ancient ruins
Takht-i-Bahi
An exceptionally well-preserved Indo-Parthian Buddhist monastery complex perched on a hilltop, dating from the 1st century BC to the 7th century AD.
16 km · about 20 min drive
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan · Asia
Mardan is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Noorabad, 16km from Takht-i-Bahi.
Mardan is a city located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 300,424, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Mardan sits in Pakistan. It's in the Asia/Karachi time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mardan to your route.
Mardān is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Mardan is the second largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (only after Peshawar). It is a fast growing city that experienced a population boom in the latter half of the 20th century.
Around 1800 BCE, theRead more
area around Mardan was part of the homeland of the Gandhara grave culture. Rock edicts of the ancient Indian King Ashoka in the nearby Shahbaz Garhi, written in the right-to-left Kharosthi script, dates from the Mauryan period (mid-200s BCE) and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia. The nearby Takht-i-Bahi has remains of an ancient Buddhist monastery was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
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Mardan is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Asia. The coordinates are 34.1979 latitude, 72.0496 longitude.
Mardan has a population of approximately 300,424 people, making it a city in Pakistan.
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ancient ruins
An exceptionally well-preserved Indo-Parthian Buddhist monastery complex perched on a hilltop, dating from the 1st century BC to the 7th century AD.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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