, Karte Parwan to the north-west, the old city to the south-east and Deh Mazang to the south.
AsaMai Hindu Temple
The temple is named after Durga, Asha Mai ( माई, माता, माँ ) the ''Goddess of Hope'' is another name of Durga Maa, consort Lord Shiva, It is believed byAfghan Hindus
Hinduism in Afghanistan is practiced by a tiny minority of Afghans, believed to be about 30-40 individuals as of 2021, who live mostly in the cities of Kabul and Jalalabad. Afghan Hindus are ethnically Pashtun, Hindkowan (Hindki), Punjabi, or S ...
that the Goddess of Hope AsaMai has been residing at the hilltop of Asamai. There is also, Asamayee Watt, adjoined to the lower part of the temple, which has been there for thousands of years, adjoining to Joi-Shir.
Ehsan Bayat funded the renovation of the temple in 2006.
Othemandirs
worldwide from the Hinduism in Afghanistan, Afghan Hindu diaspora are named after Asamai, denoting its importance to the community.
Transmission site
It has been the location of the city's terrestrial TV masts television in Afghanistan, since 1978. As of 2012, broadcasts from here are from 2 kW VHF transmitters.See also
*Kabul Province *Hinduism in AfghanistanReferences
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