Seri Bahlol

Seri Bahlol (also Sahr-i-Bahlol) is an archaeological site in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, comprising the ruins of a small fortified Gandharan town built during the Kushan period (1st-5th centuries AD). The town sits on an elongated mound up to 9 metres high, surrounded by defensive walls in the characteristic diaper masonry style of the first few centuries AD. Together with the nearby Takht-i-Bahi Buddhist monastery, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. The site contains remains of stupas, monasteries, and other Buddhist structures reflecting the rich Gandhara artistic tradition of the region.