Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol

Its name means Throne of Origins, and its position saved it: perched on a high hilltop crest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Buddhist monastery of Takht-i-Bahi, founded in the early 1st century, escaped the armies that swept the plains below and stands remarkably intact. Nearby, the small fortified town of Sahr-i-Bahlol lies in ruin, a settlement of the same era. Both were inscribed by UNESCO in 1980.