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For village and union council, see Jamal Garhi, Mardan. Jamal Garhi is a small town located 13 kilometers from Mardan at Katlang-Mardan road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan. Jamal Garhi was a Buddhist monastery from the first until the fifth century AD at a time when Buddhism flourished in this part of the Indian subcontinent. There is a beautiful monastery and main stupa, surrounded by chapels closely packed together.[1] The site is called ‘The Jamal Garhi Kandarat or Kafiro Kote’ by the locals.

Jamal Garhi Court of Votive Stupas at Jamal Garhi.JPG View of Jamal Garhi from the Buddhist ruins. Jamal Garhi is located in PakistanJamal Garhi Shown within Pakistan Show map of Pakistan Show map of Gandhara Show all Location Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Coordinates 34°19′N 72°04′E Type Settlement

Stupa drum panel showing the conception of the Buddha: Queen Maya dreams of a white elephant entering her right side, 100-300 AD, carved schist, Jamal Garhi, British Museum

Indo-Corinthian capital from Jamal Garhi