Banbhore
Sign in to saveBanbhore, Bambhore, Bhanbhore or Bhambhore (; ) is a city dating to the 1st century BCE located in modern-day Sindh, Pakistan. The city ruins lie on the N-5 National Highway, east of Karachi. It dates back to the Scytho-Parthian era and was later controlled by Muslims from the 8th to the 13th century, after which it was abandoned. Remains of one of the earliest known mosques in the region dating back to 727 AD are still preserved in the city. In 1958, a major program of excavations at an early Islamic site of Banbhore was launched by the Department of Archaeology under the direction of F. A. K
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Bhanbhore
- Ancient site.native_name
- ڀنڀور
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- BhambhoreMithradatkirt
- Ancient site.image
- File:Banbhore site.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 300px
- Ancient site.caption
- Aerial view of the Bhanbhore site
- Ancient site.map_type
- Pakistan
- Ancient site.location
- Sindh, Pakistan
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- 1st century BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- After 13th century AD
- Ancient site.condition
- Ruined
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- Location
- History
- Ruins
- Bhanbhore Port
- World Heritage Site
- Gallery
- See also
- References
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Banbhore, Bambhore, Bhanbhore or Bhambhore (; ) is a city dating to the 1st century BCE located in modern-day Sindh, Pakistan. The city ruins lie on the N-5 National Highway, east of Karachi. It dates back to the Scytho-Parthian era and was later controlled by Muslims from the 8th to the 13th century, after which it was abandoned. Remains of one of the earliest known mosques in the region dating back to 727 AD are still preserved in the city. In 1958, a major program of excavations at an early Islamic site of Banbhore was launched by the Department of Archaeology under the direction of F. A. Khan which continued until 1964. In 2004, Department of Archaeology and Museums Pakistan submitted the site for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
==Location== thumb|left|History of Bhanbhore Bhanbhore is situated on the northern bank of Gharo creek, about east of Karachi in the Thatta District of Sindh, Pakistan. The city ruins are located on the N-5 National Highway between Dhabeji and Gharo.