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20: 288:, in: Bulletin of the Asia Institute, New Series, Volume 7, p. 63: "egarding the Tan-to-lo-ka mountain visited by Xuanzang 'above twenty li' (4 miles/6.4 km) to the northeast of Pa-lu-sha , for if the latter is identified as Sahri Bahlol, it seems that the former must be equated with the Takht-i-Bāhi hill." 275:"Outside the eastern gate of the town of Po-lu-sha is a sangharama with about fifty priests, who all study the Great Vehicle. Here is a stupa built by Asoka-raja To the north-east of Po-lu-sha city about 20 li or so we come to Mount Dantaloka. Above a ridge of that mountain is a stupa built by Asoka-raja." 268: 285: 217: 207: 108: 240: 247: 115: 96: 209:
The Grandeur of Gandhara: The Ancient Buddhist Civilization of the Swat, Peshawar, Kabul and Indus Valleys
308: 71:. It has a mean elevation of 345 metres (1,132 ft). The valley takes its name from the city of 159: 19: 303: 8: 67:. The valley is 7,176 km (2,771 sq mi) in area, and is traversed by the 60: 241:"DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" 213: 155: 135: 127: 151: 143: 121: 36: 139: 297: 44: 187: 183: 80: 68: 76: 92: 171: 72: 64: 24: 179: 147: 84: 75:, which is situated at the western part of the valley close to 286:"In search of Pa-lu-sha, a city of the central Gandhara plain" 182:, one of them around (20 li) 6.4 km northeast of (Pa-lu-sha) 88: 83:. The five most populous cities in the valley are Peshawar, 269:
Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Wester World, Volume 1
59:, is a broad area situated in the central part of the 186:, which he said was located on "Mount Tan-to-lo-ka," 111:are completely located in the Valley of Peshawar: 102: 16:Geographical area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 295: 162:are also located in the Valley of Peshawar. 267:Beal, Samuel, (ed. & trans.), (1884). 233: 18: 296: 165: 205: 79:. To the west of the valley lies the 178:, and mentioned two stupas built by 48: 40: 13: 14: 320: 109:districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 103:Districts located in the valley 284:Errington, Elizabeth, (1993). 278: 261: 199: 1: 248:Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 193: 55:, historically known as the 7: 10: 325: 142:, and smaller portions of 23:Peshawar valley seen from 160:Frontier Region Peshawar 206:Samad, Rafi U. (2011). 130:(population: 4,269,079) 124:(population: 2,373,061) 118:(population: 1,616,198) 271:, Author: Huen Tsang, 28: 212:. Algora Publishing. 134:In addition, most of 22: 166:Historic references 176:Valley of Peshawar 116:Charsadda District 61:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 33:Valley of Peshawar 29: 309:Peshawar District 136:Nowshera District 128:Peshawar District 316: 289: 282: 276: 265: 259: 258: 256: 255: 245: 237: 231: 230: 228: 226: 203: 50: 42: 41:د لوی پېښور وادي 324: 323: 319: 318: 317: 315: 314: 313: 294: 293: 292: 283: 279: 266: 262: 253: 251: 243: 239: 238: 234: 224: 222: 220: 204: 200: 196: 168: 122:Mardan District 105: 57:Gandhara Valley 17: 12: 11: 5: 322: 312: 311: 306: 291: 290: 277: 260: 232: 218: 197: 195: 192: 167: 164: 140:Swabi District 132: 131: 125: 119: 104: 101: 53:Peshawar Basin 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 321: 310: 307: 305: 302: 301: 299: 287: 281: 274: 270: 264: 249: 242: 236: 221: 219:9780875868585 215: 211: 210: 202: 198: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 163: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 129: 126: 123: 120: 117: 114: 113: 112: 110: 100: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 46: 38: 34: 26: 21: 280: 272: 263: 252:. Retrieved 250:. 2018-01-03 235: 223:. Retrieved 208: 201: 188:Takht-i-Bāhi 184:Sahri Bahlol 175: 174:visited the 169: 133: 106: 63:province of 56: 52: 32: 30: 304:Indus basin 170:In 630 CE, 146:(including 81:Khyber Pass 69:Kabul River 298:Categories 254:2018-04-23 194:References 138:, most of 77:Warsak Dam 49:وادئ پشاور 93:Charsadda 225:24 March 172:Xuanzang 156:Malakand 97:Nowshera 73:Peshawar 65:Pakistan 273:p. 112: 152:Mohmand 25:Ranigat 216:  190:hill. 180:Ashoka 158:, and 148:Jamrud 144:Khyber 107:These 95:, and 85:Mardan 51:), or 37:Pashto 244:(PDF) 89:Swabi 227:2017 214:ISBN 45:Urdu 31:The 150:), 300:: 246:. 154:, 99:. 91:, 87:, 47:: 43:; 39:: 257:. 229:. 35:( 27:.

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Ranigat
Pashto
Urdu
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan
Kabul River
Peshawar
Warsak Dam
Khyber Pass
Mardan
Swabi
Charsadda
Nowshera
districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Charsadda District
Mardan District
Peshawar District
Nowshera District
Swabi District
Khyber
Jamrud
Mohmand
Malakand
Frontier Region Peshawar
Xuanzang
Valley of Peshawar
Ashoka
Sahri Bahlol
Takht-i-Bāhi

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