List of cultural heritage sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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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
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPK-1 | Zuro Dheri | archaeological site | Mansehra |  | ||
| KPK-2 | Akra (A) mound | near Village Bhart | Bannu | _mound_1jpg.jpg) | ||
| KPK-3 | Akra (B) mound | near Village Vhart | Bannu |  | ||
| KPK-4 | House of Dilip Kumar, Peshawar | Peshawar | Peshawar District |  | ||
| KPK-5 | Sheri Khan Tarakai | Village Jani Khel Wazir | Bannu |  Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-6 | Ghundai | Village Bakka - Khel Wazir | Bannu | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-7 | Ranigat | Totalai | Buner |  | ||
| KPK-8 | Rehman Dheri | Hisam | D.I.Khan |  | ||
| KPK-9 | Northern Kafir Kot - ancient fort and temple | Umer Khel | D.I.Khan |  | ||
| KPK-10 | Graveryard including four tombs at Lal Mohra Sharif | Lunda Pahar | D.I.Khan |  | ||
| KPK-11 | Southern Kafir Kot - ancient fort and temple | Bilot | D.I.Khan |  | ||
| KPK-12 | Badalpur Buddhist stupa and monastery (Taxila) | Badalpur | Haripur | 33°46′56″N 72°52′08″E / 33.782142°N 72.868814°E | _by_Usman_Ghani.jpg) | |
| KPK-13 | Lal Chak stupa and monastery (Taxila) | Garhian | Haripur | 33°47′15″N 72°51′49″E / 33.787430°N 72.863493°E | Upload Photo | |
| KPK-14 | Jaulian (Taxila) | Jaulian | Haripur | 33°45′53″N 72°52′29″E / 33.764842°N 72.874804°E |  | |
| KPK-15 | Sirsukh (Taxila) | Marchabad | Haripur | 33°46′21″N 72°50′52″E / 33.772628°N 72.847853°E |  | |
| KPK-16 | Piplan site (Taxila) | Jaulian | Haripur | 33°45′57″N 72°51′57″E / 33.765752°N 72.865954°E |  | |
| KPK-17 | Bhamala Stupa site | Next to Haro River in Bhamala | Haripur |  | ||
| KPK-18 | Pind Ghakhran mound | Pind Ghakhran | Haripur | .JPG) | ||
| KPK-19 | Mirpur mound | Mirpur village | Haripur |  | ||
| KPK-20 | Bhera (mound) | Bhera | Haripur | .jpg) | ||
| KPK-21 | Chitti site | Chitti | Haripur | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-22 | Tarnawa-Chitti site A & B | Tarnawa (see above also) | Haripur | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-23 | Burj or Tuma site | Garamthun | Haripur | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-24 | Bhari Dheri | Kutehra | Haripur | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-25 | Dana Wali | Kutehra | Haripur | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-26 | Tope site | Kamalpur | Haripur | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-27 | Handyside Fort | Kohat |  | |||
| KPK-28 | Tomb of Shaheed Ahmad Maujadid Baralvi | Bala Kot | Mansehra |  | ||
| KPK-29 | Tomb of Shah Ismail Shaheed | Bala Kot | Mansehra |  | ||
| KPK-30 | Buddhist inscribed rock at Shahdaur | Shahdaur Agror | Mansehra |  | ||
| KPK-31 | Mansehra Rock Edicts (Fourteen rock edicts of Asoka inscribed on three rock boulders) | Mansehra |  | |||
| KPK-32 | Seri Bahlol city remains | Seri Bahlol | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-33 | Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka inscribed on two rocks in Shahbaz Garhi | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-34 | Takht-i-Bahi Buddhist ruins | Takht-i-Bahi | Mardan | _at_Takht-i-Bahi.JPG) | ||
| KPK-35 | Buddhist ruins | Jamal Garhi | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-36 | Stone circle | Asota - Swabi Tehsil | Swabi |  | ||
| KPK-37 | Chanaka Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-38 | Tereli Buddhist remains | Sawal Dhera | Marden | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-39 | Kasmir Samast | Rustam | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-40 | Ruined fort wall | Hund | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-41 | Maida Ghundai or Maida Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-42 | Hussai Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-43 | Adina Dheri | near Gariala | Mardan | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-44 | Chargul Dheri | Chargul - 5 miles southwest of Rustam | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-45 | Chichar Dheri | Jamal Garhi | Mardan | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-46 | Turlandi Ghundai (mound) | Chak No. 2 | Mardan |  | ||
| KPK-47 | Takhtaband | Tehsile Sawabi | Sawabi | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-48 | Black Rock | on right bank of Indus River - Modery | Nowshera | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-49 | Mirchi-ki-ddheri | Head Bust - Chak Razar | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-50 | Gorkhatree | Peshawar |  | |||
| KPK-51 | Bala Hisar mound | Charsadda | Peshawar |  | ||
| KPK-52 | Tomb built by one Shah Qutb during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar | Dilzak | Peshawar |  | ||
| KPK-53 | Sheikhan Dheri | Chak Razar - Head Bust | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-54 | Rattappan mound | 2 miles from Jalbi Village | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-55 | Ghaz Dheri | Razzar | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-56 | Hamza Garhi mounds | Hamza Garhi | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-57 | Dharam Sal-ki-dheri | Mera Prang | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-58 | Kaniza-ki-dheri | Charsadda | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-59 | Tomb and mosque of Sheikh Immamuddin | Pilosi Piran | Peshawar |  | ||
| KPK-60 | Gateway of Kotla Mohsin Khan | Kotala Moshin Khan | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-61 | Sethi House Complex | Mohallah - Setian | Peshawar |  | ||
| KPK-62 | Abasin Arts Council | Peshawar | Peshawar | Upload Photo | ||
| KPK-63 | Barama site | Mingora | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-64 | Mahmud Ghaznavi Mosque (Odigram) | Odigram | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-65 | Butkara-I | Mingora | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-66 | Panr site | Panr | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-67 | Loebnr stupa | Loebanr | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-68 | Saidu stupa | Saidu Sharif | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-69 | Dangram stupa | Dangram | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-70 | Gogdara Rock Carvings | Gogdara | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-71 | Manglawar stupa | Manglawar | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-72 | Shinashah stupa | Batura | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-73 | Gullaki Dheri | Kukarai | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-74 | Aligrama site | Aligrama | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-75 | Najigram site | Nijigram | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-76 | Nawagai (Gumbatuna) | Nawagai | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-77 | Amlukdara stupa | Amlukdara Serai | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-78 | Shingardara stupa | Amlukdara Serai | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-79 | Nimogram site | Village Gumkot | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-80 | Barikot Ghundai | ancient Bazira - Barikot | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-81 | Ghalegay Cave | Barikot | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-82 | Butkara-III | Gulkada Babozai | Swat |  | ||
| KPK-83 | Islamia College Peshawar | Peshawar |  | |||
| KPK-84 | the Fort of Nawab shah Jahan | Dir District |  | |||
| KPK-85 | Kapoor Family House | Peshawar | Peshawar District |  | ||
| KPK-86 | House of Barri Imam | Banks of Hazro River | Abbottabad District |  | ||
| KPK-87 | Jinnan Wali Dheri | Haripur Khanpur Road | Haripur District |  | ||
| KPK-88 | Shahi Mosque, Chitral | Noghor Road | Chitral District |  | ||
| KPK-89 | Syed ka Bagh | Dubgari Road | Peshawar | 34°00′09″N 71°33′27″E / 34.002453°N 71.557442°E |  | |
| KPK-90 | Grant Hostelm | Peshawar |  |
Sites in what was previously FATA
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National monuments
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| FATA-7 | Michni Post | Historical site | Between Landikotal and Torkham[7] | Khyber Agency |  | |
| FATA-8 | Alexander Fort | Fort | Razmak | North Waziristan Agency | .jpg) | |
| FATA-9 | Malik Ammir Jani Mosque | Fort | North Waziristan Agency |  |
References
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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.
