Aziz Dheri

Aziz Dheri
Suleman Hakeem · CC BY-SA 4.0

Also known as: عزیز ڈھیری, අසීස් ඪේරි

Aziz Dheri is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site featuring mounds located in Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan [1][2]. The site, situated approximately 33 kilometers east of Mardan, was first rediscovered in 1976, though formal excavations did not begin until 1993 [1]. Additional excavation campaigns were conducted in 2004 and 2007-2008 [1].

TypeMonastery
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryPakistan
Coordinates34.2455° N, 72.3934° E

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