Takht Bhai

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Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol¹
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Pakistan
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iv
Identification	#140
Region2	Asia-Pacific
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	1980 4th WH Committee Session
WH link:	http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/140
1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List 2 As classified officially by UNESCO

Takht-i-Bahi (or Takht Bahai) is a site of historical importance in the Mardan District of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It contains the remains of a famous Buddhist monastery from the 1st century CE and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Takht means "throne" and bahi, "water" or "spring" in Persian/Urdu. The monastic complex was called Takht-i-Bahi because it was built atop a hill and also adjacent to a stream.

Takhtbai is the most fertile tehsile in the Mardan Division, There are many crops grown in the Takht Bai Tehsile, some of which are tobacco, wheat and sugar cane. Asia's first sugar mill was built here by the British Government near the Buddhist monastery.

[edit] Nearby Localities

The villages of Lund Khwar and Sher Garh.

[edit] External links

• Unesco page
• Map of Gandhara archeological sites, from the Huntington Collection, Ohio State University (large file)
• "A Guide to Takht-i-Bahi"
• "Stone cutting posing threat to Takht Bhai relics' maintenance"

Coordinates: 34°11′24″N, 71°33′36″E