Saidu Sharif Stupa

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The Saidu Sharif Stupa, excavated under the name Saidu Sharif I, is a Buddhist stupa located near the city of Saidu Sharif, at the foot of the mountains that separate the river valley Saidu from that of the river Jambil, in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The sacred area consists of two terraces built on the slope of the hill, through a cut in the rock on the north side. Artificial terracing includes one stūpa, surrounded by smaller monuments, and a monastery.Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, Grafikol 2009, p.174-176 Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1st–5th century CE

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