What is Pakistan famous for?
The ceiling mosaic of the central dome in the Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta. Nearby the mosque is Makli Necropolis, one of the largest funerary sites in the world.
Image: A.Savin
Pakistan is home to the second-highest mountain on Earth, the
K2 (8,611 m (28,251 ft)).
The country controls the
Khyber Pass and the Bolan Pass; traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
When in Pakistan, you should visit Punjab's capital, the country's most cosmopolitan city,
Lahore. The city features the 17th-century Mughal-era
Wazir Khan Mosque, the 16th century
Lahore Fort with gardens and the Minar-e-Pakistan, Pakistan's national tower.
450 km southwest of Lahore, in the Cholistan Desert, is the impressive structure of the 9th
Derawar Fort.
Snow-capped mountains, lush forests and verdant alpine meadows can be found in the
Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in the scenic
Hunza, a mountainous valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, bordering the Pamir Mountains and the Chinese province of Xinjiang.
Looking for adventure? There is the
Khyber Pass on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, formerly part of the Silk Road and now a section on the Asian Highway 1.
100 km east of Karachi is the famous
Shah Jahan Mosque in Thatta (near Makli).
Other attractions in Pakistan
Lowering of the flags ceremony at the Attari-Wagah (Pakistani-Indian border)
Image: Stefan Krasowski
The
lowering of the flags ceremony at the Attari-Wagah is a famous tourist attraction.
Colorful
Pakistani truck-art; Jingle trucks, heavy-goods vehicles with bells and whistles.
The huge
Khewra Salt Mines in the Punjab region are a major tourist attraction.
Souvenirs:
Multan Pottery and
Onyx.
Pink Himalayan salt from the Punjab region (with unproven claims of health benefits).
Gemstones like Black Onyx and Pakistani Peridot. Craft from
sheesham wood.
Pakistan Trivia
The Indus River valley in present-day Pakistan was the site of the Bronze Age
Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan civilization), one of the world's three earliest civilizations (2500–1700 BCE).
Pakistan is home to the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner,
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani women's education activist who was shot and nearly killed by a Taliban gunman.
The 1,300 km (800 mi) long
Karakoram Highway is one of the world's highest paved roads at a maximum elevation of 4,714 m.
"Welcome to the Dungeon"
- Brain, the first PC computer virus, was created in Pakistan.
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The national sport of Pakistan is
Hockey, but
Cricket is the most popular sport in the country.
Map
of Pakistan
Google
Earth Pakistan
Culture of Pakistan
Daily life and social customs
Nanga Parbat (Diamer) - View across the Indus and desert plains near Bunji, a town on the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) of Pakistan.
Wikivoyage: Pakistan
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
