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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
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Ali Baig Gurdwara is a heritage or archaeological stop in Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, adding a distinct layer of local history to the w
The mound is positioned due north of the Mangwalthan valley, forming part of the historical landscape of Charbagh. Visited by Stein in 1926,
Gilgit-Baltistan
Aliabad Hunza is a scenic valley or mountain-settlement destination in Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, best approached as a slower journey through
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,
Allah Wali Jheel is a lake or wetland destination in Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan, where water, mountain or lowland scenery and seasonal conditi
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
Islamabad Capital Territory
Ankara Park is an accessible urban green-space destination in Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, useful for walking, family time and a
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
Archaeological Museum, Sukkur is a museum or cultural venue in Sukkur, Sindh, giving visitors useful context for the history, archaeology, a
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
Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore is an accessible urban green-space destination in Lahore, Punjab, useful for walking, family time and a quieter pause
Baghsar combines two things AJK rarely presents in the same frame: still water below and a substantial historic fort above. The lake extends
