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	Address/Location	District	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	More images
BA-2	Nindo Damb	Ornach Valley, Tehsil Wadh	Killa Abdullah District
BA-3	Fort wall of Jhalawar	Jhalawar	Kharan District	More images
BA-4	Fort of Azad Khan (Kharan Fort)	Kharan town	Kharan	More images
BA-5	Pally Kalat	Washbohi	Kharan	More images
BA-6	Nauroze Fort	Nauroze	Kharan	More images
BA-7	Ancient tomb	Jhalawar	Kharan	More images
BA-8	Har-o-Goke	Garuk	Kharan	More images
BA-9	Bara Bagh Cemetery, Lasbela	Babrs	Lasbela District	Bara Bagh Cemetery, Lasbela More images
BA-10	Tomb of General Muhammad Ibn-e-Haroon	Bela town	Lasbela	More images
BA-11	Tombs at Hinidan	Pir Mubarakm	Lasbela	More images
BA-12	Chowkhundi (Rumi) graves	Bhawani Sarai, 5 miles from Hub Chowki	Lasbela	More images
BA-13	Tordheri site	Tordheri	Loralai District	More images
BA-14	High mound	Dabarkot	Loralai	More images
BA-15	Prehistoric mound	Harian Haider Zai	Loralai	More images
BA-16	Damb Judeir or Judeir-jo-daro	Deh Jodher No. 2 between Jhat Pat and Dera Murad Jamali	Nasirabad District	More images
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	More images
BA-18	Mound No. 2	Village Samangali, west side of Airport	Quetta	More images
BA-19	Mound No. 3 in Damb Sadat	Located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)southwest from Quetta city^[4]	Quetta	More images
BA-20	Mound No. 5 in Ahmad Khanzai	Located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Quetta^[4]	Quetta	More images
BA-21	Mound No. 6	Shahi Khan, near Pir Ballo on Sariab Road	Quetta	More images
BA-22	Mound No. 7	Kachlak on Chaman Road	Quetta	More images
BA-23	Mound No. 8	Village Samali (Dosak-i-Khasyan)	Quetta	More images
BA-24	Mound No. 9	Village Metar Zai	Quetta	More images
BA-25	Mound No. 10	Shaikh Manda on Chaman Road	Quetta	Mound No. 10 More images
BA-26	Mound No. 11	Village Vauhisar	Quetta	More images
BA-27	Quaid-i-Azam Residency Building	Ziarat	Ziarat District	More images
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	More images

Unprotected sites & heritage

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

References

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v t e List of cultural heritage sites in Pakistan
Lists by provinces and territories	Azad Kashmir Balochistan FATA Gilgit-Baltistan Islamabad Capital Territory Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Sindh Karachi
Important sites	UNESCO World Heritage Sites National Monuments
Other sites	Archaeological sites Forts Mausolea and shrines Cemeteries Churches Gurdwaras Hindu temples Libraries Mosques Museums Hindu and Buddhist heritage

v t e Province of Balochistan topics
History	History of the Baloch people Mehrgarh Kalat (princely state)
Government and politics	Provincial Assembly Chief Minister Governor Tumandar Balochistan conflict Hazara Democratic Party Baloch nationalism
Culture and places	Baloch people List of Baloch tribes Language Cinema Cuisine Diaspora Music Brahui people Brahui language Hazara people
Archaeological Sites	Archaeological sites and monuments Pirak Gondrani Mehrgarh Gadani
Geography	Largest cities Districts Balochistan
Education	University of Balochistan
Sport	Ayub National Stadium

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