Shabaṛ Gaṛh Ghaṛ Ruins, District Karak, NWFP

Abstract

The site occupies the top of a naturally fortified hill situated 5km to the east of Bānda Dāud Shāh and 18km to the south of Kaṛappa. The site was visited by the present author during a survey program of the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of the North West Frontier Province, under the supervision of Prof ‘Abdur Rehman in 1997. The hill is about 244m high from the surrounding fields and the top is about 25 acre known as Shabaṛ Gaṛh Ghar (Pl. 1a and b). Su1tān Shāh Nika, a popular saint in the Khaṭṭak area, is buried at the foot of this hill. It is from this point that a wide footpath leads to the top of the hill.