Takht-i-Bahi

Takht-i-Bahi
تختِ باہی‎

A view of the site's main cluster of ruins
Location	Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates	34°17′10″N 71°56′48″E / 34.28611°N 71.94667°E / 34.28611; 71.94667
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	1st century CE
Abandoned	7th century CE
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iv
Designated	1980 (4th session)
Reference no.	140
Region	Asia-Pacific

Takht-I-Bahi (Urdu: تختِ باہی‎, lit. 'throne of the water spring'), commonly mispronounced as Takht-I-Bhai (Urdu: تخت بھائی‎, lit. 'brother's throne'), is an Indo-Parthian archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist monastery in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The site is considered among the most imposing relics of Buddhism in all of Gandhara,^[1] and has been "exceptionally well-preserved."^[1]

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