Heritage record
Bakaro Shaheed (Akhgram)
Khyber PakhtunkhwaSettlementProtected
An archaeological site, in the form of a mound, is situated in Akhgram area of Upper Dir. The surviving remains measures 39.60x34m, occupying three terraces. The original walled structures have been demolished due to illegal activities by the local people and stone blocks can be seen scattered at different points of the site. The findings include potshards of different types, which scattered all over the site. The structures and the potshards belong to Kushan period.
- Record ID
- 1879
- Province / territory
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- District
- Upper Dir
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Settlement
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 34.91582, 72.01893 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Saleh Muhammad & Bakht Muhammad. (2015). Archaeological Survey of Tehsil Wari, Upper Dir District (Campaign 2006-07). Frontier Archaeology, Vol V.
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