Heritage record
China Kandaro-I
Khyber PakhtunkhwaStupa & MonasteryProtected
A Buddhist site, measuring 30m x 100m, is located to the east of Nalo village on the main Palai road. The site has exposed walls and foundation with diaper and rough ashlar masonry. The site has been illegally excavated and according to locals, a large number of sculptures, pottery, beads and coins have been taken away by treasure hunters. Potshards and fragments of sculptures are scattered on the surface.
- Record ID
- 3382
- Province / territory
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- District
- Malakand
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Stupa & Monastery
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 34.62580, 72.10120 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Naz, Fozia, Badsha Sardar. (2020). Preliminary Report on the Recent Archaeological Survey of District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (2016-17). Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language, Vol VII (1).
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