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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
It features three main stupas (A, B, C), viharas (D, F, M1–M4), and a central courtyard on terraced slopes divided by a stream. Stupa A is t
Sindh
Present Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine as an active cultural or religious place where visitor etiquette matters. The destination page should cov
The mound is positioned due north of the Mangwalthan valley, forming part of the historical landscape of Charbagh. Visited by Stein in 1926,
It is located near the village of Aligrama, a couple of miles from Kanju and Saidu Sharif. The site consists of a large stupa, a monastery,
Gilgit-Baltistan
At around 1,100 years old, Altit Fort is the oldest standing monument in Hunza, a watchtower and residence perched directly over a sheer dro
Believed to have been built in the 3rd century, it was first discovered by archaeologist Sir Aurel Stein in 1926 and later studied by Domeni
Balochistan
The place is locally known as Tharle (Large Garden). It is spread over an area of about 4000 sq. m. The graveyard contains a tomb constructe
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Arang Kel is a mountaintop meadow village set on a shelf at roughly 2,554 m above Kel in the upper Neelum Valley, reached only by a one-kilo
Askole is the last permanent habitation before the Baltoro Glacier, a small stone village at 3,015 m in the Braldu Valley of Baltistan from
Astola Island, Jezira Haft Talar, the 'Island of the Seven Hills', is the largest offshore island in Pakistan, a windswept, uninhabited tabl
Attabad Lake is the startling turquoise centrepiece of upper Hunza, a body of water that did not exist before January 2010, when a massive l
Punjab
Akbar ordered this fort built in 1581 and it was finished in 1583, at the point on the imperial road that could not be left open: the crossi
T. Road, having double dome, perhaps earliest of its type in this part of the country. The tomb is decorated with fresco paintings mostly in
Ayub National Park, on Rawalpindi's Grand Trunk Road, began as the colonial-era Topi Rakh forest reserve before its 1959 conversion into a p
Babusar Top is the 4,173 m pass that links the Kaghan Valley to the Karakoram Highway near Chilas, a short, dramatic summer-only crossing wi
The stupa, measuring 25x25 feet, was found beside a monastery with a central water tank, and excavations revealed coins, pottery, metal arti
The Badshahi Mosque is the grand Mughal statement of Lahore, a vast composition of red Mughal sandstone and white marble built in 1673 by th
Baghsar combines two things AJK rarely presents in the same frame: still water below and a substantial historic fort above. The lake extends
Documented by Stein in 1898, the stupa mound was considered possibly one of the oldest Buddhist monuments in the region. Surrounding the mou
Established in 1976, the museum also features terracotta tablets, coins with Buddhist symbols, and inscriptions in Kharosthi and Brahmi scri
It is significant for its connection to the Gandhara civilization, which flourished between the 1st and 5th centuries CE. The site has yield
The entire land falls within the Fort as the fortification wall runs on the outer periphery of the island touching the Indus water around. T
It was the center of Pushkalavati, the capital of ancient Gandhāra. The site dates back to at least the 6th century BCE, with evidence of Ac
Bala Hisar rises above the eastern edge of Peshawar's historic core and has served as a royal stronghold, military fort, and city landmark a
