Kakrak Valley (Bamyan) should not be confused with Kakrak Valley, Ghazni Province.
| Official Name: | Kakrak Valley |
| Native Name: | درهٔ ککرک |
| Settlement Type: | Valley |
| Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan#Bactria#West Asia#South Asia |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Afghanistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bamyan Province |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Hazara people |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | + 4.30 |
Karkak Valley (درهٔ ککرک ) is a valley in central Afghanistan, located in Bamyan province, 120 km west of Kabul province.
The famous Buddhist mural named "The Hunter King" (7-8th centuries CE) shows a typically local royal figure seated on a throne, his bow and arrows on the side. He wears a triple-crescent crown which has been compared to the triple-crescent crowns on the coinage found in northeastern Afghanistan in the area of Zabulistan, such as a coin found in Ghazni.[1] Late 7th to early 8th century CE.[2] [3] Other authors have attributed the triple-crescent crown to Hephthalite influence.[4] The painting may be an allegory of a King abandoning violence, particularly the hunting of animals, and converting to Buddhism.[5]