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Jagaddala
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Somapura Mahavihara
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Mahasthangarh
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Choto Katra
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bamiyan was given the honour of being the SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2015-16. Bamiyan is located in Afghanistan and is best known for two 6th century colossal statues of Buddhas, belonging to ancient Gandhara School of Art.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Secretariat of the Association was set up in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 17 January 1987. SAARC has eight member countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka).
Detailed explanation-3: -The first summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 7–8 December 1985. The first summit agreed to establish a SAARC Secretariat and adopted an official SAARC emblem. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-4: -Afghanistan joined as the 8th member of SAARC in 2007. To date, 18th Summits have been held and Nepal’s former Foreign Secretary is the current Secretary General of SAARC. The 19th Summit will be hosted by Pakistan in 2016.