Fayaz Tepe

The Fayaztepa complex is located in Termez, near the northwestern ruins of the old Termez. In 1968, a sculpture of Buddha made of alabaster was found in the dunes by Absadom Beknaev, which was later transferred to the local history museum. Between 1968 and 1976, this finding was studied by L. I. Albaum. One distinctive feature is an unusual stupa located not in the central part but outside the area, parallel to the sacred altar. These parts are connected by a brick and stone path that crosses the square. In the temple, whose walls are adorned with various colorful paintings, there is a monument to Buddha (Bodhisattva). Along the walls of the temple, there were once monuments dedicated to Buddha, with a height of up to four meters. The temple courtyard is in the shape of a rectangular polygon, measuring 33x20 meters, with doors to the monks' rooms on all four sides. Special shelves were constructed on the room walls to hold lanterns with wicks. == Location==

It is located in the northwest of the ruins of the Old Termiz city near the city of Termiz, 1 km northeast of the complex of Buddhist structures of Karatepa, in the neighborhood of Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi, Termiz district. ==Destruction==

Fayoztepa became a ruin as a result of the invasion attacks of the Iranian Sassanids. In the 1st half of the 5th - 6th centuries, the ruins of the temple were used by the Ephthalites as a hut. During the Arab invasion, Fayaztepa was completely destroyed, and later it was buried under shifting sands. ==Site==

The site of Fayaz Tepe is located a few hundred meters from Kara Tepe, not far from the city of Termez. Fayaz Tepe, Monastery and Stupa, model.jpg|Model of the Stupa and monastery Termiz, Fayoz-Tepe (6240998331).jpg|Site of Fayaz Tepe Fayaz Tepe columns.jpg|Fayaz Tepe columns Fayaz Tepe, Monastery, Court.jpg|Fayaz Tepe, Monastery, Court File:Fayaz Tepe stupa.jpg|Fayaz Tepe, Stupa File:Fayaz Tepe, Stupa, inside.jpg|Fayaz Tepe, Stupa, inside ==Artefacts==

From the site were recovered numerous Buddhist frescoes and reliefs, now mostly located in the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. A famous niche showing the Buddha and two monks is dated to the 3rd-4th century CE. Fayaz Tepe, Fountain.jpg Fayaz Tepe, Standing Buddha.jpg Fayaz Tepe, Wall Painting of a group of courtiers.jpg|A group of courtiers. Fayaz Tepe, Wall Painting of a seated Buddha.jpg|Seated Buddha Fayaz Tepe, wall painting of Alexander the Great.jpg|A devotee with horns, possibly a Kushano-Sasanian motif. File:Fayaz Tepe, Miniature vessel.jpg|Fayaz Tepe, Miniature vessel File:Fayaz Tepe, Pottery with an Indian inscription.jpg|Fayaz Tepe, Pottery with an Indian inscription File:Fayaz Tepe, Sun god.jpg|Fayaz Tepe, Sun god File:Fayaz Tepe mural (men in caftan and boots).jpg|Fayaz Tepe mural (men in caftan and boots) File:Fayaz Tepe mural with horns.jpg|Fayaz Tepe mural of deity with horns ==See also==