Chatpat Stupa, Lower Dir

The Chatpat archaeological site is located in Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and dates back to the 1st to 5th Century CE.

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The site features a large stupa and a monastery, including various small cells and votive stupas. The site covers an area of 30 x 20 x 2 meters. It was excavated and published by Ahmed Hassan Dani, a renowned historian. Despite its historical significance, the site is privately owned and is currently not protected under legal status. The findings of the site were documented in "A Survey of Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" (2005), published in the Pakistan Heritage journal in 2010.

Why go

✦A large stupa and monastery of the 1st–5th century CE near Chakdara
✦Small cells and votive stupas
✦Excavated and published by Ahmad Hasan Dani

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, April–May or autumn. The large stupa and monastery at Chatpat are on private land, and its excavated finds are in the Chakdara Museum, so combine the two.

Getting there, Near Chakdara, Lower Dir, about 1.4 km from the Dir Museum; the site is on private land.

What to Do

◆Ask permission; the land is private

◆Combine with the Dir Museum, 1.4 km away

◆See the finds in the museum

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Chatpat Stupa, Lower Dir, within 5 km.

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