Deh-i Ghoundi

Deh-i Ghoundi (abbreviation: D) must have been an important site judging by its dwellings, whose ruins cover the greater part. The area devoted to stūpa had been stripped down to the ground by erosion, so its full extent could not be measured. Two complexes separated by approximately one hundred metres could be distinguished.

The first complex is the better studied. The Stūpa Court was rectangular and elongated toward the north-east. The main stūpa D1 was oriented south-south-west. On either side stood smaller stūpa, of which four, symmetrical in pairs, faced toward the main stūpa. Demolished above the entablature, the latter rested on a platform that continued in front, certainly intended to receive small symmetrical stūpa as at Tapa-i Kafarihā. In the south corner stood a stūpa in a nearly square chamber. The north-east side of the courtyard was occupied by a series of small chapels or chambers. On the outside, to the south-east, stood other stūpa, some isolated, others enclosed within a wall. Beyond these, corridors had been built. On the opposite side, built adjoining the enclosure, stood several chambers, some very spacious and nearly square. Corridor-like chambers continued to the north-east, surrounding large rooms whose exact topography was impossible to determine.

The second part of the site appeared to lack an enclosure. It consisted of a group of large stūpa. But this area had been disturbed by the work of local farmers.