List of cultural heritage sites in Balochistan, Pakistan

According to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency's report published on protected areas in 1997, Balochistan has 27 archaeological sites and monuments protected by the Federal Government.[1] These include the province's only national monument; Ziarat Residency. Additionally it has one site on the tentative world heritage list, Mehrgarh.[2]

Of the some 400 sites and monuments protected under the Antiquities Act 1975, the province contains seven sites in Category 1, eight in Category II and fourteen in Category III.[3]

  National monuments, UNESCO inscribed and tentative sites

Federal Government

The following sites were previously protected under the Federal Government.

ID Name Type Location District Coordinates Image
BA-1 Pirak mound Village Kolachi — located 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Sibi on the right side of the road to Jacobabad[4] Sibi District
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BA-2 Nindo Damb Ornach Valley, Tehsil Wadh Killa Abdullah District
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BA-3 Fort wall of Jhalawar Jhalawar Kharan District
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BA-4 Fort of Azad Khan (Kharan Fort) Kharan town Kharan
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BA-5 Pally Kalat Washbohi Kharan
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BA-6 Nauroze Fort Nauroze Kharan
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BA-7 Ancient tomb Jhalawar Kharan
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BA-8 Har-o-Goke Garuk Kharan
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BA-9 Bara Bagh Cemetery, Lasbela Babrs Lasbela District
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BA-10 Tomb of General Muhammad Ibn-e-Haroon Bela town Lasbela
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BA-11 Tombs at Hinidan Pir Mubarakm Lasbela
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BA-12 Chowkhundi (Rumi) graves Bhawani Sarai, 5 miles from Hub Chowki Lasbela
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BA-13 Tordheri site Tordheri Loralai District
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BA-14 High mound Dabarkot Loralai
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BA-15 Prehistoric mound Harian Haider Zai Loralai
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BA-16 Damb Judeir or Judeir-jo-daro Deh Jodher No. 2 between Jhat Pat and Dera Murad Jamali Nasirabad District
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BA-17 Mound No. 1 in Killi Gul Muhammad Village Kotwal — located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Quetta city on the left side of the road to Chaman[4] Quetta District
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BA-18 Mound No. 2 Village Samangali, west side of Airport Quetta
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BA-19 Mound No. 3 in Damb Sadat Located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)southwest from Quetta city[4] Quetta
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BA-20 Mound No. 5 in Ahmad Khanzai Located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Quetta[4] Quetta
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BA-21 Mound No. 6 Shahi Khan, near Pir Ballo on Sariab Road Quetta
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BA-22 Mound No. 7 Kachlak on Chaman Road Quetta
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BA-23 Mound No. 8 Village Samali (Dosak-i-Khasyan) Quetta
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BA-24 Mound No. 9 Village Metar Zai Quetta
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BA-25 Mound No. 10 Shaikh Manda on Chaman Road Quetta
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BA-26 Mound No. 11 Village Vauhisar Quetta
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BA-27 Quaid-i-Azam Residency Building Ziarat Ziarat District
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BA-28 Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh Dhadar - located 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Dhadar Town on the right bank of Bolan River[4] Bolan District
Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh
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Unprotected sites & heritage

ID Name Type Location District Coordinates Image
BA-U-1 Bangi Ismail’s tomb (1468) [5] Gwadar
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BA-U-2 Jiwani graves c1400 AD Jiwani[5] Gwadar
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BA-U-3 Pasni graves c1400 AD Pasni[5] Gwadar
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BA-U-4 Sohbatpur Mosque (1940) [5] Jaffarabad
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BA-U-5 Kalatuk (Fort) c 1700 AD [5] Kech
Kalatuk (Fort) c 1700 AD
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BA-U-6 Miri Qila (Miri Fort) [5] Kech
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BA-U-7 Nikoderian Tombs in Mashkel, Nag and Panjgur[5] Kharan & Panjgur
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BA-U-8 Khawaja Amran Shrine Near Gulistan[6] Killa Abdullah
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BA-U-9 Spin Ghundi Mound Close to Habibzai Village at the foot of an offshoot of the Khawaja Amran Range[6] Killa Abdullah
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BA-U-10 Gondrani (or Gundriani) [7] Lasbela
Gondrani (or Gundriani)
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BA-U-11 Shah Bilawal's Shrine [8] Khuzdar
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BA-U-12 Jamia Mosque c1838 Bela[5] Lasbela
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BA-U-13 Lahut-i-Lamakan (cave) [8] Khuzdar
Lahut-i-Lamakan (cave)
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BA-U-14 Kumb Shrine [8] Lasbela
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BA-U-15 Shireen and Farhad (shrine) [8] Lasbela
Shireen and Farhad (shrine)
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BA-U-16 Sassi and Punnu (shrine) Mouza Mumbar, Tehsil Sonmiani[9] Lasbela
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BA-U-17 Pir Fida Hussain's shrine [8] Lasbela
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BA-U-18 Pir Moosiani's shrine [8] Lasbela
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BA-U-19 Pir Mohiddin's shrine [8] Lasbela
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BA-U-20 Mai Gondrani's shrine [8] Lasbela
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BA-U-21 Shahi Jamia Mosque Bela[9] Lasbela
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BA-U-22 Sir Robert Sandeman's tomb Bela[9] Lasbela
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BA-U-23 Karia Pir's shrine Bela[9] Lasbela
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BA-U-24 Sassi's spring [9] Lasbela
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BA-U-25 Chinjan 68 km southwest of Loralai[10] Loralai
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BA-U-26 Daber Kot 18km northeast of Duki Town[10] Loralai
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BA-U-27 Mughal Qila (Mughal Fort) – c 1500AD [5] Loralai
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BA-U-28 Rana Ghundai [10] Loralai
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BA-U-29 Surjangal 8km northeast of Sinjawi Town, Baghave Valley on road to Duki.[10] Loralai
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BA-U-30 Torghar — caves and rock shelters with paintings Sulaiman Range[7] Musakhel
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BA-U-31 Zuncari Village — rock shelters Sulaiman Range[7] Musakhel
Zuncari Village — rock shelters
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BA-U-32 Sara Qila (Sara Fort) [5] Pishin
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BA-U-33 Governor's House [11] Quetta
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BA-U-34 Balochistan Secretariate building Quetta[11] Quetta
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BA-U-35 Quetta railway station Quetta[11] Quetta
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BA-U-36 General Post Office and Central Telegraph Office building Quetta[11] Quetta
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BA-U-37 Sessions Courts building Quetta[11] Quetta
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BA-U-38 Balochistan High Court building Quetta[11] Quetta
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BA-U-39 Frontier Corps Headquarters Quetta[12] Quetta
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BA-U-40 Command and Staff College (main building) Quetta[12] Quetta
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BA-U-41 Babar/Khosti - 10 rock shelters Sulaiman Range[7] Zhob
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BA-U-42 Badanzai Bronze Age[10] Zhob
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BA-U-43 Dhana Abdullahzai - 1 rock shelter - 1st time with wild boar Sulaiman Range[7] Zhob
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BA-U-44 Hazrat Nazar Nika's Shrine 6 km from Zhob[13] Zhob
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BA-U-45 Hazrat Khostu Baba's shrine 100 km from Zhob towards Waziristan[13] Zhob
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BA-U-46 Ismailzai [10] Zhob
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BA-U-47 Lakaha Band - 4 rock shelters Sulaiman Range[7] Zhob
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BA-U-48 Leaoha Ghozai - 5 caves and 6 rock shelters Sulaiman Range[7] Zhob
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BA-U-49 Mughal Ghundai [10] Zhob
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BA-U-50 Musazai [10] Zhob
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BA-U-51 Palwan Baba's shrine Mughalkot area[13] Zhob
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BA-U-52 Paryan-o-Ghundi (or Periano Ghundai) (destroyed) 2 miles west of Zhob[14][10] Zhob
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BA-U-53 Qais Rashid's tomb top of Suleman Mountain[13] Zhob
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BA-U-54 Zakoo Nika's shrine near Zhob[13] Zhob
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BA-U-55 Balochistan Arts Council Quetta Quetta
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BA-U-56 Khojak Tunnel near Pak-Afghan border at Chamman Killa Abdullah
Khojak Tunnel
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BA-U-57 Hinglaj Mata (Rani ki Mandir) Hinglaj Lasbela
Hinglaj Mata (Rani ki Mandir)
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BA-U-58 Lakho Pir Near Bareja, 3 Kilometer from Khuzdar-Shahdadkot Highway Jhal Magsi
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BA-U-59 Shahli Tomb (Shrine) Usta Muhammad, 2 Kilometer from Faizabad Usta Muhammad Road Jaffarabad
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BA-U-60 Gadahi Tomb (Shrine) Usta Muhammad, 3 Kilometer from Faizabad-Usta Muhammad Road Jaffarabad
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BA-U-61 Suhryani Tomb (Shrine) Usta Muhammad, 5 Kilometer from Faizabad-Usta Muhammad Road Jaffarabad
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Further reading

References

  1. "List of Protected Notified Archaeological Sites and Monuments in Pakistan" (PDF). Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. pp. 47–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. "Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh". UNESCO World Heritage Center. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  3. 400 Monuments, Sites protected under Antiquities Act The Nation 9 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2014
  4. iucn. "Pre-Historic Caves and Rock Shelter Dwellings" (PDF). Balochistan Conservation Strategy. IUCN. p. 192. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 194. Retrieved 19 May 2014
  6. Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Killa Abdullah. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 11
  7. Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 190. Retrieved 19 May 2014
  8. Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Lasbella. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 1999 pg 16
  9. Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Lasbella. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 1999 pg 17
  10. Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 191. Retrieved 19 May 2014
  11. Important/Historical Places, Quetta City in 11998 District Census Report of Quetta, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2001 pg 11
  12. Important/Historical Places, Quetta City in 1998 District Census Report of Quetta, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2001 pg 12
  13. Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Zhob, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 12
  14. Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Zhob, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 13
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