Heritage record
Baishpur
Khyber PakhtunkhwaStupa & MonasteryProtected
A Buddhist period archaeological site, comprising stupas and monastic complexes. The first complex shows two big stupas, badly damaged, opened from the centers. One of the stupas is still preserved, up to 3m in height. Towards its south is a votive stupa, opened but surviving to a height of up to 1m. Another stupa in north-west also opened by illegal diggers is preserved up to 4m at a drum level. At least 11 stupas are in a condition that they can be restored.
- Record ID
- 5081
- 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
- 34.46845, 72.44867 — 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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