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This Alabama Hills Location served as the Khyber Pass in the 1939 movie "Gunga Din". An infrared view of the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California, location for over 380 Hollywood movies, mostly Westerns, since the 1920’s. 720nm digital infrared, processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Topaz filters.
Mahodand Lake (Urdu: مہوڈنڈ جھیل; Pashto: د ماهو ډنډ - "Lake of Fishes") is a lake located in the upper Usho Valley at a distance of about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Kalam in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The lake is accessible by a four-wheel drive vehicle, and is often utilized for fishing and boating.
The Mahodand Lake lies at the foothills of Hindu kush mountains at an elevation of 2,865 m (9,400 ft), surrounded by the meadows, mountains and dense forests. Similarly, the banks of Mahodand lake are covered by pines and pastures that serve as a camping site during the summer. The Mahodand lake is fed by melting glaciers and springs of the Hindu Kush mountain and gives rise to Ushu Khwar, the major left tributary of the Swat River.
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Ghazi (Urdu: غازی) is administrative subdivision, of Haripur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Assistant Commissioner Ghazi is Syed Jawad Muzaffar (PAS/DMG)[1] Ghazi is located at 34.017948°N 72.65097°E and lies to the west of the district capital, Haripur.A number of small towns located in Ghazi's midst are Hassanpur, Essa, Khalo and Hamlet Colony. Villages
Bhai
Bar Wassa
Isa
Jalu
Khalo
Sobra[2]
Even for a city as architecturally peculiar as Hull, the Khyber Pass in East Park is an inexplicable oddity.
To honour the capture by the British Army of the better known Khyber Pass in Afghanistan, Hull gardener Edward Peak oversaw the construction of a pile of rocks in the shape of a pass. Little detail is known about this folly except that the bizarre memorial was constructed between 1885 and 1888, probably by the local unemployed.
The rocks used were appropriated from a nearby derelict mansion and the bridge which straddled the canyon was reconstructed by a heritage lottery grant many decades after it collapsed. For no apparent reason, a waterfall-like water feature was also added.
Soldat pakistanais en uniforme traditionnel de Kyber Rifles à la frontière de Khyber Pass avec l'Afghanistan près de Peshawar, Pakistan.
D'après diapositive au Pakistan en octobre 1992.
Khyber Village, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
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The black-billed magpie is a mid-sized bird that measures 45–60 centimeters (18–24 in) from tip to tail. Its appearance is distinguishable from other magpies by its dense plumage, shorter and rounder wings, longer tail, and its iridescent blue feathers. The tail of a black-billed magpie is made up of long, layered feathers, the middle pair of which protrude farthest of all. A black-billed magpie's beak is oblong, and weakly curved toward the tip. Unlike other members of the Corvidae family, the black-billed magpie is strongly dimorphic. Males are on average six to nine percent larger and sixteen to twenty-four percent heavier than females, at 167–216 grams (5.9–7.6 oz), a wingspan of 205–219 millimeters (8.1–8.6 in), and tail lengths of 230–320 millimeters (9.1–12.6 in). Females weigh between 141–179 grams (5.0–6.3 oz), have wingspans of 175–210 millimeters (6.9–8.3 in), and tail lengths of 232–300 millimeters (9.1–11.8 in).
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Takht-i-Bhai (also spelled Takht Bahi, Takht Bhai or Takh Bay) is a Parthian archaeological site in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was first a Zoroastrian complex which, after the later arrival of Buddhism, was then converted into a Buddhist monastic complex. It is dated to the 1st century BCE.[1] The complex is regarded by archaeologists as being particularly representative of the architecture of Buddhist monastic centers from its era.[2] It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
Etymology
The word Takht-i-Bahi (Urdu: تخت بھائی) may have different explanations. Local believes that site got its name from two wells on the hill or the springs nearby. In Persian, Takht means "top" or "throne" while bahi means "spring" or "water". When combined together its meaning is Spring from the Top or High Spring, and there were two springs on the top of mountains. Another meaning suggested is Throne of Origin.[3]
Location
The ruins are located about 15 kilometers from Mardan in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.[1] A small fortified city, dating from the same era, sits nearby.[4] The ruins also sit near a modern village known by the same name.[5] It is located around 500 feet atop the small hill and around 2 km from village bazar.[3] The surrounding area is famous for sugar cane, wheat, maize, vegetable, and orchard cultivation.
Structure[edit]
There are four main areas of the Takht Bahi complex:
The Stupa Court, a cluster of stupas located in a central courtyard.[2]
The monastic chambers, consisting of individual cells arranged around a courtyard, assembly halls, and a dining area.[2]
A temple complex, consisting of stupas and similar to the Stupa Court, but of later construction.[2]
The Tantric monastic complex, which consists of small, dark cells with low openings, which may have been used for certain forms of Tantric meditation.[2]
Additional structures on the site may have served as residences or meeting halls, or filled secular purposes.[5] All of the buildings on the site are constructed from local stone, and are mortared with lime and mud.[
History
Archaeologists have divided the history of the complex into four periods, beginning in the 1st Century BCE.[5]
The monastic complex was likely founded in the early 1st Century BCE.[4] It is proven by an inscriptions found bearing the name of Gondophares (20-46 CE).[3] After Gondophares, the place fell under control of Kujula Kadphises,[3] the first Kushan king. This first era continued until the 2nd Century CE, and is associated with the another Kushan king Kanishka, as well as early Parthian and later Kushan kings.[5] The second construction period, which included the creation of the Stupa Court and assembly hall, took place during the 3rd and 4th Centuries CE. A third construction period, associated with the later Kushan dynasty and the Kidara Kushana rulers, occurred during the 4th and 5th centuries. The final construction period, which saw the creation of the so-called Tantric complex, took place in the 6th and 7th Centuries CE, and was overseen by invading Hun rulers.
Despite numerous invasions into the area, Takht-i-Bahi's hilltop location seems to have protected it from destruction, unlike many comparable early Buddhist monastic complexes.[4] The complex was occupied continuously until Late Antiquity (7th century CE),[3] when charitable funding for the site ended.[2]
The first modern historical reference to these ruins was made in 1836 by the French Officer, the Buddhist remains are in a village named Mazdoorabad.[5] Explorations and excavations on this site began in 1864.[5] A significant number of objects from the site can be found in the British Museum.[6] The site underwent a major restoration in the 1920s.[2]
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Topi is a town in Swabi District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. The town, located in the east of the district,[1] is administratively subdivided into two Union councils: Topi East and Topi West.
Geography
Topi is located in the east of Swabi District of the Khyber Pukhtoonkwa Province of Pakistan. Topi is located to the west of the Tarbela Dam, the world's largest earth filled dam.[5][6] Tarbela Dam is the largest hydroelectric generation project in Haripur District, Pakistan, producing 3,495 megawatts of electricity accounting for 40 percent of the Water and Power Development Authority's total power output as of 1980.[5]
Education sector
The town of Topi is home of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI), named after Ghulam Ishaq Khan, a former President of Pakistan who had served at TOPI during his illustrious career as a Civil Servant.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazi,_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
Ghazi (Urdu: غازی) is administrative subdivision, of Haripur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Assistant Commissioner Ghazi is Syed Jawad Muzaffar (PAS/DMG)[1] Ghazi is located at 34.017948°N 72.65097°E and lies to the west of the district capital, Haripur.A number of small towns located in Ghazi's midst are Hassanpur, Essa, Khalo and Hamlet Colony. Villages
Bhai
Bar Wassa
Isa
Jalu
Khalo
Sobra[2]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takht-i-Bahi
Takht-i-Bhai (also spelled Takht Bahi, Takht Bhai or Takh Bay) is a Parthian archaeological site in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was first a Zoroastrian complex which, after the later arrival of Buddhism, was then converted into a Buddhist monastic complex. It is dated to the 1st century BCE.[1] The complex is regarded by archaeologists as being particularly representative of the architecture of Buddhist monastic centers from its era.[2] It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
Etymology
The word Takht-i-Bahi (Urdu: تخت بھائی) may have different explanations. Local believes that site got its name from two wells on the hill or the springs nearby. In Persian, Takht means "top" or "throne" while bahi means "spring" or "water". When combined together its meaning is Spring from the Top or High Spring, and there were two springs on the top of mountains. Another meaning suggested is Throne of Origin.[3]
Location
The ruins are located about 15 kilometers from Mardan in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.[1] A small fortified city, dating from the same era, sits nearby.[4] The ruins also sit near a modern village known by the same name.[5] It is located around 500 feet atop the small hill and around 2 km from village bazar.[3] The surrounding area is famous for sugar cane, wheat, maize, vegetable, and orchard cultivation.
Structure[edit]
There are four main areas of the Takht Bahi complex:
The Stupa Court, a cluster of stupas located in a central courtyard.[2]
The monastic chambers, consisting of individual cells arranged around a courtyard, assembly halls, and a dining area.[2]
A temple complex, consisting of stupas and similar to the Stupa Court, but of later construction.[2]
The Tantric monastic complex, which consists of small, dark cells with low openings, which may have been used for certain forms of Tantric meditation.[2]
Additional structures on the site may have served as residences or meeting halls, or filled secular purposes.[5] All of the buildings on the site are constructed from local stone, and are mortared with lime and mud.[
History
Archaeologists have divided the history of the complex into four periods, beginning in the 1st Century BCE.[5]
The monastic complex was likely founded in the early 1st Century BCE.[4] It is proven by an inscriptions found bearing the name of Gondophares (20-46 CE).[3] After Gondophares, the place fell under control of Kujula Kadphises,[3] the first Kushan king. This first era continued until the 2nd Century CE, and is associated with the another Kushan king Kanishka, as well as early Parthian and later Kushan kings.[5] The second construction period, which included the creation of the Stupa Court and assembly hall, took place during the 3rd and 4th Centuries CE. A third construction period, associated with the later Kushan dynasty and the Kidara Kushana rulers, occurred during the 4th and 5th centuries. The final construction period, which saw the creation of the so-called Tantric complex, took place in the 6th and 7th Centuries CE, and was overseen by invading Hun rulers.
Despite numerous invasions into the area, Takht-i-Bahi's hilltop location seems to have protected it from destruction, unlike many comparable early Buddhist monastic complexes.[4] The complex was occupied continuously until Late Antiquity (7th century CE),[3] when charitable funding for the site ended.[2]
The first modern historical reference to these ruins was made in 1836 by the French Officer, the Buddhist remains are in a village named Mazdoorabad.[5] Explorations and excavations on this site began in 1864.[5] A significant number of objects from the site can be found in the British Museum.[6] The site underwent a major restoration in the 1920s.[2]
Mountain pass between Chitral and Gilgit -Baltistan,Pakistan.It is at height of 12500 feet.Famous for its polo festival,the highest polo ground in the world at the height of 3700 meters.