According to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency's report published on protected areas in 1997, Balochistan has 27 archaeological sites and monuments protected by the Federal Government. These include the province's only national monument; Ziarat Residency. Additionally it has one site on the tentative world heritage list, Mehrgarh.
Of the some 400 sites and monuments protected under the Antiquities Act 1975, the province contains seven sites in Category 1, eight in Category II and fourteen in Category III.
National monuments, UNESCO inscribed and tentative sitesFederal Government
The following sites were previously protected under the Federal Government.
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
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| BA-1 | Pirak mound | Village Kolachi — located 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Sibi on the right side of the road to Jacobabad | Sibi District |   Upload Photo | ||
| BA-2 | Nindo Damb | Ornach Valley, Tehsil Wadh | Killa Abdullah District |  Tunnel, Chaman&categories= Upload Photo Tunnel, Chaman&categories= Upload Photo | ||
| BA-3 | Fort wall of Jhalawar | Jhalawar | Kharan District | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-4 | Fort of Azad Khan (Kharan Fort) | Kharan town | Kharan |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-5 | Pally Kalat | Washbohi | Kharan |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-6 | Nauroze Fort | Nauroze | Kharan | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-7 | Ancient tomb | Jhalawar | Kharan |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-8 | Har-o-Goke | Garuk | Kharan | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-9 | Bara Bagh Cemetery, Lasbela | Babrs | Lasbela District |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-10 | Tomb of General Muhammad Ibn-e-Haroon | Bela town | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-11 | Tombs at Hinidan | Pir Mubarakm | Lasbela |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-12 | Chowkhundi (Rumi) graves | Bhawani Sarai, 5 miles from Hub Chowki | Lasbela | _graves.jpg) Upload Photo | ||
| BA-13 | Tordheri site | Tordheri | Loralai District | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-14 | High mound | Dabarkot | Loralai | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-15 | Prehistoric mound | Harian Haider Zai | Loralai |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-16 | Damb Judeir or Judeir-jo-daro | Deh Jodher No. 2 between Jhat Pat and Dera Murad Jamali | Nasirabad District | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-17 | Mound No. 1 in Killi Gul Muhammad | Village Kotwal — located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Quetta city on the left side of the road to Chaman | Quetta District | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-18 | Mound No. 2 | Village Samangali, west side of Airport | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-19 | Mound No. 3 in Damb Sadat | Located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)southwest from Quetta city | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-20 | Mound No. 5 in Ahmad Khanzai | Located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Quetta | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-21 | Mound No. 6 | Shahi Khan, near Pir Ballo on Sariab Road | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-22 | Mound No. 7 | Kachlak on Chaman Road | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-23 | Mound No. 8 | Village Samali (Dosak-i-Khasyan) | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-24 | Mound No. 9 | Village Metar Zai | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-25 | Mound No. 10 | Shaikh Manda on Chaman Road | Quetta |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-26 | Mound No. 11 | Village Vauhisar | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-27 | Quaid-i-Azam Residency Building | Ziarat | Ziarat District |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-28 | Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh | Dhadar - located 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Dhadar Town on the right bank of Bolan River | Bolan District |  Upload Photo |
Unprotected sites and heritage
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
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| BA-U-1 | Bangi Ismail’s tomb (1468) | Gwadar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-2 | Jiwani graves c1400 AD | Jiwani | Gwadar |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-3 | Pasni graves c1400 AD | Pasni | Gwadar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-4 | Sohbatpur Mosque (1940) | Jaffarabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-5 | Kalatuk (Fort) c 1700 AD | Kech |  Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-6 | Miri Qila (Miri Fort) | Kech | .jpg) Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-7 | Nikoderian Tombs | in Mashkel, Nag and Panjgur | Kharan & Panjgur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-8 | Khawaja Amran Shrine | Near Gulistan | Killa Abdullah | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-9 | Spin Ghundi Mound | Close to Habibzai Village at the foot of an offshoot of the Khawaja Amran Range | Killa Abdullah | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-10 | Gondrani (or Gundriani) | Lasbela |  Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-11 | Shah Bilawal's Shrine | Khuzdar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-12 | Jamia Mosque c1838 | Bela | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-13 | Lahut-i-Lamakan (cave) | Khuzdar |  Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-14 | Kumb Shrine | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-15 | Shireen and Farhad (shrine) | Lasbela |  Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-16 | Sassi and Punnu (shrine) | Mouza Mumbar, Tehsil Sonmiani | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-17 | Pir Fida Hussain's shrine | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-18 | Pir Moosiani's shrine | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-19 | Pir Mohiddin's shrine | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-20 | Mai Gondrani's shrine | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-21 | Shahi Jamia Mosque | Bela | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-22 | Sir Robert Sandeman's tomb | Bela | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-23 | Karia Pir's shrine | Bela | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-24 | Sassi's spring | Lasbela | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-25 | Chinjan | 68 km southwest of Loralai | Loralai | .jpg) Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-26 | Daber Kot | 18km northeast of Duki Town | Loralai | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-27 | Mughal Qila (Mughal Fort) – c 1500AD | Loralai | .jpg) Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-28 | Rana Ghundai | Loralai | .jpg) Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-29 | Surjangal | 8km northeast of Sinjawi Town, Baghave Valley on road to Duki. | Loralai |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-30 | Torghar — caves and rock shelters with paintings | Sulaiman Range | Musakhel | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-31 | Zuncari Village — rock shelters | Sulaiman Range | Musakhel | .png) Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-32 | Sara Qila (Sara Fort) | Pishin | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-33 | Governor's House | Quetta |  Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-34 | Balochistan Secretariate building | Quetta | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-35 | Quetta railway station | Quetta | Quetta |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-36 | General Post Office and Central Telegraph Office building | Quetta | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-37 | Sessions Courts building | Quetta | Quetta |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-38 | Balochistan High Court building | Quetta | Quetta |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-39 | Frontier Corps Headquarters | Quetta | Quetta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-40 | Pakistan Command and Staff College (main building) | Quetta | Quetta |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-41 | Babar/Khosti - 10 rock shelters | Sulaiman Range | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-42 | Badanzai | Bronze Age | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-43 | Dhana Abdullahzai - 1 rock shelter - 1st time with wild boar | Sulaiman Range | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-44 | Hazrat Nazar Nika's Shrine | 6 km from Zhob | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-45 | Hazrat Khostu Baba's shrine | 100 km from Zhob towards Waziristan | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-46 | Ismailzai | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-47 | Lakaha Band - 4 rock shelters | Sulaiman Range | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-48 | Leaoha Ghozai - 5 caves and 6 rock shelters | Sulaiman Range | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-49 | Mughal Ghundai | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo
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| BA-U-50 | Musazai | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | |||
| BA-U-51 | Palwan Baba's shrine | Mughalkot area | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-52 | Paryan-o-Ghundi (or Periano Ghundai) (destroyed) | 2 miles west of Zhob | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-53 | Qais Rashid's tomb | top of Suleman Mountain | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-54 | Zakoo Nika's shrine | near Zhob | Zhob | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-55 | Walli Tangi waterfall | Quetta | Quetta |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-56 | Khojak Tunnel | near Pak-Afghan border at Chamman | Killa Abdullah |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-57 | Hinglaj Mata (Rani ki Mandir) | Hinglaj | Lasbela |  Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-58 | Lakho Pir | Near Bareja, 3 Kilometer from Khuzdar-Shahdadkot Highway | Jhal Magsi | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-59 | Shahli Tomb (Shrine) | Usta Muhammad, 2 Kilometer from Faizabad Usta Muhammad Road | Jaffarabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-60 | Gadahi Tomb (Shrine) | Usta Muhammad, 3 Kilometer from Faizabad-Usta Muhammad Road | Jaffarabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| BA-U-61 | Suhryani Tomb (Shrine) | Usta Muhammad, 5 Kilometer from Faizabad-Usta Muhammad Road | Jaffarabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo |
Further reading
- Balochistan Conservation Strategy - IUCN Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
References
- "List of Protected Notified Archaeological Sites and Monuments in Pakistan" (PDF). Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. pp. 47–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- "Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh". UNESCO World Heritage Center. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- 400 Monuments, Sites protected under Antiquities Act Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine The Nation 9 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2014
- ^ iucn. "Pre-Historic Caves and Rock Shelter Dwellings" (PDF). Balochistan Conservation Strategy. IUCN. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ Balochistan Conservation Strategy Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 194. Retrieved 19 May 2014
- ^ Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Killa Abdullah. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 11
- ^ Balochistan Conservation Strategy Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 190. Retrieved 19 May 2014
- ^ Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Lasbella. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 1999 pg 16
- ^ Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Lasbella. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 1999 pg 17
- ^ Balochistan Conservation Strategy Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 191. Retrieved 19 May 2014
- ^ Important/Historical Places, Quetta City in 1998 District Census Report of Quetta, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2001 pg 11
- ^ Important/Historical Places, Quetta City in 1998 District Census Report of Quetta, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2001 pg 12
- ^ Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Zhob, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 12
- Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Zhob, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 13
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