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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.^[1] These include the province's only national monument; Ziarat Residency. Additionally it has one site on the tentative world heritage list, Mehrgarh.^[2]

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.^[3]

National monuments, UNESCO inscribed and tentative sites

Federal Government

The following sites were previously protected under the Federal Government.

ID	Name	Location	District	Image
BA-1	Pirak mound	Village Kolachi — located 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Sibi on the right side of the road to Jacobabad^[4]	Sibi District	Pirak mound More images 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	Fort of Azad Khan (Kharan Fort) More images Upload Photo
BA-5	Pally Kalat	Washbohi	Kharan	Pally Kalat More images Upload Photo
BA-6	Nauroze Fort	Nauroze	Kharan	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-7	Ancient tomb	Jhalawar	Kharan	Ancient tomb More images Upload Photo
BA-8	Har-o-Goke	Garuk	Kharan	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-9	Bara Bagh Cemetery, Lasbela	Babrs	Lasbela District	Bara Bagh Cemetery, Lasbela More images 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	Tombs at Hinidan More images Upload Photo
BA-12	Chowkhundi (Rumi) graves	Bhawani Sarai, 5 miles from Hub Chowki	Lasbela	Chowkhundi (Rumi) graves More images 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	Prehistoric mound More images 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^[4]	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^[4]	Quetta	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-20	Mound No. 5 in Ahmad Khanzai	Located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Quetta^[4]	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	Mound No. 10 More images Upload Photo
BA-26	Mound No. 11	Village Vauhisar	Quetta	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-27	Quaid-i-Azam Residency Building	Ziarat	Ziarat District	Quaid-i-Azam Residency Building More images 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^[4]	Bolan District	Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh More images Upload Photo

Unprotected sites and heritage

ID	Name	Location	District	Image
BA-U-1	Bangi Ismail’s tomb (1468)	^[5]	Gwadar	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-2	Jiwani graves c1400 AD	Jiwani^[5]	Gwadar	Jiwani graves c1400 AD More images Upload Photo
BA-U-3	Pasni graves c1400 AD	Pasni^[5]	Gwadar	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-4	Sohbatpur Mosque (1940)	^[5]	Jaffarabad	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-5	Kalatuk (Fort) c 1700 AD	^[5]	Kech	Kalatuk (Fort) c 1700 AD More images Upload Photo
BA-U-6	Miri Qila (Miri Fort)	^[5]	Kech	Miri Qila (Miri Fort) More images Upload Photo
BA-U-7	Nikoderian Tombs	in Mashkel, Nag and Panjgur^[5]	Kharan & Panjgur	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-8	Khawaja Amran Shrine	Near Gulistan^[6]	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^[6]	Killa Abdullah	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-10	Gondrani (or Gundriani)	^[7]	Lasbela	Gondrani (or Gundriani) More images Upload Photo
BA-U-11	Shah Bilawal's Shrine	^[8]	Khuzdar	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-12	Jamia Mosque c1838	Bela^[5]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-13	Lahut-i-Lamakan (cave)	^[8]	Khuzdar	Lahut-i-Lamakan (cave) More images Upload Photo
BA-U-14	Kumb Shrine	^[8]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-15	Shireen and Farhad (shrine)	^[8]	Lasbela	Shireen and Farhad (shrine) More images Upload Photo
BA-U-16	Sassi and Punnu (shrine)	Mouza Mumbar, Tehsil Sonmiani^[9]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-17	Pir Fida Hussain's shrine	^[8]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-18	Pir Moosiani's shrine	^[8]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-19	Pir Mohiddin's shrine	^[8]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-20	Mai Gondrani's shrine	^[8]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-21	Shahi Jamia Mosque	Bela^[9]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-22	Sir Robert Sandeman's tomb	Bela^[9]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-23	Karia Pir's shrine	Bela^[9]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-24	Sassi's spring	^[9]	Lasbela	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-25	Chinjan	68 km southwest of Loralai^[10]	Loralai	Chinjan More images Upload Photo
BA-U-26	Daber Kot	18km northeast of Duki Town^[10]	Loralai	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-27	Mughal Qila (Mughal Fort) – c 1500AD	^[5]	Loralai	Mughal Qila (Mughal Fort) – c 1500AD More images Upload Photo
BA-U-28	Rana Ghundai	^[10]	Loralai	Rana Ghundai More images Upload Photo
BA-U-29	Surjangal	8km northeast of Sinjawi Town, Baghave Valley on road to Duki.^[10]	Loralai	Surjangal More images Upload Photo
BA-U-30	Torghar — caves and rock shelters with paintings	Sulaiman Range^[7]	Musakhel	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-31	Zuncari Village — rock shelters	Sulaiman Range^[7]	Musakhel	Zuncari Village — rock shelters More images Upload Photo
BA-U-32	Sara Qila (Sara Fort)	^[5]	Pishin	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-33	Governor's House	^[11]	Quetta	Governor's House More images Upload Photo
BA-U-34	Balochistan Secretariate building	Quetta^[11]	Quetta	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-35	Quetta railway station	Quetta^[11]	Quetta	Quetta railway station More images Upload Photo
BA-U-36	General Post Office and Central Telegraph Office building	Quetta^[11]	Quetta	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-37	Sessions Courts building	Quetta^[11]	Quetta	Sessions Courts building More images Upload Photo
BA-U-38	Balochistan High Court building	Quetta^[11]	Quetta	Balochistan High Court building More images Upload Photo
BA-U-39	Frontier Corps Headquarters	Quetta^[12]	Quetta	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-40	Pakistan Command and Staff College (main building)	Quetta^[12]	Quetta	Pakistan Command and Staff College (main building) More images Upload Photo
BA-U-41	Babar/Khosti - 10 rock shelters	Sulaiman Range^[7]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-42	Badanzai	Bronze Age^[10]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-43	Dhana Abdullahzai - 1 rock shelter - 1st time with wild boar	Sulaiman Range^[7]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-44	Hazrat Nazar Nika's Shrine	6 km from Zhob^[13]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-45	Hazrat Khostu Baba's shrine	100 km from Zhob towards Waziristan^[13]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-46	Ismailzai	^[10]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-47	Lakaha Band - 4 rock shelters	Sulaiman Range^[7]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-48	Leaoha Ghozai - 5 caves and 6 rock shelters	Sulaiman Range^[7]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-49	Mughal Ghundai	^[10]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-50	Musazai	^[10]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-51	Palwan Baba's shrine	Mughalkot area^[13]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-52	Paryan-o-Ghundi (or Periano Ghundai) (destroyed)	2 miles west of Zhob^[14]^[10]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-53	Qais Rashid's tomb	top of Suleman Mountain^[13]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-54	Zakoo Nika's shrine	near Zhob^[13]	Zhob	Upload Photo Upload Photo
BA-U-55	Walli Tangi waterfall	Quetta	Quetta	Walli Tangi waterfall More images Upload Photo
BA-U-56	Khojak Tunnel	near Pak-Afghan border at Chamman	Killa Abdullah	Khojak Tunnel More images Upload Photo
BA-U-57	Hinglaj Mata (Rani ki Mandir)	Hinglaj	Lasbela	Hinglaj Mata (Rani ki Mandir) More images 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

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. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
^ 400 Monuments, Sites protected under Antiquities Act The Nation 9 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2014
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 194. Retrieved 19 May 2014
^ ^a ^b Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Killa Abdullah. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2000 pg 11
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 190. Retrieved 19 May 2014
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Lasbella. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 1999 pg 16
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Important/Historical Places, 1998 District Census Report of Lasbella. Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 1999 pg 17
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Balochistan Conservation Strategy IUCN Pakistan and Government of Balochistan 2000 ISBN 969-8141-33-2 pg 191. Retrieved 19 May 2014
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Important/Historical Places, Quetta City in 1998 District Census Report of Quetta, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2001 pg 11
^ ^a ^b Important/Historical Places, Quetta City in 1998 District Census Report of Quetta, Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan 2001 pg 12
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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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v t e Cultural heritage sites in Balochistan, Pakistan
Forts	Kharan Fort Lasbela Fort Mir Chakar Fort Sassi Punnu Fort Sandeman Fort Sibi Fort
Tourist spots	Quaid-e-Azam Residency
Archaeological sites	Pirak Nindowari Kharan Fort Judeir-jo-daro Periano Ghundai Mehrgarh Gondrani Nikoderian Tombs
Other sites	Bara Bagh Cemetery, Lasbela

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