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 |  | |
| GB-2 | Rock carvings at Thalpan | Archaeological site | Chilas[2] | Diamer |  | |
| GB-3 | Rock carvings at Thor | near Chilas[2] | Diamier |  Upload Photo | ||
| GB-4 | Rock carvings at Ziarat (near Talpan) | Chilas[2] | Diamier | Upload Photo | ||
| GB-5 | Buddhist complex with images of Buddha and stupas c. 4th or 5th century AD | Shin Nala (42 km from Chilas)[2] | Diamier |  | ||
| GB-6 | Chaqchan Mosque c. 14th century | Mosque | Khaplu | Ghangche |  | |
| GB-7 | Khaplu Palace | Fort | Khaplu | Ghangche |  | |
| GB-8 | Megalithic stone circles | Yasin Valley[3] | Ghizer | Upload Photo | ||
| GB-9 | Alam Bridge inscriptions | Gilgit[3] | Gilgit District | 35°45′30″N 74°35′49″E / 35.75825°N 74.597008°E | Upload Photo | |
| 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 | Upload Photo | ||
| GB-11 | Kargah Buddha | [3] | Gilgit |  | ||
| GB-12 | Keno Daas (rock carvings) | just outside Gilgit[3] | Gilgit |  | ||
| GB-13 | Mughal Minar (stupa) | [3] | Gilgit |  | ||
| GB-14 | Noorpur Stupas | [3] | Gilgit | Upload Photo | ||
| GB-15 | Baltit Fort | Karimabad, Hunza Valley | Hunza-Nagar | 36°19′32″N 74°40′11″E / 36.325556°N 74.669722°E |  | |
| GB-16 | Altit Fort | Altit, Hunza Valley | Hunza-Nagar |  | ||
| GB-17 | Queen Victoria tower | Karimabad, Hunza Valley | Hunza-Nagar |  | ||
| GB-18 | Sacred Rock of Hunza | 2 km from Ganesh village on the Karakorum Highway (KKH)[3] | Hunza-Nagar |  | ||
| GB-19 | Amburik Mosque | Shigar Valley |  | |||
| GB-20 | Buddhist monastery 4th to 5th century AD | Shigar Valley[3] | Upload Photo | |||
| GB-21 | Shigar Fort | Shigar Valley |  | |||
| GB-22 | Manthal Buddha Rock (Buddhist inscriptions) | [3] | Skardu |  | ||
| GB-23 | Skardu Fort | Skardu | Skardu |  | ||
| GB-24 | Chaqchan Mosque (wooden mosque) | Shigar Valley |  |
References
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- ^ Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. "Guidelines for Critical & Sensitive Areas" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. p. 12, 47, 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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- ^ 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
- ^ Ahmed], [Bakhtiar (2003). Sustainable tourism and cultural heritage (PDF). Gilgit: Planning & Development Dept. p. 57. ISBN 969-8141-44-8. Retrieved 6 June 2013.