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Butkara No 3
Further along the Jambil Valley is Butkara No 3, a partly reconstructed courtyard of enclosed stupas. To get here, continue 500m past the turn-off to Butkara No 1 until you reach a culvert. Then climb five minutes up a gully to the right. It can be difficult to find, but theres a v
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Chitral Museum Of Archaeology & Ethnology
The small new Chitral Museum Of Archaeology & Ethnology is poorly signed but located next to the polo ground. It has a few local ethnographic exhibits, but is a little disappointing and keeps irregular hours (you may have to find someone to open it for you). It compares poorly
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Ayub National Park
Named after General Ayub Khan, the first of Pakistans martial law administrators, the rather staid Ayub National Park south of the Cantonment has 900 hectares of paths, gardens and lakes (with hire boats). To get here, take an airport-bound Suzuki from Rawalpindi and get off at Kuc
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Mominabad Village
In the Northern Areas there are traces of an ancient caste system, in which musicians and artisans ranked low. In the past they were often segregated in their own separate villages. Though its quite ordinary looking, Mominabad (old name Berishal), near a turn on the Ganish-Karimaba
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Mohatta Palace
Near the Ziarat of Abdullah Shah Gazi is the Mohatta Palace, another residence of Jinnahs sister Fatima, a fine British Raj building that has enjoyed a new lease of life following its restoration in 1999. The exhibtions detail the history of Pakistans distinctive artistic heritage
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National Museum of Pakistan
The display here includes a two-million-year-old Stone Age axe recovered from the Potwar Plateau and other artefacts from around Pakistan. Theres an interesting Islamic section outlining the early Arab settlements of Debal and Mansura. The Freedom Movement gallery has a collection
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Panja Shah Ziarat
Just beyond the northern limit of Afiyatabad the winding link road to Chapursan intersects with the KKH. After travelling through crumbling mountains and sliding scree slopes that make the trip adventurous at any time but exceedingly dangerous during rain, the simple but colourful
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Sikh Fort
Up a laneway 300m past the library is a fort, built in the early 19th century by Sikh governor general Man Singh (after whom Mansehra is named), and rebuilt by the British after the Second Sikh War and the annexation of the Sikh state. It now houses a police office and a jail. Very
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Pakistan Army Museum
The Pakistan Army Museum is next to the Army Library (behind the Pearl Continental Hotel). It houses a handful of well-kept galleries exhibiting a limited but interesting collection dating from prehistoric times. Items include rifles, swords (including some Turkish ones), Stone Age
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Shakarparian
Known as Shakarparian, the urban wilderness south of Islamabad has an arboretum with trees planted by dozens of foreign heads of state, as well as sculpted gardens, and panoramas of Islamabad and Rawalpindi from the east lookout. To get to the hill lookouts, get off the bus at the
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Eidgah Mosque
The large Eidgah Mosque, covering an area of some 73m by 16m, was built in 1735 and was later used by the Sikhs as a military garrison. In turn, the British used it as a courthouse (it was here that Agnew was slain) but it was restored to its original use in 1891 and today has some
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Taxila Museum
The rewarding Taxila Museum is closed the first Monday of each month and closes early (14:00) during Ramazan (Ramadan). It houses many of the significant finds from the Taxila site, particularly from the Kushan era. These include exquisite Buddha sculptures with intriguing Mediterr
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Red Fort
This stronghold at a kink in the Neelam River was completed by Sultan Muzaffar Khan in 1646. The Mughals built their own fort and its importance waned, but the Dogra rulers of Jammu & Kashmir state rebuilt and enlarged this one. Its been tidied up for tourists, though significa
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Childrens Park
Inside the main entrance, past the TDCP Motel and park office, is a Childrens Park with a small zoo containing local wildlife such as imperial sandgrouse, partridge, pheasant, rhesus monkey, ciracal and civet cat, desert fox and a pair of rhinos. Animal species found wild in the pa
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Jambil Valley Archaeological Sites
At Panr (pronounced pahn) on the other (east) side of Jambil Khwar are a stupa and monastery from the 1st to 5th centuries AD. Youll find a path and bridge about 1.5km beyond Butkara No 3, or you can head 3km out along Haji Baba Rd from Mingora Bazaar. Further out at Loebanr, on th
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Museum
The good Museum contains relics from the site, including engraved seals, terracotta toys, kitchen utensils, weapons, sculpture, jewellery and other ornaments. If youre coming to the site from Karachi, its worth visiting the National Museum first, as it contains some of Moenjodaros
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Gurdwara of Arjan Dev
The Gurdwara of Arjan Dev is dedicated to Sikhisms fifth guru. Created by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this is Lahores largest gurdwara (Sikh temple) and is an important pilgrimage site for Sikhs. Non-Sikhs are not permitted entry to certain areas. Men and women must cover their heads an
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Sacred Rocks at Hunza
Sacred Rocks at Hunza is about 1.5km east on the KKH at a place called Haldekush are several stony rises. The rocks, with pictures and inscriptions from as early as the 1st century, are a guest book of the valley. In addition to local traditions, they tell of Buddhist pilgrims, kin
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Buddha Relief
Across Hargisar Nala from the track is a Buddha Relief carved on a rock in about the 7th century. About 200m beyond the Baltoro resthouse turning and a cluster of government offices, and just past an Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) office, turn right on a small path. Near th
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Truck Workshops
Just beyond Rajah Bazaar on Railway Workshop Rd are rows of truck workshops where you can sometimes see trucks being decorated with the vibrant art that typifies Pakistani road transport. To find these trucks, take the Ganj Mandi Rd from Fowara Chowk, and once you reach the tonga (
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