Sites & cities that bear the name of Jamal Garhi

Jamal Garhi

Today in : Pakistan
First trace of activity : ca. 1st century C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 6th century C.E
Recorded names : Jamal Garhi Kandarat, Kafiro Kote

Description : Jamal Garhi is a small town located 13 kilometers from Mardan at Katlang-Mardan road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan. Jamal Garhi was a Buddhist monastery from the first until the fifth century AD at a time when Buddhism flourished in this part of the Indian subcontinent. There is a beautiful monastery and main stupa, surrounded by chapels closely packed together. The site is called ‘The Jamal Garhi Kandarat or Kafiro Kote’ by the locals.

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