[1] The site is located on a hillside at the foot of Zamburak Shah Mountain, near the ancient Bala Hissar and Hashmat Khan Lake.

He documented the area's geography and culture in his work, Great Tang Records on the Western Regions.

[3] The iconography of the archaeological artifacts recovered demonstrates the practice of Tantric Buddhism in the area.

It is believed that Muslim armies destroyed the monastery in the ninth century and was forgotten until post-conflict excavations following the Soviet–Afghan War.

The sculpture found at the site are made of "clay overlaid with fabric and covered with stucco.