Amlok Dara Stupa, Barikot Swat

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Ibrar Khan

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Distance: 16.11 mi
Elevation gain: 909 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 515 ft
Max elevation: 3,229 ft
TrailRank: 30
Min elevation: 2,459 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: one hour 7 minutes
Time: one hour 58 minutes
Coordinates: 1862
Uploaded: March 31, 2022
Recorded: March 2022

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near Makān Bagh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)

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Amlok-Dara stupa is located in Swat valley of Pakistan. It is a part of Gandhara civilization at Amlok-Dara. The stupa is believed to have been built in the third century. The stupa was first discovered by a Hungarian-British archaeologist Sir Aurel Stein in 1926. It was later studied by Domenico Faccena in the 60s and 70s.
The foundation of the stupa is a square plinth about 4 meters thick. This is surmounted by a hemispherical dome measuring 7 meter in height and 21 meters in diameter, making it visible for miles around it. Though it is the best example of a stupa in Swat, it is unprotected and is being damaged by treasure seekers.