Mainamati

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Mainamati is an important archaeological site in Bangladesh known for its extensive Buddhist ruins and ancient monasteries dating from the 7th–12th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist archaeological site
archaeological site
archaeologicalFinds bronze statues
coins
copperplate inscriptions
pottery
stone sculptures
associatedWith Buddhist monastic complex
contains Ananda Vihara NERFINISHED
Charpatra Mura NERFINISHED
Itakhola Mura NERFINISHED
Kutila Mura NERFINISHED
Mainamati Mound NERFINISHED
Mainamati Museum NERFINISHED
Rupban Mura NERFINISHED
Salban Vihara NERFINISHED
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
culturalRegion eastern Bengal NERFINISHED
distanceFromDhaka approximately 114 km
excavatedBy Bangladeshi archaeologists
excavationBegan 1950s
governedBy Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh NERFINISHED
heritageStatus protected monument of Bangladesh
historicalPeriod 10th century
11th century
12th century
7th century
8th century
9th century
knownFor Buddhist ruins
Buddhist stupas
ancient monasteries
inscriptions
terracotta plaques
locatedBetween Gumti River NERFINISHED
Meghna River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Chattogram Division NERFINISHED
Cumilla District NERFINISHED
locatedNear Cumilla city NERFINISHED
locatedOn low hills
namedAfter Queen Mainamati (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED
nearbyInfrastructure Dhaka–Chattogram Highway NERFINISHED
partOf ancient Samatata region
religion Buddhism
significance major early medieval Buddhist center in Bengal
terrain Lalmai–Mainamati hill range NERFINISHED
tourism popular tourist destination in Bangladesh

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