Following is the list of monuments and archaeological sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan. A total 85 sites in the province were under the protection of the Federal Government. The list includes the only completely inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol [1] as well as sites which are part of the World Heritage Sites at Taxila.
Until the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, the protected sites were under the Federal Government.
ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
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KPK-1 | Zuro Dheri | archaeological site | Mansehra | |||
KPK-2 | Akra (A) mound | near Village Bhart | Bannu | ![]() | ||
KPK-3 | Akra (B) mound | near Village Vhart | Bannu | ![]() | ||
KPK-4 | House of Dilip Kumar, Peshawar | Peshawar | Peshawar District | |||
KPK-5 | Sheri Khan Tarakai | Village Jani Khel Wazir | Bannu | ![]() | ||
KPK-6 | Ghundai | Village Bakka - Khel Wazir | Bannu | ![]() | ||
KPK-7 | Ranigat | Totalai | Buner | ![]() | ||
KPK-8 | Rehman Dheri | Hisam | D.I.Khan | ![]() | ||
KPK-9 | Northern Kafir Kot - ancient fort and temple | Umer Khel | D.I.Khan | ![]() | ||
KPK-10 | Graveryard including four tombs at Lal Mohra Sharif | Lunda Pahar | D.I.Khan | ![]() | ||
KPK-11 | Southern Kafir Kot - ancient fort and temple | Bilot | D.I.Khan | ![]() | ||
KPK-12 | Badalpur Buddhist stupa and monastery (Taxila) | Badalpur | Haripur | 33°46′56″N72°52′08″E / 33.782142°N 72.868814°E | ![]() | |
KPK-13 | Lal Chak stupa and monastery (Taxila) | Garhian | Haripur | 33°47′15″N72°51′49″E / 33.787430°N 72.863493°E | ![]() | |
KPK-14 | Jaulian (Taxila) | Jaulian | Haripur | 33°45′53″N72°52′29″E / 33.764842°N 72.874804°E | ||
KPK-15 | Sirsukh (Taxila) | Marchabad | Haripur | 33°46′21″N72°50′52″E / 33.772628°N 72.847853°E | ||
KPK-16 | Piplan site (Taxila) | Jaulian | Haripur | 33°45′57″N72°51′57″E / 33.765752°N 72.865954°E | ||
KPK-17 | Bhamala Stupa site | Next to Haro River in Bhamala | Haripur | |||
KPK-18 | Pind Ghakhran mound | Pind Ghakhran | Haripur | |||
KPK-19 | Mirpur mound | Mirpur village | Haripur | ![]() | ||
KPK-20 | Bhera (mound) | Bhera | Haripur | ![]() | ||
KPK-21 | Chitti site | Chitti | Haripur | ![]() | ||
KPK-22 | Tarnawa-Chitti site A & B | Tarnawa (see above also) | Haripur | ![]() | ||
KPK-23 | Burj or Tuma site | Garamthun | Haripur | ![]() | ||
KPK-24 | Bhari Dheri | Kutehra | Haripur | ![]() | ||
KPK-25 | Dana Wali | Kutehra | Haripur | ![]() | ||
KPK-26 | Tope site | Kamalpur | Haripur | ![]() | ||
KPK-27 | Handyside Fort | Kohat | ![]() | |||
KPK-28 | Tomb of Shaheed Ahmad Maujadid Baralvi | Bala Kot | Mansehra | |||
KPK-29 | Tomb of Shah Ismail Shaheed | Bala Kot | Mansehra | ![]() | ||
KPK-30 | Buddhist inscribed rock at Shahdaur | Shahdaur Agror | Mansehra | |||
KPK-31 | Mansehra Rock Edicts (Fourteen rock edicts of Asoka inscribed on three rock boulders) | Mansehra | ![]() | |||
KPK-32 | Seri Bahlol city remains | Seri Bahlol | Mardan | |||
KPK-33 | Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka inscribed on two rocks in Shahbaz Garhi | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-34 | Takht-i-Bahi Buddhist ruins | Takht-i-Bahi | Mardan | |||
KPK-35 | Buddhist ruins | Jamal Garhi | Mardan | |||
KPK-36 | Stone circle | Asota - Swabi Tehsil | Swabi | |||
KPK-37 | Chanaka Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-38 | Tereli Buddhist remains | Sawal Dhera | Marden | ![]() | ||
KPK-39 | Kasmir Samast | Rustam | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-40 | Ruined fort wall | Hund | Mardan | |||
KPK-41 | Maida Ghundai or Maida Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-42 | Hussai Dheri | Shahbaz Garhi | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-43 | Adina Dheri | near Gariala | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-44 | Chargul Dheri | Chargul - 5 miles southwest of Rustam | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-45 | Chichar Dheri | Jamal Garhi | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-46 | Turlandi Ghundai (mound) | Chak No. 2 | Mardan | ![]() | ||
KPK-47 | Takhtaband | Tehsile Sawabi | Sawabi | ![]() | ||
KPK-48 | Black Rock | on right bank of Indus River - Modery | Nowshera | ![]() | ||
KPK-49 | Mirchi-ki-ddheri | Head Bust - Chak Razar | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-50 | Gorkhatree | Peshawar | ![]() | |||
KPK-51 | Bala Hisar mound | Charsadda | Peshawar | |||
KPK-52 | Tomb built by one Shah Qutb during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar | Dilzak | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-53 | Sheikhan Dheri | Chak Razar - Head Bust | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-54 | Rattappan mound | 2 miles from Jalbi Village | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-55 | Ghaz Dheri | Razzar | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-56 | Hamza Garhi mounds | Hamza Garhi | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-57 | Dharam Sal-ki-dheri | Mera Prang | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-58 | Kaniza-ki-dheri | Charsadda | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-59 | Tomb and mosque of Sheikh Immamuddin | Pilosi Piran | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-60 | Gateway of Kotla Mohsin Khan | Kotala Moshin Khan | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-61 | Sethi House Complex | Mohallah - Setian | Peshawar | |||
KPK-62 | Abasin Arts Council | Peshawar | Peshawar | ![]() | ||
KPK-63 | Barama site | Mingora | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-64 | Mahmud Ghaznavi Mosque (Odigram) | Odigram | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-65 | Butkara-I | Mingora | Swat | |||
KPK-66 | Panr site | Panr | Swat | |||
KPK-67 | Loebnr stupa | Loebanr | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-68 | Saidu stupa | Saidu Sharif | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-69 | Dangram stupa | Dangram | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-70 | Gogdara Rock Carvings | Gogdara | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-71 | Manglawar stupa | Manglawar | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-72 | Shinashah stupa | Batura | Swat | |||
KPK-73 | Gullaki Dheri | Kukarai | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-74 | Aligrama site | Aligrama | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-75 | Najigram site | Nijigram | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-76 | Nawagai (Gumbatuna) | Nawagai | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-77 | Amlukdara stupa | Amlukdara Serai | Swat | |||
KPK-78 | Shingardara stupa | Amlukdara Serai | Swat | |||
KPK-79 | Nimogram site | Village Gumkot | Swat | ![]() | ||
KPK-80 | Barikot Ghundai | ancient Bazira - Barikot | Swat | |||
KPK-81 | Ghalegay Cave | Barikot | Swat | |||
KPK-82 | Butkara-III | Gulkada Babozai | Swat | |||
KPK-83 | Islamia College Peshawar | Peshawar | ![]() | |||
KPK-84 | the Fort of Nawab shah Jahan | Dir District | ![]() | |||
KPK-85 | Kapoor Family House | Peshawar | Peshawar District | |||
KPK-86 | House of Barri Imam | Banks of Hazro River | Abbottabad District | ![]() | ||
KPK-87 | Jinnan Wali Dheri | Haripur Khanpur Road | Haripur District | ![]() | ||
KPK-88 | Shahi Mosque, Chitral | Noghor Road | Chitral District | ![]() | ||
KPK-89 | Syed ka Bagh | Dubgari Road | Peshawar | 34°00′09″N71°33′27″E / 34.002453°N 71.557442°E | ![]() | |
KPK-90 | Grant Hostelm | Peshawar | ![]() |
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ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
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FATA-1 | Ali Masjid and Ali Masjid Fort | Fort | It is located at the narrowest point of Khyber Pass [2] | Khyber Agency | 34°01′27″N71°15′52″E / 34.024280°N 71.264470°E | ![]() |
FATA-2 | Bab-e-Khyber | Historical site | located in Jamrud on N-5 Highway | Khyber Agency | 34°00′09″N71°22′48″E / 34.002516°N 71.380040°E | ![]() |
FATA-3 | Jamrud Fort | Fort | located next to Bab-e-Khyber in Jamrud [3] | Khyber Agency | 34°00′14″N71°22′43″E / 34.003808°N 71.378524°E | ![]() |
FATA-4 | Sphola Stupa (Khyber Stupa) | Archaeological site | Near the village of Zarai, [3] [4] 5 miles (8.0 km) before Landikotal beside the N-5 Highway [5] | Khyber Agency | 34°04′29″N71°12′30″E / 34.0747°N 71.2083°E | ![]() |
FATA-5 | Shagai Fort | Fort | Located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Jamrud [3] [6] | Khyber Agency | 34°01′02″N71°16′48″E / 34.017350°N 71.279887°E | ![]() |
FATA-7 | Michni Post | Historical site | Between Landikotal and Torkham [7] | Khyber Agency | ||
FATA-8 | Alexander Fort | Fort | Razmak | North Waziristan Agency | ![]() | |
FATA-9 | Malik Ammir Jani Mosque | Fort | North Waziristan Agency | ![]() |
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