Heritage record
Jamal Garhi
Khyber PakhtunkhwaStupa & MonasteryProtected
The stupa of Jamal Garhi is situated on the western end of Pajja hill at a distance of about 13 km north of Hoti-Mardan in the direction of Katlang. The buildings represent a complete Buddhist settlement divided in a series of courts and a massive stupa surrounded by small chapels. It was excavated by the Archaeological Department and besides a rich harvest of sculptures, a Kharoshti inscription was discovered from the site, records Samvat 359 corresponding to 275 CE. The site has state as well as private ownership.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 2159
- Province / territory
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- District
- Mardan
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Stupa & Monastery
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 34.31667, 72.06667 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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