Mardan
Mardan, the second largest city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, sits close to two of the region's most historically significant sites: the Ashoka rock edicts at Shahbaz Garhi, inscribed in Kharosthi script around the mid-200s BCE and considered the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia, and the ruins of the ancient Buddhist monastery at Takht-i-Bahi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. The area around the city was part of the Gandhara grave culture as far back as around 1800 BCE.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population300,424
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 6.3 km3.9 mi
Mardan: quick answers
Where is Mardan?
Mardan is in Pakistan, about 48 km30 miles in a straight line from Peshawar.
How do you get to Mardan?
The nearest airport is Tarbela (TLB), about 1 hr 23 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Mardan?
The warmest month is June, averaging 32°C90°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 9°C49°F. The wettest month is July, with about 167 mm6.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Mardan?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 restaurant and 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Mardan?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Babo Dehri, Hakem Barikot and Swabi.