List of cultural heritage sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Following is the list of monuments and archaeological sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A total 85 sites in the province were under the protection of the Federal Government. The list includes the only completely inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol[1] as well as sites which are part of the World Heritage Sites at Taxila.
Protected/Unprotected sites
Until the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, the protected sites were under the Federal Government.
Inscribed UNESCO sites and Tentative UNESCO sites
ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
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KPK-1 | Zuro Dheri | archaeological site | Mansehra | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-2 | Akra (A) mound | near Village Bhart | Bannu | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-3 | Akra (B) mound | near Village Vhart | Bannu | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-4 | House of Dilip Kumar, Peshawar | Peshawar | Peshawar District | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-5 | Sheri Khan Tarakai | Village Jani Khel Wazir | Bannu | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-6 | Ghundai | Village Bakka - Khel Wazir | Bannu | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-7 | Ranigat | Totalai | Buner | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-8 | Rehman Dheri | Hisam | D.I.Khan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-9 | Northern Kafir Kot - ancient fort and temple | Umer Khel | D.I.Khan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-10 | Graveryard including four tombs at Lal Mohra Sharif | Lunda Pahar | D.I.Khan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-11 | Southern Kafir Kot - ancient fort and temple | Bilot | D.I.Khan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-12 | Badalpur Buddhist stupa and monastery (Taxila) | Badalpur | Haripur | 33°46′56″N 72°52′08″E / 33.782142°N 72.868814°E / 33.782142; 72.868814 (SL. No. KPK-12) | More images Upload Photo | |
KPK-13 | Lal Chak stupa and monastery (Taxila) | Garhian | Haripur | 33°47′15″N 72°51′49″E / 33.787430°N 72.863493°E / 33.787430; 72.863493 (SL. No. KPK-13) | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |
KPK-14 | Jaulian (Taxila) | Jaulian | Haripur | 33°45′53″N 72°52′29″E / 33.764842°N 72.874804°E / 33.764842; 72.874804 (SL. No. KPK-14) | More images Upload Photo | |
KPK-15 | Sirsukh (Taxila) | Marchabad | Haripur | 33°46′21″N 72°50′52″E / 33.772628°N 72.847853°E / 33.772628; 72.847853 (SL. No. KPK-15) | More images Upload Photo | |
KPK-16 | Piplan site (Taxila) | Jaulian | Haripur | 33°45′57″N 72°51′57″E / 33.765752°N 72.865954°E / 33.765752; 72.865954 (SL. No. KPK-16) | More images Upload Photo | |
KPK-17 | Bhamala Stupa site | Next to Haro River in Bhamala | Haripur | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-18 | Pind Ghakhran mound | Pind Ghakhran | Haripur | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-19 | Mirpur mound | Mirpur village | Haripur | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-20 | Bhera (mound) | Bhera | Haripur | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-21 | Chitti site | Chitti | Haripur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-22 | Tarnawa-Chitti site A & B | Tarnawa (see above also) | Haripur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-23 | Burj or Tuma site | Garamthun | Haripur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-24 | Bhari Dheri | Kutehra | Haripur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-25 | Dana Wali | Kutehra | Haripur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-26 | Tope site | Kamalpur | Haripur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-27 | Handyside Fort | Kohat | More images Upload Photo | |||
KPK-28 | Tomb of Shaheed Ahmad Maujadid Baralvi | Bala Kot | Mansehra | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-29 | Tomb of Shah Ismail Shaheed | Bala Kot | Mansehra | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-30 | Buddhist inscribed rock at Shahdaur | Shahdaur Agror | Mansehra | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-31 | Mansehra Rock Edicts (Fourteen rock edicts of Asoka inscribed on three rock boulders) | Mansehra | More images Upload Photo | |||
KPK-32 | Seri Bahlol city remains | Seri Bahlol | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-33 | Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka inscribed on two rocks in Shahbaz Garhi | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-34 | Takht-i-Bahi Buddhist ruins | Takht-i-Bahi | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-35 | Buddhist ruins | Jamal Garhi | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-36 | Stone circle | Asota - Swabi Tehsil | Swabi | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-37 | Chanaka Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-38 | Tereli Buddhist remains | Sawal Dhera | Marden | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-39 | Kasmir Samast | Rustam | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-40 | Ruined fort wall | Hund | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-41 | Maida Ghundai or Maida Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-42 | Hussai Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-43 | Adina Dheri | near Gariala | Mardan | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-44 | Chargul Dheri | Chargul - 5 miles southwest of Rustam | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-45 | Chichar Dheri | Jamal Garhi | Mardan | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-46 | Turlandi Ghundai (mound) | Chak No. 2 | Mardan | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-47 | Takhtaband | Tehsile Sawabi | Sawabi | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-48 | Black Rock | on right bank of Indus River - Modery | Nowshera | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-49 | Mirchi-ki-ddheri | Head Bust - Chak Razar | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-50 | Gorkhatree | Peshawar | More images Upload Photo | |||
KPK-51 | Bala Hisar mound | Charsadda | Peshawar | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-52 | Tomb built by one Shah Qutb during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar | Dilzak | Peshawar | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-53 | Sheikhan Dheri | Chak Razar - Head Bust | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-54 | Rattappan mound | 2 miles from Jalbi Village | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-55 | Ghaz Dheri | Razzar | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-56 | Hamza Garhi mounds | Hamza Garhi | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-57 | Dharam Sal-ki-dheri | Mera Prang | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-58 | Kaniza-ki-dheri | Charsadda | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-59 | Tomb and mosque of Sheikh Immamuddin | Pilosi Piran | Peshawar | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-60 | Gateway of Kotla Mohsin Khan | Kotala Moshin Khan | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-61 | Sethi House Complex | Mohallah - Setian | Peshawar | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-62 | Abasin Arts Council | Peshawar | Peshawar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
KPK-63 | Barama site | Mingora | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-64 | Mahmud Ghaznavi Mosque (Odigram) | Odigram | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-65 | Butkara-I | Mingora | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-66 | Panr site | Panr | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-67 | Loebnr stupa | Loebanr | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-68 | Saidu stupa | Saidu Sharif | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-69 | Dangram stupa | Dangram | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-70 | Gogdara Rock Carvings | Gogdara | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-71 | Manglawar stupa | Manglawar | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-72 | Shinashah stupa | Batura | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-73 | Gullaki Dheri | Kukarai | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-74 | Aligrama site | Aligrama | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-75 | Najigram site | Nijigram | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-76 | Nawagai (Gumbatuna) | Nawagai | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-77 | Amlukdara stupa | Amlukdara Serai | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-78 | Shingardara stupa | Amlukdara Serai | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-79 | Nimogram site | Village Gumkot | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-80 | Barikot Ghundai | ancient Bazira - Barikot | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-81 | Ghalegay Cave | Barikot | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-82 | Butkara-III | Gulkada Babozai | Swat | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-83 | Islamia College Peshawar | Peshawar | More images Upload Photo | |||
KPK-84 | the Fort of Nawab shah Jahan | Dir District | More images Upload Photo | |||
KPK-85 | Kapoor Family House | Peshawar | Peshawar District | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-86 | House of Barri Imam | Banks of Hazro River | Abbottabad District | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-87 | Jinnan Wali Dheri | Haripur Khanpur Road | Haripur District | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-88 | Shahi Mosque, Chitral | Noghor Road | Chitral District | More images Upload Photo | ||
KPK-89 | Syed ka Bagh | Dubgari Road | Peshawar | 34°00′09″N 71°33′27″E / 34.002453°N 71.557442°E / 34.002453; 71.557442 (SL. No. KPK-89) | More images Upload Photo | |
KPK-90 | Grant Hostelm | Peshawar | More images Upload Photo |
Sites in what was previously FATA
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National monuments
ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
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FATA-1 | Ali Masjid and Ali Masjid Fort | Fort | It is located at the narrowest point of Khyber Pass[2] | Khyber Agency | 34°01′27″N 71°15′52″E / 34.024280°N 71.264470°E / 34.024280; 71.264470 (SL. No. FATA-1) | More images Upload Photo |
FATA-2 | Bab-e-Khyber | Historical site | located in Jamrud on N-5 Highway | Khyber Agency | 34°00′09″N 71°22′48″E / 34.002516°N 71.380040°E / 34.002516; 71.380040 (SL. No. FATA-2) | More images Upload Photo |
FATA-3 | Jamrud Fort | Fort | located next to Bab-e-Khyber in Jamrud[3] | Khyber Agency | 34°00′14″N 71°22′43″E / 34.003808°N 71.378524°E / 34.003808; 71.378524 (SL. No. FATA-3) | More images Upload Photo |
FATA-4 | Sphola Stupa (Khyber Stupa) | Archaeological site | Near the village of Zarai,[3][4] 5 miles (8.0 km) before Landikotal beside the N-5 Highway[5] | Khyber Agency | 34°04′29″N 71°12′30″E / 34.0747°N 71.2083°E / 34.0747; 71.2083 (SL. No. FATA-4) | More images Upload Photo |
FATA-5 | Shagai Fort | Fort | Located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Jamrud[3][6] | Khyber Agency | 34°01′02″N 71°16′48″E / 34.017350°N 71.279887°E / 34.017350; 71.279887 (SL. No. FATA-5) | More images Upload Photo |
FATA-7 | Michni Post | Historical site | Between Landikotal and Torkham[7] | Khyber Agency | More images Upload Photo | |
FATA-8 | Alexander Fort | Fort | Razmak | North Waziristan Agency | More images Upload Photo | |
FATA-9 | Malik Ammir Jani Mosque | Fort | North Waziristan Agency | More images Upload Photo |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural heritage monuments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- ^ Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. "Guidelines for Critical & Sensitive Areas" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. pp. 12, 47, 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Ali Masjid". The Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "The Khyber Pass". The Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "History fades as second century Sphola Stupa continues to crumble". The Express Tribune. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Khyber Stupa". Khyber Agency Official Website, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Shagai Fort". Khyber Agency Official Website, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Michni Post". Khyber Agency Official Website, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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