7 tourist places in Pakistan
The famous tourist places in Pakistan you are not aware of..
A Glance on Pakistan
Pakistan is a country in South Asia. Pakistan is officially known
as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.It is the thirty-third largest country. The area covered is 8,81,913
square kilometers. Pakistan has a 1046 kilometer coastline along
the Arabian Sea. Afghanistan is faced toward the
west; Iran is faced towards the southwest. It is separated narrowly
from Tajikistan.
1. BADSHAHI MOSQUE in Lahore
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| BADSHAI MOSQUE, LAHORE |
The Badshahi
Mosque in Lahore is constructed in Mughal era in Lahore, the
mosque is located in west of Lahore Fort in the outskirts of
the Walled City of Lahore. Badshahi Mosque was commissioned by
Aurangzeb in the year 1671, with construction of the mosque lasting for
two years until 1673. The mosque is the example of Mughal architecture,
with an exterior that is decorated with carved red sandstone with marble inlay.
It is still the largest and most recent of the grand imperial mosques of the
Mughal era in Pakistan.The Mosque is widely considered to be one of Lahore's
most iconic landmark.
2. HUNZA VALLEY in Hunza
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HUNZA VALLEY |
Hunza Valley in
Hunza formerly a princely state bordering Xinjiang to
the North-East and Pamir to the North-West. Hunza Valley survived
until 1974 and after that it finally dissolved by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Hunza
was an independent principality for Nine-hundred years, until
the british gained control of it and the neighboring valley of Nagar
in between-1892 through a military conquest.
3. Masjid Wazir Khan (Wazir Khan Mosque)
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| WASIR-KHAN MOSQUE |
The Wazir
Khan constructed in Seventeenth century in the city of Lahore. The Construction of
Wazir Khan Mosque began in the year of 1634 and was completed in 1641. The
Wazir Khan Mosque was considered to be the most ornately decorated Mughal-era
mosque and it was commissioned during the reign of
the Mughal Emperor ShahJahan. The mosque is known for its
intricate faiencetile work known as kashikari, as well as its
interior surfaces that are almost entirely embellished with elaborate
Mughal-era frescoes.
4. Faisal Mosque Islamabad
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| faisal mosque, Islamabad
Faisal Mosque is
situated in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Construction of the mosque began in 1976.
The famous Mosque is Located on the foothills of Margalla Hills which
is in Islamabad, the mosque has a contemporary design consisting of eight
sides of concrete shell. The mosque is one of the major tourist attractions in
Pakistan and referred as a contemporary and influential feature of Islamic
architecture.
5. Altit Fort, Hunza
Altit Fort is a famous fort at Altit town in the Hunza valley in Gilgit Baltistan. Altit Fort is around 1100 years old which
makes it the oldest monument in the Gilgit–Baltistan. It was the original home to the hereditary rulers of
the Hunza state, who carried the title Mir.
6. Margalla Hills Islamabad
The Margalla Hills is a part of the Himalayan foothills
located within the Margalla Hills National Park at North of Islamabad
in Pakistan. On 6th January2012 this
place received the highest tourist spot. The Margalla range has an area of
12,605 hectares. The hills are the part of Murree hills.
7. Pakistan Monument Museum Islamabad
The Pakistan Monument is one of the national
monument and this heritage museum located on the western side of
Shakarparian Hills in Islamabad in Pakistan. It’s elevation makes the
monument visible from across the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan
area and is a popular tourist destination. The monument constructed for
symbolize the unity of the Pakistani people
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