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Ranigat

Coordenadas : 34°13′50″N 72°26′56″E / 34.2306°N 72.4488°E / 34.2306; 72.4488 {{nobold|{{nq|راني ګټ}}}}"},"native_name":{"wt":""},"alternate_name":{"wt":""},"image":{"wt":"A maje...

Coordenadas : 34°13′50″N 72°26′56″E / 34.2306°N 72.4488°E / 34.2306; 72.4488

Rani Gatt ( en pastún : راني ګټ, lit. la reina de las piedras en pastún ) es un sitio arqueológico budista de 2500 años de antigüedad perteneciente a la civilización Gandahara , ubicado en el distrito de Buner de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistán. Ranigat es un buen ejemplo del pasado budista de la zona. El sitio se encuentra en la cima de una colina, accesible subiendo las escaleras construidas por los japoneses . Entre sus principales atractivos se encuentran las estupas , una gran roca erigida por los antiguos habitantes a cierta distancia, que probablemente utilizaban para el culto. La ciudad o pueblo estaba bellamente diseñado, y se utilizaron extensamente piedras de las montañas locales. Ranigat es fácilmente accesible a través de la M1 y la N35 . Está a unos 20 km (12 millas) de Swabi y a 100 km (62 millas) de Peshawar e Islamabad .    

Se trata de un conjunto de ruinas budistas del siglo II d. C. que se extienden sobre una superficie de 4 km² (1,5 millas cuadradas ) y que datan de la civilización de Gandhara .   

Según los arqueólogos, Ranigat siguió siendo el centro del arte y la cultura budista durante siglos. Ranigat ha sido una parte importante del folclore, con canciones e historias escritas sobre ella. [ 1 ]

Etimología

La palabra Ranigat es la combinación de las palabras «rani» y «gat», de dos idiomas diferentes. «Rani» es una palabra urdu [ 2 ] que significa «reina», mientras que «gat» es una palabra pastún que significa «roca enorme», de ahí el nombre del sitio arqueológico de Ranigat , que significa «Roca de la Reina». La roca en cuestión se encuentra en la cima de una montaña visible desde lejos.

Según los arqueólogos, Ranigat, un estado desarrollado, siguió siendo el centro del arte y la cultura budista durante siglos.

Ranigat, belonging to the period of the first-sixth century AD and protected under the Antiquities Act 1975, has been a celebrated part of folklore, whose songs and stories still echo from the coffee-hued ruins in Totalai in the Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The site of Ranigat is situated on top of a ridge, where the remains of the region's largest Buddhist monastic complex reside. Structures on the site include stupas, monasteries, shrines, drainage networks, and other buildings. Ranigat is a 2500-year-old Buddhist archaeological site belonging to the Gandhara civilization and has good evidence of the Buddhist past of the area.

Access

The site is located in Nogram village in District Buner and can be reached by a small road from Nogram, where ample parking space for about 15 cars is available. From parking, there are 500 stairs to the site constructed by the Japanese government. The main attractions include the Stupas, monasteries, drainage systems, and a big rock erected by the ancient people at some distance that they probably used to worship. The city was beautifully designed, and stones from the local mountains have been extensively used. Ranigat is easily accessible through the M1 (motorway) or N35. It is about 20 km (12 mi) away from Swabi and 100 km (62 mi) from Peshawar or Islamabad.[3]

It is a big stone atop the local hill and partitions the two districts, Swabi and Buner, in the Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa province. The height of the Rani Gatt is roughly 40 m (130 ft), and its width is almost 25 m (82 ft), giving it the look of a small minaret. The local people visit this place and enjoy the wonderful view of the small, beautiful, and green villages of the district.

Conservation

Under excavation by a joint UNESCO-Japanese team since the 1980s, the site has had issues related to vandalism.[4] The site is now under surveillance and is surrounded by a barbed-wire fence.[3]

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on January 30, 2004, in the Cultural category.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. "Ranigat: Mystical beauty of ancient Buddhist ruins - Pakistan - DAWN.COM".
  2. "Meaning of rani in English". Rekhta Dictionary. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  3. 123Archaeological Site of Ranigat - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  4. Ranigat: 2nd to 6th Century AD

References

  • Archaeological Site of Ranigat - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  • Ranigat: 2nd to 6th Century AD Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  • UNESCO Report on Ranigat
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