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 number | Name/Description | Site type | Address/Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
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| 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 |  | ||
| 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 |  | ||
| BA-26 | Mound No. 11 | Village Vauhisar | Quetta |
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| BA-27 | Quaid-i-Azam Residency Building | Ziarat | Ziarat District |  | ||
| 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 |  |
Unprotected sites & heritage
| ID number | Name/Description | Site type | Address/Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| BA-U-11 | Shah Bilawal's Shrine | [8] | Lasbela |
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| BA-U-12 | Jamia Mosque c1838 | Bela[5] | Lasbela |
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| BA-U-13 | Lahut-i-Lamakan (shrine) | [8] | Lasbela |  | ||
| BA-U-14 | Kumb Shrine | [8] | Lasbela |
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| BA-U-15 | Shireen and Farhad (shrine) | [8] | Lasbela |
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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 | .png) | ||
| 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 |  | ||
| 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 |  | ||
| BA-U-38 | Balochistan High Court building | Quetta[11] | Quetta |  | ||
| 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 |  |
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References
- ↑ "List of Protected Notified Archaeological Sites and Monuments in Pakistan" (PDF). Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh". UNESCO World Heritage Center. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ 400 Monuments, Sites protected under Antiquities Act The Nation 9 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2014
- 1 2 3 4 5 iucn. "Pre-Historic Caves and Rock Shelter Dwellings" (PDF). Balochistan Conservation Strategy. IUCN. p. 192. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 194. Retrieved 19 May 2014
- 1 2 Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Killa Abdullah. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 11
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 190. Retrieved 19 May 2014
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Lasbella. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 1999 pg 16
- 1 2 3 4 5 Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Lasbella. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 1999 pg 17
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 191. Retrieved 19 May 2014
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Important/Historical Places, Quetta City in 11998 District Census Report of Quetta, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2001 pg 11
- 1 2 Important/Historical Places, Quetta City in 1998 District Census Report of Quetta, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2001 pg 12
- 1 2 3 4 5 Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Zhob, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 12
- ↑ Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Zhob, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 13
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