Heritage record
Nakhtar Shah
Khyber PakhtunkhwaMoundProtected
A Buddhist period archaeological stupa site, located in Nakhtar Shah village at a distance of about 2 km from Ghakhi pass. The site remains are buried underneath the modern house of Shahin. The remains of site are in ruined condition. However, ancient well still exists on the mound. Findings of charcoal and potshards have been reported from the surface of the site.
- Record ID
- 3606
- Province / territory
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- District
- Bajaur Agency
- Tehsil
- Mamund
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Mound
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 34.80645, 71.30881 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Rehman, S. et. al. (1996). The Archaeological Explorations in Bajaur Agency. Archaeological Reconnaissance in Gandhara, DOAM, Karachi.
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