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Bakhai (Gumbat Colony) near Krappa

Type: Archaeological Site - Stupa & Monastery
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Buner
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1st - 5th Century CE
Description: A Buddhist period archaeological site, contains a stupa that has been opened from the center on the eastern side by illegal diggers. Signs of illegal digging are clearly visible all over the site. The site must have been once a big complex, housing chapels, cells and residential quarters as well.
Latitude: 34.482778694
Longitude: 72.460187639
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: The Archaeological Explorations in Buner (1991-92 and 1992-93)
Published In: Archaeological Reconnaissance In Gandhara, DOAM, Karachi
Year of Publication: 1996
Bibliography/Reference: Rehman, S. et. al
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