Following is the list of cultural heritage sites in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan . The list also includes UNESCO World Heritage Site in the dictrict . [1] [2] The provincial government passed the Punjab Special Premises (Preservation) Ordinance, 1985 under which 272 sites have been protected by January 2013. [3] many of these buildings are in Muzaffargarh.
Following is the list of sites protected by the Federal Government of Pakistan.
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB-113 | Tomb of Tahir Khan Nahar (or Tahar Khan Nahar) and nearby mosque | Shrine | Sitpur | Musaffargarh |   | |
| PB-114 | Tomb of Sheikh Sadan Shaheed | Shrine | Village Sadan | Muzaffargarh |  |
The monuments below have been declared Special Premises (protected site) by the Government of Punjab under the 1985 Ordinance.
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB-P-188 | Shrine of Sakhi Abdul Wahab Bukhari | Shrine | Daira Deen Panah | Muzaffargarh | | |
| PB-P-189 | Shrine of Sheikh Ludho | Shrine | Muzaffargarh | | ||
| PB-P-190 | Shrine of Sultan Manjhan | Shrine | at Basti Sultan Manjhan | Muzaffargarh | | |
| PB-P-191 | Shrine of Buha Sher | Shrine | Muzaffargarh | | ||
| PB-P-192 | Shrine of Muhammad Anwar | Shrine | Kunnal Sharif | Muzaffargarh | |
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB-U-65 | Fort of Mahmood Kot | Muzaffargarh | |
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