Type: Archaeological Site - Stupa & Monastery
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Mardan
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1st - 5th Century CE
Description: In the north east of the city of Shahbaz Garhi at a distance of 1.5 km is standing the famous mountain of Mekha sanda.The scientific Mission of Kyoto University led by the Professor Mizuno excavated the site in 1969 and un-earthed the stupa, an assembly hall and few votive stupas.
Latitude: 34.233809167
Longitude: 72.164093694
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: An overview of the vanishing archaeological landscape of Shahbaz-garhi
Published In: Journal of Asian Civilizations, Vol. 39, no.1
Year of Publication: 2016
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Sarfraz
