Kafirkot
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Kafirkot
Ruins in Dera Ismail Khan District, North-West Frontier Province, situated in 32 degree 30' N. and 71 degree 21' E. The site is also known 1 Report on the Census of India, 1901 ,-chap. vii. as Til Kafirkot or Raja Sir-kot, and lies a few miles south of the point where the Kurram river joins the Indus, upon a spur of the Khisor hills. The remains consist of extensive lines of bastioned walls built of solid masonry, enclosing an area filled with the debris of ancient dwellings. The remains of four small Hindu temples are relatively well preserved, and their outer faces are decorated with elaborate carvings of stone. For some details see A. Cunningham, Archaeological Survey Reports, vol. xiv, pp. 26, 254, and Dr. Stein's Archaeological Survey Report of the Norik- west Frontier Province and Baluchistan (1903-5). A similar ruin of the same name exists at Bilot, about 30 miles due south.
