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Abwa 1

Khyber PakhtunkhwaMoundProtected
A Buddhist period archaeological site, in ruined condition. As reconnaissance suggested, the site built up an area of about 15,000 sq.m. Apart from remains of a stupa, some structures are also visible over the surface. Potshards are scattered all over the site. This site belongs to Kushan Period.
Record ID
4225
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Swat
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Mound
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
34.65530, 72.18107 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Olivieri, Luca M, et.al. (2006). Archaeology and Settlement History in a Test Area of the Swat Valley: Preliminary Report on the AMSV Project (Phase 1). East and West ,Vol. 56, No. 1/3.

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