Historical Places of the Subcontinent

Located some eight kilometers away from Lasbela at Bara Bagh, there are tombs of the former rulers of Lasbela. This necropolis contains more than 100 tombs of which 40 belong to the royal family of the Koreja Jams.

Legend has it that the Jam Aali Korejo attacked Lasbela from his ancestral area of Kanrach valley and snatched Lasbela from Mai Chagli who was wife of Malik Pahar Khan Burfat, the cultural hero of the Burfats. Jam Aali popularly known as Khathurio was believed to have laid the foundation of Jam dynasty in 1742.

Historical Sites in Lasbela Balochistan | Pakistan Travel & Culture Archeology & History

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muqawwee123 · March 25, 2012, 6:54am

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She stood there, namelessly, for God knows since when – right there in the wilderness along the coast of the Arabian Sea, wearing a royal robe and a hood. The wind whistled around her, teased her but she could not stop the winds as the fast blowing winds swept past her and blew dust around her. No one visited her and she felt extremely lonely. Her only companion in he area was a huge Sphinx of Giza, Egypt like feature who shared her loneliness.

Then one day she saw huge creatures, yellow in colour with black round objects making them move and cutting a way through the mountains. Then a black limning was put on the areas that were cut and leveled by the strange creatures that she hadn’t seen before. And then she saw people started to move in smaller creatures with speed on the black carpet spread near her. She saw one of the people stopping and looking at her with awe and wonder in his eyes. She was happy that she was finally found. More and more people started to visit her, staring at her and taking her photographs.

One day a tall woman flanked by others came all the way from Hollywood, started at her and then called her Princess of Hope. Suddenly from obscurity, she became famous and made headlines across the world. A blue board was erected on the road pointing towards her direction with her new name on it. The lady that gave her name was none other than Angelina Jolie, the famous Hollywood actress and the UN ambassador of goodwill.

The exact location of Princess of Hope is about 275 kilometers from Karachi.

Princess of Hope ~ Jaho Jalal

Sphinx of Makran

Princess of Hope

muqawwee123 · March 25, 2012, 7:27am

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Mysterious cave city of Sher-e-Roghan, also known as Gondrani

Near to Balochistan’s coastal city of Las Bela is the mysterious cave city of Sher-e-Roghan, also known as Gondrani.Local legend has mythical accounts of its founding but its thought this was a huge Buddhist monastery; Buddhism flourished here about a 1000 years back.At the time of the arrival of the British they were about 1500 caves but now hardly 500 remain.This site can be developed into a major tourist attraction if the government makes an effort.

muqawwee123 · March 25, 2012, 7:35am

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**More about Gondrani, Balochistan

**The Cave City of Balochistan is located in a place known as Gondrani, almost 40KMS of the Bela city towards Khuzdar. The ruins of the Cave City go back to 1500 BC and was rediscovered by a British in the year 1858.

It is named after a woman who was known with two names “Mai Gondrani” and “Mai Brochani”. Her grave is also there at the far end of the cave city, the place is respected equally by The Muslims & Hindus for Mannats.

PS: Don’t get bother about the ‘Sheela ki Jawani’ playing in start of video

Ali_Syed · March 25, 2012, 7:39am

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Interesting :)

Ali_Syed · March 26, 2012, 4:27am

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muqawwee123 · March 26, 2012, 1:12pm

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Interesting. :k:

Lahore Museum is also full of treasure.

muqawwee123 · April 18, 2012, 5:54pm

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Katasraj temple is a Hindu temple situated in Katas village in the Chakwal district of Punjab in Pakistan. Dedicated to Shiva, the temple has existed since the days of Mahābhārata and the Pandava brothers spent a substantial part of their exile at the site. The Pakistan Government is considering nominating the temple complex for World Heritage Site status. It also proposes to spend about Rs 20 million in three phases for the restoration of the complex.

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muqawwee123 · April 19, 2012, 11:10am

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More on Katas Raj temples

Katas Raj is also the place where Alberuni attempted to measure the circumference of the Earth, studied Sanskrit and wrote his renowned Kitab-ul-Hind (Book of Hind) which depicted the religion, scientific knowledge, and social customs of Hindus. Paras Nath Jogi drew his last breath on Katas. Jagat Guru Nanak Ji also visited the place on the 1st of Visakh. Katas came to be known as Nanaknawas and was a site of contemplation for many large groups of mystics, ascetics and jogis. According to Hindu beliefs, taking bath in the holy pond at the site washes away all sins and makes man innocent.

The Temples of Katas Raj : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN

muqawwee123 · April 22, 2012, 7:52pm

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Historical City ‘Hund’.

Hund is located 97 km from Rawalpindi and is believed to be the ancient city pf Embolima founded by Alexander the Great. It was here that the exploration of the Indus River ordered by Darius and carried out by Skylax of Caryanda was started. Hund is also famous for being the birthplace of the celebrated Sanskrit grammarian, Panini. In the 7th century A.D., many Chinese pilgrims visited Hund, as it was a revered place for the Buddhists of the period. Later in its history, the Hindu Shahi Kings selected Hund as the capital of Gandhara because neighboring Kabul and Peshawar were under the power of the Afghan Ghazni Sultans. In the beginning of the 11th century, Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni conquered Hund. This once famous city is now in ruins, some of it washed away by floods. Among the remains numerous coins belonging to the Indo-Scythion and Hindu Shahi Rulers, jewellery and other articles of immense historical value have been found. Parts of the city walls still exist, remnants of this ancient capital.

As per some historians, the city was called ‘Ohind’ and considered to be the door of Hindustan. Its quite possible that this word, later became the origin of word ’ Hindustan’

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Ali_Syed · April 22, 2012, 10:49pm

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^ this seems to be quite an important ancient city but I haven't heard about it.

the_kaur · April 23, 2012, 6:43am

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Katas is the site, where two drops of tears of Bhagwan shiv fell while he was holding burning body of Mata Sati:), It is Bhagwan Shiv's temple:)

muqawwee123 · April 23, 2012, 3:02pm

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Haveli Maan Singh - The only Hindu architecture in Rohtas Fort, Jehlum.

There are no palaces in the Rohtas Fort except for the structure built by Raja Maan Singh called the Haveli of Maan Singh ( Maan Singh Palace). It is built on the highest point of the fortress. Its not the original part of the fortress.On the whole this fort is built in Afghan-Persian style but the balconies have Hindu architecture and same balconies can be seen in Haveli Maan Singh.

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muqawwee123 · April 23, 2012, 3:36pm

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Pathhar Girja - Alahabad

This cathedral is built in the 19th century in Gothic style, a style of architecture that flourished during the high and the late medieval period. The church was designed by Sir William Emerson, the eminent architect who designed the Victoria Memorial, Kolkata.

The cathedral houses exceptional stained-glass murals. Besides these murals, what makes the place more attractive is the intricate work and designs on the marble altar. The cathedral is also known as “Patthar Girija". One of the holy places in Allahabad, the cathedral is dedicated to all those who have deep faith in God. All Saint’s Cathedral is situated on the MG road.

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muqawwee123 · May 20, 2012, 5:42pm

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Punj Mehal (5 story palace) in Fatehpur Sikri.. The Mughal princess used to watch Eid ka Chand from 5th floor while their maids used to hold mirror in their hands so the princesses could see their chand sa chehra after watching aasman ka chand

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