List of cultural heritage sites in Gilgit-Baltistan

Following is the list of cultural heritage sites in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency publication on protected areas, there are only two notified archaeological sites and monuments in Gilgit-Baltistan.[1]

  Tentative UNESCO sites
ID Name Type Location District Coordinates Image
GB-1 Rock carvings at Butogah Archaeological site near Chilas[2] Diamer
Rock carvings at Butogah
Rock carvings at Butogah
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This region has been the center of the Kamboja Mahajanpada for nearly a thousand years, According to indian historians .kamboja which was one of the great 16 Mahajanpadas of India. Buddhism was very popular in the Kamboja Mahajanpada. On this basis, modern researchers consider them to belong to the Kamboja period.


GB-2 Rock carvings at Thalpan Archaeological site Chilas[2] Diamer
Rock carvings at Thalpan
Rock carvings at Thalpan
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GB-3 Rock carvings at Thor near Chilas[2] Diamier
Rock carvings at Thor
Rock carvings at Thor
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GB-4 Rock carvings at Ziarat (near Talpan) Chilas[2] Diamier
Rock carvings at Ziarat (near Talpan)
Rock carvings at Ziarat (near Talpan)
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GB-5 Rock carving at jutori valley
kamboja  was one of the great 16 Mahajanpadas of  India. Buddhism was very popular During the era of Kamboja Mahajanpada. On this basis, modern researchers consider them to belong to the Kamboja period.


image of Buddha and stupas c. 1st or 2nd century BC

Gais pain nalh (42 km from Chilas)[2] Diamier
Rock carving at jutori valley kamboja was one of the great 16 Mahajanpadas of India. Buddhism was very popular During the era of Kamboja Mahajanpada. On this basis, modern researchers consider them to belong to the Kamboja period. image of Buddha and stupas c. 1st or 2nd century BC
Rock carving at jutori valley kamboja was one of the great 16 Mahajanpadas of India. Buddhism was very popular During the era of Kamboja Mahajanpada. On this basis, modern researchers consider them to belong to the Kamboja period. image of Buddha and stupas c. 1st or 2nd century BC
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GB-6 Chaqchan Mosque c. 14th century Mosque Khaplu Ghangche
Chaqchan Mosque c. 14th century
Chaqchan Mosque c. 14th century
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GB-7 Khaplu Palace Fort Khaplu Ghangche
Khaplu Palace
Khaplu Palace
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GB-8 Megalithic stone circles Yasin Valley[3] Gupis-Yasin
Megalithic stone circles
Megalithic stone circles
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GB-9 Alam Bridge inscriptions Gilgit[3] Gilgit District 35°45′30″N 74°35′49″E / 35.75825°N 74.597008°E / 35.75825; 74.597008 (SL. No. GB-9)
Alam Bridge inscriptions
Alam Bridge inscriptions
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GB-10 Danyore Rock Inscriptions Located in a private garden in Danyore Village[4] to the east of River Hunza and the north of River Gilgit Gilgit
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GB-11 Kargah Buddha

Mahajanpada kamboja era

[3] Gilgit
Kargah Buddha Mahajanpada kamboja era
Kargah Buddha Mahajanpada kamboja era
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GB-12 Keno Daas (rock carvings) just outside Gilgit[3] Gilgit
Keno Daas (rock carvings)
Keno Daas (rock carvings)
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This region has been the center of the Kamboja Mahajanpada for nearly a thousand years, which was one of the great 16 Mahajanpadas of India. Buddhism was very popular in the Kamboja Mahajanpada. On this basis, modern researchers consider them to belong to the Kamboja period.

GB-13 Mughal Minar (stupa) [3] Gilgit
Mughal Minar (stupa)
Mughal Minar (stupa)
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GB-14 Noorpur Stupas [3] Gilgit
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GB-15 Baltit Fort Karimabad, Hunza Valley Hunza-Nagar 36°19′32″N 74°40′11″E / 36.325556°N 74.669722°E / 36.325556; 74.669722 (SL. No. GB-15)
Baltit Fort
Baltit Fort
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GB-16 Altit Fort Altit, Hunza Valley Hunza-Nagar
Altit Fort
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GB-17 Queen Victoria tower Karimabad, Hunza Valley Hunza-Nagar
Queen Victoria tower
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GB-18 Sacred Rock of Hunza 2 km from Ganesh village on the Karakorum Highway (KKH)[3] Hunza-Nagar
Sacred Rock of Hunza
Sacred Rock of Hunza
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GB-19 Amburik Mosque Shigar Valley
Amburik Mosque
Amburik Mosque
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GB-20 Buddhist monastery 4th to 5th century AD Shigar Valley[3]
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GB-21 Shigar Fort Shigar Valley
Shigar Fort
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GB-22 Manthal Buddha Rock (Buddhist inscriptions) [3] Skardu
Manthal Buddha Rock (Buddhist inscriptions)
Manthal Buddha Rock (Buddhist inscriptions)
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GB-23 Skardu Fort Skardu Skardu
Skardu Fort
Skardu Fort
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GB-24 (wooden mosque) Shigar Valley
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GB-25 Khilingrong Mosque Shigar Valley
Khilingrong Mosque
Khilingrong Mosque
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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e 1.3.1 Chilas Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Bakhtiar Ahmed IUCN 2003 pg 9 Retrieved 05 June 2014
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i 1.3.1 Chilas Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Bakhtiar Ahmed IUCN 2003 pg 10 Retrieved 05 June 2014
  4. ^ Ahmed], [Bakhtiar (2003). Sustainable tourism and cultural heritage (PDF). Gilgit: Planning & Development Dept. p. 57. ISBN 969-8141-44-8. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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