Historic sites
Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort
Lahore, Punjab
One of the largest mosques in the world, built in red sandstone by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1673, facing the Lahore Fort across a square.
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Natural features
Hunza Valley
Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan
A green valley high in the Karakoram, surrounded by peaks over 7,000 m, including Rakaposhi and Ultar.
Walks and treks
Fairy Meadows and Nanga Parbat
Gilgit-Baltistan
A grassy plateau at 3,300 m with a close view of Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth-highest mountain, 8,126 m.
Buildings
Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
Islamabad
A strikingly modern mosque shaped like a desert tent, with four pencil-thin minarets, at the foot of the Margalla Hills in Islamabad.
Historic sites
Mohenjo-daro
Dokri, Sindh
The ruins of one of the world's earliest cities, built around 2500 BC by the Indus Valley Civilisation, with a grid of brick streets, drains, houses …
Historic sites
Kalash Valleys, Chitral
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Kalash valleys near Chitral are home to the Kalash people, a small community with their own ancient religion, colourful dress and spring and autu…