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Location

  • Pakistan, Shigadar
  • geo:34.69297,72.249596

Period or year

  • 8xx / open

Classification

  • temple
  • Visible

Shingardar Stupa

data access 18427

Shingardar Stupa: greek-style decorated tomb with relics of the Buddha.

Nearby sites

  • Ghalagay carved Buddha
    Carved relief of a sitting buddha, damaged by the Taliban in 2008.
    Pakistan, Ghaligai
  • Bir-kot-ghwandai - Ancient Bazira
    Late Bronze Age, proto-historical, Mauryan, Indo-greek and up to 15th c. archaeological site (12 ha), comprised of an acropolis and a lower town. Identified as ancient Bazira / Beira city of greek sources. Excavated by IsMEO since 1984.
    Pakistan, Barikot
  • Gumbatana Buddhist complex
    Buddhist stupa , built in five storeys. A monastery is on the northern side and heavily encroached by modern houses. Studied by Faccenna, Domenico & Piero Spagnesi.
    Pakistan, Gunbatuna
  • Amluk-dara (AKD 1)
    Buddhist stupas complex (2,5 ha), comprising four terraces. First record by A. Stein (1929).
    Pakistan, Amlukdarra

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Jona Lendering (2014-03-30) , last updated by Julien De Chocqueuse (2025-12-19), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/18427
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: Lendering, J. and De Chocqueuse, J. (2025) Shingardar Stupa. Vici.org: archaeological atlas of antiquity. https://vici.org/vici/18427, accessed 2026-11-14.