Hund

Hund, on the Indus in Swabi, where Alexander crossed in 327 BC and the Hindu Shahis kept their Gandhara capital.

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Hund, known in antiquity as Udabhandapura, is a village on the right bank of the Indus in Swabi District, about 15 km upstream of Attock Fort. Alexander the Great crossed the Indus here in 327 BC, and Hund later served as the capital of Gandhara under the Turk Shahi and Hindu Shahi rulers until Mahmud of Ghazni's conquest in the 11th century. The Hund Museum and a memorial column to Alexander's crossing stand at the site.

Why go

✦Alexander's crossing of the Indus, 327 BC
✦Capital of Gandhara under the Shahis
✦The Hund Museum and Alexander memorial

How to Reach

By road in Swabi District, about 80 km east of Peshawar, off the Peshawar–Islamabad route.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, October to March.

Getting there, By road in Swabi District, about 80 km east of Peshawar, off the Peshawar–Islamabad route.

Allow, Two to three hours.

What to Do

◆Visit the Hund Museum

◆Walk the old walled site by the Indus

◆Combine with Attock Fort

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Hund, within 5 km.

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