List of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan

Moenjodaro

Takht-i-Bahi and Sahr-i-Bahlol

Rohtas Fort

Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens

Taxila

Makli Hill

class=notpageimage|

Location of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.^[1] Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage.^[2] Pakistan ratified the convention on 23 July 1976, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list.^[3]

There are six World Heritage Sites in Pakistan, and a further 26 on the tentative list.^[3] The first three sites were listed in 1980, the Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro, Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol, and Taxila. Two sites were listed in 1981 and the most recent site added to the list was the Rohtas Fort, in 1997. All six sites are cultural.^[3]