description Zar Dheri Stupa Overview
Zar Dheri is a Buddhist archaeological complex in Tambah near Shinkiari, in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The site belongs to the Gandharan cultural region and is dated by Pakistan’s Department of Archaeology and Museums to roughly the first through fifth centuries CE. Excavations identified a cruciform stupa with steps on all four sides, a monastic complex, stone sculpture, coins, and ceramics.
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Where is the Zar Dheri Stupa located?
Zar Dheri is in Tambah near Shinkiari, in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies within the wider Gandharan cultural region.
What kind of monument is Zar Dheri?
It is a Buddhist archaeological complex centered on a stupa. The site reflects the Buddhist architectural and religious traditions of ancient Gandhara.
When was the Zar Dheri site occupied?
Pakistan's Department of Archaeology and Museums dates the complex broadly from the first through fifth centuries. That range covers several centuries of Gandharan Buddhist activity.
Why is Zar Dheri important to Gandharan archaeology?
The site provides evidence of Buddhist religious life and architecture in the Mansehra area. Its stupa and associated remains belong to the Gandharan cultural landscape.
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