ɡˈoːɹkhætɹi ɪnðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt sˈɪɾi ʌv pɛʃˈɑːwɚ wʌz aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ kˈʌnɪŋˌæm wɪððə kænˈiːʃkə stˈuːpə, ðə dʒˈaɪənt stˈuːpə ʌv ˈɪndiən kˈɪŋ kænˈiːʃkə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt, wˌaɪl pɹəfˈɛsɚ dˈɑːktɚ. ˈɑːmæd hˈæsən dˈæni aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd ɪt wɪððə plˈeɪs wˌɛɹ ðə fˈeɪməs tˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə bˈuːdə bˈoʊl wˈʌns stˈʊd.
Gorkhatri in the ancient city of Peshawar was identified by Alexander Cunningham with the Kanishka stupa, the giant stupa of Indian King Kanishka the Great, while Professor Dr. Ahmad Hasan Dani identified it with the place where the famous tower of the Buddha bowl once stood.