Jamal Garhai

Jamal Garhai is situated at 13 kilometers from Mardan city. It is situated in the middle of Takhtbai and Shahbaz Garha at an equal distance of 12 kilometers from each side.

This site is funded by Government of Japan and to some extent by UNESCO. The team of experts from Japan and Pakistan work together on this site.

A company Sappers and Miners explored this site first. In 1836 Sikh General made it Gandaparas. This site was explored in 1876 first and later on in 1910-1911 excavation was done. The Kharoshti inscription was discovered from this site, having main round stupas. From this monastery the Kharoshti inscription was also discovered on which the figure 46 has been written. The Buddhist inscriptions from this site are kept in Peshawar Museum.