Heritage record
Shaheedan Baba Stupa
PunjabBuddhistProtected
An archaeological site, situated 10 km south-south-west of Hasanabdal city and about 1.5 km west of Pinda Pathargah site and about 700 m west of the Khola site on the slope of Khari Mar Hills. It consists of remains of three small stupas of square shape constructed with dressed sand-stone blocks. Foundations of other structures are also visible. Local people believe that here was a grave of some unknown martyr and they usually lit lamps on the site. Many T/C lamps can be seen on the site. Sighs of illegal diggings can be seen all over the site. Local people reported that illegal diggers had found sculptures from the two stupas they had excavated.
- Record ID
- 7746
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Attock
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Buddhist
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 33.77417, 72.65139 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Muhammad Ashraf et.al. (2002). Survey and Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments in District Attock. Unpublished Survey by Department of Archaeology and Museums.
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