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Kafiro Dherai-II (Malakpur) Near Pir Baba (R.A)

Khyber PakhtunkhwaStupa & MonasteryProtected
A Buddhist period archaeological site, contains a stupa on south-west side surviving in better condition. The walls of the square plinth and round drum are in good state of preservation. Yellowish fine stones are used in the structures. The drum of the stupa measures some 50m in dia. and the surviving upper portion is more than 15m. There is a big monastic complex on west, quite low in a court, measuring about 40mx 40m square with surviving height of the walls up to 0.70m thick.
Record ID
5227
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
34.57271, 72.43695 — 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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