h2hf Buddhist Sites in Pakistan

jahanabad buddha swat

Jahanabad Buddha of Swat is the second tallest illustration of Buddha Carved in rock anywhere in the world. The tallest one is...

khyber pass

I have always known the importance of the Khyber Pass of Pakistan in the history of ancient India, primarily in stopping invasions...

sirkap

SirKap Taxila is the only Greek city in the Indo-Pakistan Subcontinent from the Greco-Bactrian times. Taxila city, which is synonymous with Sirkap...

Dharmarajika Stupa

Buddhist Dharmarajika Stupa was founded in the 3rd century AD by Asoka, the Dharma Raja (Lord of Law). Then various coins of...

mardan pakistan

Mardan Pakistan is the last city on the plains before the terrain rises sharply to reach Malakand, Dir, Swat, and Central Asia....

Mahodand Lake

Mahodand Lake is just one of the several types of places you can enjoy around Swat. Mahodand is pronounced Maho-dund and not...

rawat fort

How am I going to link Mankiala Buddhist Stupa & Rawat Fort, two towering monuments of Northern Pakistan’s ancient history, in 600...

Kalawan Stupa Buddhist Monastery Taxila

At the Southern corner of the Buddhist archeological complex of Taxila lies the Kalawan Buddhist Stupa and monastery complex. Why is Kalawan...