Barikot-Ghwandai

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Barikot-Ghwandai is a town in Pakistan’s Swat District known as an important archaeological and historical site along the ancient route to the Swat Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeStatus union council
climate humid subtropical climate
continent Asia
country Pakistan
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Buddhist period remains
Indo-Greek period remains
Kushan period remains
hasArchaeologicalSite Barikot archaeological site
hasCulturalHeritage Buddhist heritage
Gandharan art remains
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
trade
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasFeature excavated ruins
fortified ancient settlement
hasNearbyCity Mingora
Saidu Sharif
hasNearbyRiver Swat River
heritage Gandhara region
historicalRegion ancient Gandhara
knownFor archaeological site
historical significance
languageUsed Pashto
linked to: Pashto language

Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn Swat Valley
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Malakand Division
Swat District
locatedInMountainRange Hindu Kush foothills
locatedInTimeZone Pakistan Standard Time
locatedNear Malakand Pass
Mingora
locatedOn ancient route to Swat Valley
partOf Barikot Tehsil
region northern Pakistan
regionType valley settlement
religion Islam
roadNetwork connected to N-95 (Swat) road
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
transportConnection road link to Malakand Pass
road link to Mingora
utcOffset +05:00

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Barikot hasAlternativeName Barikot-Ghwandai