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Barikot (Urdu: بریکوٹ‎) (Pashto: بریکوټ) is a town located in the middle course of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) away from Mingora and the Butkara Stupa. It is the entrance town to the central Swat Valley with a population of approximately 25,000 people.Barikot is the location of an ancient citadel captured by Alexander the Great, with Chalcolithic remains dating back to c. 1700 BCE, and an early-historic period town dating back to c. 500 BCE. The Italian Archaeological Mission (renamed ISMEO) founded by Giuseppe Tucci has been excavating ruins of the ancient town of Bazira under Barikot since 1984.

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  • Barikot (manchmal auch Bir-Kot) ist eine Stadt mit etwa 15.000 Einwohnern im Süden des Swat-Distrikts in der Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa im Norden Pakistans. (de)
  • Barikot (Urdu: بریکوٹ‎) (Pashto: بریکوټ) is a town located in the middle course of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) away from Mingora and the Butkara Stupa. It is the entrance town to the central Swat Valley with a population of approximately 25,000 people.Barikot is the location of an ancient citadel captured by Alexander the Great, with Chalcolithic remains dating back to c. 1700 BCE, and an early-historic period town dating back to c. 500 BCE. The Italian Archaeological Mission (renamed ISMEO) founded by Giuseppe Tucci has been excavating ruins of the ancient town of Bazira under Barikot since 1984. (en)
  • Barikot, l'ancienne Bazira d'Alexandre le Grand, est une ville du district de Swat, dans la province du Khyber Pakhtunkhwa au Pakistan. C'est la ville d'entrée de la vallée de Swat. Une mission archéologique italienne explore les ruines de l'ancienne cité depuis 1984. Sa population était de 94 245 habitants en 2017. * Panorama des ruines de Barikot. * Ville de Barikot au premier plan, avec à l'arrière plan les ruines de la forteresse de Bazira. * Ruines. (fr)
  • Barikot, l'antica Bazira, è una città del Pakistan, della Provincia della Frontiera del Nord Ovest, nella valle dello Swat. Un tempo importante centro del Uḍḍiyana fu assediata da Alessandro Magno nel 327 a.C.Con Aśoka Barikot divenne parte dell'Impero Maurya e subì l'influenza buddhista.Successivamente rimase una città importante nel Regno indo-greco, centro di diffusione del Buddhismo verso l'Asia Centrale e di elaborazione sincretica. Dal I al III secolo fu parte integrante dell'impero Kushan. (it)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bazira_Panorama_2.jpg
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