Aziz Dheri, Swabi

The ruins of an ancient town with Buddhist stupas, houses and a monastery in Swabi district, excavated in 2013.

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Aziz Dheri is the ruin of an ancient town in Swabi district with Buddhist stupas, houses and a monastery. When Dr Shah Nazar Khan last excavated it in 2013, his team uncovered four stupas, one of them very large, along with the streets and dwellings of the town around them.

Why go

✦An ancient town with four stupas
✦Houses and a monastery
✦Excavated in 2013

How to Reach

In Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, October to March; the plains are very hot in summer.

Getting there, In Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Allow, An hour.

What to Do

◆Walk the excavated stupas and houses

◆Combine with the Buddhist sites of the Swabi and Mardan plains

◆See Gandharan finds in the Peshawar Museum

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Aziz Dheri, Swabi, within 5 km.

Asota Megalithic Circle

~5 km from Aziz Dheri, Swabi

Ranigat

~5 km from Aziz Dheri, Swabi