Pictorial History - Cultural, Artistic, Natural Heritage of Pakistan

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Strictly for pictures of artistic, cultural or natural heritage in the region that is now Pakistan. We have within Pakistan awe inspiring sights so let us showcase them here. This is the land that saw traces of homo impact nearly 2 million years ago at Riwat and later Soanian Culture near present day capital of Pakistan Islamabad. This is a ancient land which along with Mesoptomia and Egypt was the cardle of civilization.

Riwat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rendell, H. and Dennell, R.W. 1987 Thermoluminescence Dating of an Upper Pleistocene Site, Northern Pakistan. Geoarchaeology 2, 63-67.

Soanian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/19145/AP-v15n1-60-65.pdf?sequence=1

Soan River Valley

7,000 BC Mehr Garh Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh - UNESCO World Heritage Centre *Mehrgarh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Neolithic Site of Mehrgarh in Pakistan

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Aziz Dheri 3,000 BCE

Rehman Dheri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kulli culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 3,000 BCE

Harappa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pakistan 2,500 BCE UNESCO HERITAGE SITE


Mohenjo-daro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pakistan 2,500 BCE

 

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Indus Valley Civilization, Pakistan 3,000 BCE contemperory to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Mohenjo Daro, Priest King, Indus Valley Civilization.

Gandhara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gandhāra (Pashto: ګندارا‎, Urdu: گندھارا‎, Avestan: Vaēkərəta, Sanskrit Puruṣapura, Old Persian Para-upari-sena [Hellenization: Paropamisadae], Greek Caspatyrus) is the ancient term for the city, and old kingdom of Peshawar in North West Pakistan.

Taxila and SirKap and two major sites with various empires. From Greek, Achaemenid Persian to Buddhist. Both are treasure trove coins and other art. There is a musuem nearby. Taxila is only 5 miles from capital of Pakistan, Islamabad.

Taxila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia UNESCO HERITAGE SITE
Sirkap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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Taxila Museum

Sirkap, Kushan period 100 CE

 

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Sirkap/Taxila/Gandhara

Swat Valley

 

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From Alexander and Parthian period.

Now we move forward to the Islamic period. Some of these remind me of Esfahan although these are in ruins.

Makli Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Makli Tombs UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

 

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Makli Hill

 

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The Necropolis

The Tombs of Burfat Tribe at Taung, Thana Bula Khan, Sindh (Pakistan)

 

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Pakistan Necropolis Of Makli Hill In Sindh Region Indus Civilization Stock Photo | Getty Images

 

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The tomb of Jam Nido at Makli Hills Thatta Sindh, Pakistan

Shah Jahan Masjid.

 

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Makli Hill Tombs UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

 

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Makli Hill: Tomb of Diwan Shurfa Khan

This reminds me of Esfahan.

 

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Uch Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan

 

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Mausoleum of Shah Rukne Alam, Multan, Pakistan one of the most eminent saints within the Sufi tradition of Islam.

Dargah Laki Shah Sadar, Jamshoro District, Sindh


Javindi Bibi mazar from behind.

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Uch Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan.

Badshahi Masjid, Lahore .

Chitral, North Pakistan.

Lahore Fort