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Siro I-VII

Khyber PakhtunkhwaMoundProtected
An archaeological site, divided into six portions. The first portion is measuring 18m x 12m x 5m, with remnants of walls and rooms visible on the surface. The second portion is measuring 10m x 10m x 5m, a settlement of the Buddhist period with some exposed structures around a mound. The third portion measures 20m x 10m x 5m containing a small mound and some structures, probably part of a stupa. The fourth portion measures 20m x 20m x 3m square in plan meant for residential purposes. The fifth portion measures 10m x 8m x 3m in mound shape, most probably a stupa, while the sixth portion spread over a large area measuring 300m x 200m x 5m is apparently a large complex that might have housed a monastery and a main stupa.
Record ID
1213
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Lower Dir
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Mound
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
34.66965, 71.88653 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Ali, Ihsan, etal. (2010). A Survey of Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (former North West Frontier Province), Pakistan (2005). Pakistan Heritage, Vol 2, 2010, Hazara University.

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