| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
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Description |
Year
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| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Mingora |
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Snack seller. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Mingora |
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Cow pats drying in the sun to be used as a fuel. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Udegram |
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Udegram dating from 2000 BCE. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Udegram |
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Alexander The Great took Udegram and Greek coins are common in the area. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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The Swat Valley contains thousands of slate marker cemetaries dating from 1520 to 430 BCE. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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The tomb of Khona, an Afghan general who died 900 years ago. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Nomads. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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A pre-Greek fort in the valley. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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A pre-Greek fort that later became a Buddhist monastery. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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View from the fort. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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View of the valley from the fort. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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The wide valley. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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View of the valley from the fort. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Spectacular landscape. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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The region was a boundary between Indian Buddhism and Greek culture. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Amluks are a tomato resembling fruit. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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The beautiful Swat Valley. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Pathani man from the valley. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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A Buddhist stupa in Swat Valley which was once a Buddhist stronghold. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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The region is the ancient Gandara, known for its Greek style Buddhas. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Hillside dwellings. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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Butkara (300 BCE) is a Buddhist site influenced by Greek culture after the arrival of Alexander The Great. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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Two lions. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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The site dates from the 2nd century BCE. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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Buddhist carvings. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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Buddhist figures in the Gandara region are a mix of Buddhist and Hellenic styles. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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Greek style columns. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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Buddhist figure with Grecian style robes. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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Base of a brick column. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
Butkara |
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Greek style figures. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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River in the Swat Valley. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Agriculture in the valley. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Farmers. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Workers at a sewage works. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Swat Valley |
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Family in their garden. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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Peshawar |
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Peshawar is the busy capital of the North West Frontier. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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Peshawar |
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Peshawar is the capital of the Pathani people who speak Pashtun. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Women in purdah. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Peshawar is a 2000 year old town near the Khyber Pass which leads to Afghanistan. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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Peshawar |
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Pathanis live in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the border being set up by the British. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Pashtun clothes seller. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Street scene in the old town. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Tea seller. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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Peshawar |
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Afghan carpets. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Afghan carpets on sale. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Peshawar is famous for its bazaars. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Corn seller. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Metalware shop. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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At a gun shop. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Shop selling metalware. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Dentist shop sign. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Street scene in the bazaar. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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The old city. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Street scene in the bazaar. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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The old city. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Mosque in the old city. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Wall advert. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Pathani men. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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|
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Sugar seller. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Two men. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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The Pathanis live on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Cart driver. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Metal shop. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
|
Peshawar |
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Local transport. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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The desert village of Sehwan Sharif in Sindh Province. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Two men in the small market. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Villagers in Sindh province. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Family on a boat. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
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A packed, highly decorated bus. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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A group of women. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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The town is dotted with tombs and shrines. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Desert shrine. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Desert tomb with black Shia flag. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Desert mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
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Detail of the tiled exterior of a desert mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Sehwan Sharif is famous for the shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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The shrine dates from the 13th century. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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The decorated minaret. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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The interior is highly decorated. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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The shrine is a popular pilgrimage site. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Persian style tiles. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Two men from the Sindh Province. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Sindhi man. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
|
Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Pilgrims. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
|
Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Colourful Sindhis. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Group of men. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
|
Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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A Sindhi musician. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
|
Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Sindhi man. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
|
Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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Sindhi family. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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The shrine attracts both Muslim and Hindu worshippers. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Sehwan Sharif |
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Shrine of Lal Qalandar Shahbaz |
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A family sitting. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
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Shop. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
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Vultures. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Mohenjodaro |
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|
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Mohenjodaro is an ancient city topped by a 3rd century Buddhist stupa. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Mohenjodaro |
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|
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Mohenjodaro is a major city of the Indus Valley civilisation (2500 to 1500 BCE). |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Mohenjodaro |
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The city was contemporary with Mesopotamia and Egypt and shows advanced city planning. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Mohenjodaro |
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A well. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Mohenjodaro |
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|
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Hinduism originated at this Indus River site. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Mohenjodaro |
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The city was planned. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
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Mohenjodaro |
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The city has sewage chanels. |
1983 |
were added from 1 February 2025.