Banbhore
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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. K
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Within Vinony's link graph, Banbhore is referenced by 88 other articles, and connects out to Sindh, Indo-Parthian kingdom and list of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Archaeological sites in Sindh, Thatta District and Tourist attractions in Sindh.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Thatta District
- Image
- Grand Mosque at Banbhore.jpg
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- Commons category
- Port of Banbhore
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Ruins
- Bhanbhore Port
- World Heritage Site
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.
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Gallery (2)
On the map
2 mapped locations