Heritage record
Takhta Lar
Khyber PakhtunkhwaStupa & MonasteryProtected
The site of Takhta Band is situated at the height of about 762 m from the ground level in the Karamar hills. To its east lies the villages of Tulandai and Shera-e-Ghund; to the South the villages of Kalu Khan, and Takhta Band; to the west, the Karamar hills and to the North Karamar Hills and a big Nullah called in Pushto Abu-Tangai, meaning a gorge. The site is roughly circular in shape with a diameter about 76.2 m and the height is about 15.2 m containing the remains of a Buddhist settlement comprising a stupa and a monastery, probably dating back to 1st to 5th Century CE. The shrine is made of stones where large slabs have been used in the masonry. The North-western part of the shrine has been robbed by illegal diggers. Stones of the fallen structures of the shrine and pieces of lime-stucco are scattered all over the site.
- Record ID
- 9730
- Province / territory
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- District
- Swabi
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Stupa & Monastery
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 34.23050, 72.29043 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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