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Baoli (Stair Well), Chamkani Village

Khyber PakhtunkhwaBaoli (Stepped Well)Protected
A baoli, the pavilion of which is a double story, square in plan. The lower portion is large in size with arches open on all sides. Interior and exterior are plastered with lime mortar. The lower plinth in square and its interior is carved into domical structured. To the west side, stairs lead to the down portion towards well which is buried now. It is in a good state of preservation.
Baoli (Stair Well), Chamkani Village — inventory photographBaoli (Stair Well), Chamkani Village — inventory photographBaoli (Stair Well), Chamkani Village — inventory photographBaoli (Stair Well), Chamkani Village — inventory photographBaoli (Stair Well), Chamkani Village — inventory photograph

Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.

Record ID
4398
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Peshawar
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Baoli (Stepped Well)
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
33.99385, 71.66594 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Azeem, Abdul. (2020). Preliminary Report on Survey of Heritage Sites and Monuments along the Grand Trunk Road from Peshawar to Lahore. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.

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