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Buddhist heritage

Gandhara archaeology from Taxila to Swat, museums, monasteries, and valley routes.

Key Places

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Punjab

Taxila

UNESCO archaeological complex and museum.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Takht-i-Bahi

Hilltop monastic ruins above Mardan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Mansehra Rock Edicts

A set of Ashokan rock edicts on boulders above Mansehra town, sister inscriptions to Shahbazgarhi's and among Pakistan's oldest surviving written records.

Sindh

Thul Hairo Khan, Dadu

The Thul Hairo Khan is a Buddhist stupa located near Johi in Sindh, Pakistan, believed to have been built between the 5th and 7th centuries CE.

Sindh

Kahu-jo-Daro, Mirpur Khas

The brick Buddhist stupa of Mirpur Khas, excavated before 1910, whose terracotta reliefs are now in museums worldwide.

Sindh

Thul Mir Rukan, Daulatpur

The Thul Mir Rukan is a Buddhist stupa located near Kazi Ahmed and Daulatpur in Sindh, Pakistan.

Sindh

Sirnikot, Naushahro Feroze

Sirnikot is an important Buddhist site located along the left bank of the Indus River in Sindh, Pakistan, specifically in deh Sadhoja, near New Jatoi town in Taluka Moro, Naushahro Froze District.

Sindh

Siraj-ji-Takri, Khairpur

The Kot Diji site, located in Khairpur district, Sindh, is an archaeological site dating back to the 5th - 6th century CE, associated with the Buddhist period in the region.

Sindh

Sudheran jo Thul, Tando Muhammad Khan

The Sudheran-jo-Thul site, located in Taluka Mula Katyar, District Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh, is an archaeological site with a stupa made from mud clay and mud bricks.

Sindh

Mohenjo-daro Buddhist Stupa

Mohen-jo-Daro, an ancient Indus Valley Civilization site, is often associated with early Buddhist history due to the discovery of a Buddhist stupa in the area.

Sindh

Khirthar Buddhist Rock Carvings

The ancient rock carvings of Sindh, located in the Khirthar Mountain Range, span across several districts including Jacobabad, Qambar Shahdadkot, Dadu, and Jamshoro.

Sindh

National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi

The National Museum of Pakistan in Karachi houses a significant collection of Buddhist artifacts, particularly from the Gandhara civilization.

Sindh

Bhambore (Banbhore), Thatta

Bhambore (or Bhanbhore) is an ancient city located in Sindh, Pakistan, with a history spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 13th century AD.

Sindh

Brahmanabad (Mansura), Sanghar

Mansura, also known as Brahmanabad, was the capital of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates in Sindh from the 8th to 10th centuries.

Sindh

Square Tower, Dhamrao (Larkana)

The Square Tower at Larkana, located in the Sindh province of Pakistan, is an important historical site that dates back to the pre-Islamic period.

Sindh

Jhukar Mound, Larkana

The archaeological site, located in Larkana District, Sindh, dates to the Proto-Historic period, approximately between 3500 BCE and 1800 BCE.

Sindh

Bhaleel Shah Thul, Dadu

Bhaleel Shah Thul, located in the Dadu district of Sindh, Pakistan, is an important historical and archaeological site.

Sindh

Veer Thari, Badin

Veer Thari is a large archaeological site near Seerani in Badin, divided into two mounds— Mound-I and Mound-II—dating from the 7th to 12th century AD.

Sindh

Peer Thul, Piryaloi

Thul Peer is a mysterious cylindrical structure in Piryaloi village, Khairpur, built with large burnt bricks and mud mortar.

Sindh

Naig Stupa, Jamshoro

The Naig Stupa, situated in the scenic Naig Valley of Jamshoro District, Sindh, is an important Buddhist archaeological site.

Sindh

Shah Abdul Latif University Museum, Khairpur

The Shah Abdul Latif University Museum in Khairpur, Sindh, preserves a wide range of artifacts from the Indus Valley, Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic periods.

Sindh

Qasim Keerio (Gujri) Site, Nawabshah

The archaeological site of Qasim Keerio / Gujrri in Nawabshah (Shaheed Benazirabad) has been identified as belonging to the Hindu-Buddhist period, dating from the 1st century BCE to the 5th century CE.

Sindh

Nali Valley Buddhist Rock Art, Dadu

The Nali Valley in Dadu District, Sindh, is confirmed as a Buddhist site due to its extensive rock art depicting stupas and viharas, carved into rock walls, caves, and shelters.

Punjab

Taxila Museum

The Taxila Museum is a prominent museum located in Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan, and is renowned for its extensive collection of Gandharan art dating from the 1st to 7th centuries CE.

Planning Notes

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