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Kamaley Site (Chanar)

Khyber PakhtunkhwaStupa & MonasteryProtected
A Buddhist period archaeological site, houses at least six stupas or stupa like structures in ruinous forms. Three of them are badly plundered. All of them have been opened from the center and even the platforms and the drums have not been spared. One complex, square in shape contains a well in the north-western corner. At least six rooms on the west, some damaged chapels and cells on east were noted. Abundance of black and green schist pieces are visible on the surface of the site.
Record ID
4996
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Buner
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Stupa & Monastery
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
34.45906, 72.49149 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Rehman, S. et. al. (1996). The Archaeological Explorations in Buner (1991-92 and 1992-93). Archaeological Reconnaissance In Gandhara, DOAM, Karachi.

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