Barikot is a city on the middle course of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, about 20 km from Mingora and from the Butkara Stupa. It is the entrance town to the central Swat Valley and had a population of 115,045 at the 2023 census. The city stands over an ancient citadel that was captured by Alexander the Great, and its ruins, known as Bazira, have been excavated since 1984 by the Italian Archaeological Mission, now ISMEO, founded by Giuseppe Tucci. The digs found Chalcolithic remains dating back to about 1700 BC and an early-historic town dating back to about 600 BC, and in 2015 urban layers earlier than 150 BC were identified.
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1. citypopulation.de: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities
Cities table, 2023 census column
94,019 115,045
On Continent: Asia, Page heading
Home Asia Pakistan
View the Source2. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone Databasezone1970.tab, row PKQuote, zone1970.tab, row PK
Asia/Karachi
Barikot (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Pakistan, Lead
is a city located in the middle course of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Lead
is a city located in the middle course of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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