There are not many countries in the World that have such a vast selection of tourist attractions to offer as Pakistan does, from beaches to snow covered mountains, historical monuments, archaeological sites, traditional costumes and customs.
Archaeological sites:
There are many archaeological sites of great importance in Pakistan which date back to the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. Of them, the twin cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harapa are surely the most important. They date back to 5000 years ago, when they flourished alongside the ancient cities of the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates river valleys.
Mohen jo Daro is located near Larkana, in Sindh. It exhibits an advanced knowledge of urban planning, engineering and sanitation. The present day grid network of the road systems of many modern cities dates back to Mhoenjo Daro. Some of the avenues were 10 meters wide. The houses of the well to do had courtyards surrounded by bedrooms, a kitchen, bathrooms, servants quarters and a well. The garbage was dropped down a chute into dustbins placed outside the house from which the garbage was collected on a regular basis and dumped elsewhere. The city had residential quarters, public buildings and shops. The residentail areas were, divided into separate sections for the rich and the poor.
The city also had a large granary and the Great Bath. The Great Bath was 12 meters long, 7 meters wide and 2 meters deep. It was fully waterproof and had an intricate system for the filling and drainage of water. Bathing seems to have been a part of the religious rituals of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Today, Mohenjo Daro has a museum and a rest house. It is accessible by road and rail from all parts of Pakistan and by air through Karachi. Taxial is another important archaeological site with a museum, located about 35 kilometers north west of Rawalpindi en route to Peshawar. Taxila dates back to the 5th century BC, when the Buddhist civilization was it its peak. It is a famous center of Ganharan art and architecture.
Archaeological sites:
There are many archaeological sites of great importance in Pakistan which date back to the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. Of them, the twin cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harapa are surely the most important. They date back to 5000 years ago, when they flourished alongside the ancient cities of the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates river valleys.
Mohen jo Daro is located near Larkana, in Sindh. It exhibits an advanced knowledge of urban planning, engineering and sanitation. The present day grid network of the road systems of many modern cities dates back to Mhoenjo Daro. Some of the avenues were 10 meters wide. The houses of the well to do had courtyards surrounded by bedrooms, a kitchen, bathrooms, servants quarters and a well. The garbage was dropped down a chute into dustbins placed outside the house from which the garbage was collected on a regular basis and dumped elsewhere. The city had residential quarters, public buildings and shops. The residentail areas were, divided into separate sections for the rich and the poor.
The city also had a large granary and the Great Bath. The Great Bath was 12 meters long, 7 meters wide and 2 meters deep. It was fully waterproof and had an intricate system for the filling and drainage of water. Bathing seems to have been a part of the religious rituals of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Today, Mohenjo Daro has a museum and a rest house. It is accessible by road and rail from all parts of Pakistan and by air through Karachi. Taxial is another important archaeological site with a museum, located about 35 kilometers north west of Rawalpindi en route to Peshawar. Taxila dates back to the 5th century BC, when the Buddhist civilization was it its peak. It is a famous center of Ganharan art and architecture.
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