Detourmap
Archaeological & historic sites in Pakistan
Pakistan has 39 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Mohenjo-daro. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 39
- Oldest
- Mehrgarh 6999 BC
- Little known
- 23 of 39
- Most from
- 70th century BC
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3.Taxila
Archaeological · Iconic
Archaeological site of the ancient Indian subcontinent, at Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan
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4.Mehrgarh
Archaeological · 70th century BC · Renowned
Neolithic archaeological site in Balochistan, Pakistan
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5.Takht-i-Bahi
Archaeological · Renowned
Archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist monastery in Pakistan
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7.Ranikot Fort
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Notable
Historical fort near Sann, Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan
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10.Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro
Archaeological · Notable
Structure at the ruins of Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan
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14.Sharada Peeth
Archaeological · Notable
Ruined temple and ancient centre of learning in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, India
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17.Brahmanabad (Mansura, Sindh)
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Capital of Sindh during the Islamic Caliphate
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30.Hund
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Small village in Pakistan and the site of Alexander the Great's crossing of the Indus
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38.Grand Mosque Banbhore
Archaeological · 8th century · Hidden gem
Remains of a mosque in Sindh, Pakistan
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Pakistan?
39 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Pakistan with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Pakistan?
Mohenjo-daro. Archaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.
Which is the oldest?
Mehrgarh, dated to 6999 BC. 4 of these 39 carry a founding date, 3 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.