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🏛️ Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

Archaeology & Antiquity Bangladesh Asia

🏛️ Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
8th-century monastic complex in northwestern Bangladesh


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 23:36

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Naogaon District, northwestern Bangladesh
  • Founded: 8th century under the Pala Empire
  • Site area: Approximately 300 square meters of excavated remains
  • UNESCO inscription: 1985

The Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur, known locally as Somapura Mahavihara, is a monastic complex in ...

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