List of cultural heritage sites in Islamabad

Islamabad Capital Territory is located on the Pothohar Plateau where excavations have revealed evidence of a prehistoric culture.^[1]^[2] Relics and human skulls have been found dating back to 5000 BC that show this region was home to Neolithic people who settled on the banks of the Swaan River, and developed small communities in the region at around 3000 BC.^[2] Islamabad's cultural heritage includes various archaeological sites, government buildings, shrines, stupas, landmarks, and national monuments. According to one survey by Quaid-e-Azam University in 2010, there are around 450 heritage sites in the capital territory and adjoining Rawalpindi district.^[3] The Capital Development Authority formed a committee in 2011 to locate and preserve 150 of these historical and archaeological sites.^[4]

Following is an incomplete list of the cultural heritage sites in Islamabad Capital Territory.

National monuments

ID	Name	Type	Location	District	Coordinates	Image
ICT-1	Mausoleum of Meher Ali Shah	Shrine	In Golra Sharif, Sector E-11	Islamabad	33°41′29″N 72°58′27″E / 33.6915°N 72.9742°E / 33.6915; 72.9742 (SL. No. ICT-1)	More images
ICT-2	Golra Sharif Railway Museum and Station	Museum and historical site	Located on Golra Road	Islamabad Capital Territory	33°40′15″N 72°56′51″E / 33.6708°N 72.9476°E / 33.6708; 72.9476 (SL. No. ICT-2)	More images
ICT-3	Saidpur Village	Historical site	On Khayaban-e-Iqbal, opposite Sector F-6, parallel to Islamabad Zoo	Islamabad Capital Territory	33°44′34″N 73°04′04″E / 33.7427°N 73.0678°E / 33.7427; 73.0678 (SL. No. ICT-3)	More images
ICT-4	Pakistan Monument	Landmark	Located on Shakarparian near Zero Point Interchange	Islamabad	33°41′36″N 73°04′06″E / 33.6933°N 73.0682°E / 33.6933; 73.0682 (SL. No. ICT-4)	More images
ICT-5	Faisal Mosque	Mosque	Located at end of Shahrah-e-Faisal at the foot of Margalla Hills	Islamabad Capital Territory	33°43′47″N 73°02′15″E / 33.7297°N 73.0376°E / 33.7297; 73.0376 (SL. No. ICT-5)	More images
ICT-6	Bari Imam	Shrine	Nurpur Shahan village - 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the Diplomatic Enclave^[5]	Islamabad Capital Territory	33°44′43″N 73°06′40″E / 33.7453°N 73.1112°E / 33.7453; 73.1112 (SL. No. ICT-6)	More images
ICT-7	Pakistan Museum of Natural History	Museum	Garden Avenue, Shakarparian^[6]	Islamabad	33°41′10″N 73°04′35″E / 33.6862°N 73.0765°E / 33.6862; 73.0765 (SL. No. ICT-7)	More images
ICT-8	Parliament House	Official building	on Constitution Avenue^[7]	Islamabad city	33°43′55″N 73°05′45″E / 33.7319°N 73.0957°E / 33.7319; 73.0957 (SL. No. ICT-8)	More images
ICT-9	Supreme Court of Pakistan	Official building	on Constitution Avenue	Islamabad city	33°43′39″N 73°05′54″E / 33.7275°N 73.0984°E / 33.7275; 73.0984 (SL. No. ICT-9)	More images
ICT-10	Aiwan-e-Sadr	Official building	on Constitution Avenue	Islamabad	33°43′53″N 73°05′51″E / 33.7315°N 73.0974°E / 33.7315; 73.0974 (SL. No. ICT-10)	More images
ICT-11	Prime Minister's Secretariat	Official building	on Constitution Avenue	Islamabad	33°43′33″N 73°06′00″E / 33.7257°N 73.0999°E / 33.7257; 73.0999 (SL. No. ICT-11)	More images
ICT-12	Pak Secretariat buildings	Official building	on Constitution Avenue	Islamabad	33°44′07″N 73°05′34″E / 33.7353°N 73.0929°E / 33.7353; 73.0929 (SL. No. ICT-12)	More images
ICT-13	National Archives of Pakistan	Official building	on Constitution Avenue	Islamabad	33°44′24″N 73°05′41″E / 33.7399°N 73.0947°E / 33.7399; 73.0947 (SL. No. ICT-13)
ICT-14	National Library of Pakistan	Official building	Behind Prime Minister's Secretariat	Islamabad	33°43′34″N 73°06′07″E / 33.7262°N 73.1019°E / 33.7262; 73.1019 (SL. No. ICT-14)	More images
ICT-15	Jinnah Convention Centre	Building	On Murree Road near Kashmir Chowk	Islamabad	33°42′45″N 73°06′17″E / 33.7126°N 73.1047°E / 33.7126; 73.1047 (SL. No. ICT-15)	More images
ICT-16	Punjab House	Official building	Sector F-5	Islamabad	33°44′34″N 73°05′25″E / 33.7427°N 73.0902°E / 33.7427; 73.0902 (SL. No. ICT-16)
ICT-17	Sindh House	Official building	Sector F-5	Islamabad	33°44′20″N 73°05′16″E / 33.7390°N 73.0879°E / 33.7390; 73.0879 (SL. No. ICT-17)	More images
ICT-18	Kashmir House	Official building	Sector F-5	Islamabad	33°44′13″N 73°05′01″E / 33.7370°N 73.0837°E / 33.7370; 73.0837 (SL. No. ICT-18)
ICT-19	Balochistan House	Official building	Sector F-5	Islamabad	33°44′06″N 73°05′23″E / 33.7351°N 73.0896°E / 33.7351; 73.0896 (SL. No. ICT-19)	More images
ICT-20	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House	Official building	Sector F-5	Islamabad	33°44′05″N 73°05′13″E / 33.7346°N 73.0869°E / 33.7346; 73.0869 (SL. No. ICT-20)
ICT-21	Buddhist and Hindu sites at Shah Allah Ditta village	Archaeological site	various sites in Shah Allah Ditta village	Islamabad Capital Territory		More images
ICT-22	Shah Allah Ditta caves	Archaeological site	Near the shrine of Shah Allah Ditta^[8]	Islamabad Capital Territory		More images
ICT-23	Sadhu ka Bagh	Archaeological site	In Shah Allah Ditta village near the caves^[8]	Islamabad Capital Territory		More images
ICT-24	Jira rock shelters	Archaeological site	near the village of Bobri^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-25	Bobri rock shelters	Archaeological site	South of the village of Bobri^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-26	Phulgran rock shelter and natural menhirs	Archaeological site	In Phulgran village^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-27	Darwala rock shelters and natural menhirs	Archaeological site	In Darwala village^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-28	Bora Bangial rock shelters and natural menhirs	Archaeological site	In Bora Bangial village^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-29	Peja rock shelters and natural menhirs	Archaeological site	In Peja village^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-30	Gora Mast rock shelters and natural menhirs	Archaeological site	In Gora Mast village^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-31	Bhimbar Tarar rock shelters and natural menhirs	Archaeological site	In Bhimbar Tarar village^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-32	Bagh Jogian caves	Archaeological site	In Bagh Jogian village^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-33	Meharabad Buddhist mound and stupas	Archaeological site	Meharabad, Sector G-12	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-34	Chauntra caves	Archaeological site	North of Sector E-11	Islamabad Capital Territory		More images
ICT-35	Ban Faqiraan stupas	Archaeological site	Ban Faqiraan^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-36	Ban Faqiraan mosque	Mosque	Ban Faqiraan^[9]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-37	Lizard Rock (rock shelter)	Archaeological site	Lizard Rock Park, Sector G-13^[4]	Islamabad Capital Territory		More images
ICT-38	Islamabad di daat	Landmark	Fatima Jinnah Park, Sector F-9	Islamabad		More images
ICT-39	Fatima Jinnah Park baradri	Landmark	Near the Bolan Gate of Fatima Jinnah Park, Sector F-9	Islamabad	33°41′49″N 73°01′03″E / 33.6969°N 73.0175°E / 33.6969; 73.0175 (SL. No. ICT-39)	More images
ICT-40	Three domes	Landmark	Fatima Jinnah Park, Sector F-9	Islamabad	33°42′16″N 73°01′04″E / 33.7044°N 73.0178°E / 33.7044; 73.0178 (SL. No. ICT-40)	More images
ICT-41	Reflecting ponds (poetry walls)	Landmark	Fatima Jinnah Park, Sector F-9	Islamabad	33°42′21″N 73°01′02″E / 33.7057°N 73.0173°E / 33.7057; 73.0173 (SL. No. ICT-41)	More images
ICT-42	Chaghi Monument	Landmark	Faizabad Interchange	Islamabad	33°40′00″N 73°05′10″E / 33.6668°N 73.0861°E / 33.6668; 73.0861 (SL. No. ICT-42)	More images
ICT-43	Chan Pir Badsah Darbar	Shrine	In Pandorian, Shehzad Town	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-44	Lok Virsa Museum	Museum	Garden Avenue, Shakarparian	Islamabad	33°41′20″N 73°04′21″E / 33.6889°N 73.0725°E / 33.6889; 73.0725 (SL. No. ICT-44)	More images
ICT-45	Saudi-Pak Tower	Building	Blue Area	Islamabad	33°42′51″N 73°03′47″E / 33.7142°N 73.063°E / 33.7142; 73.063 (SL. No. ICT-45)	More images
ICT-46	Crescent and Star monument	Landmark	on Garden Avenue near Rose and Jasmine Garden	Islamabad	33°41′53″N 73°05′10″E / 33.698027°N 73.086183°E / 33.698027; 73.086183 (SL. No. ICT-46)	More images
ICT-47	Sain cup marks	Archaeological site	Sain village^[10]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-48	Gumbat cup marks	Archaeological site	Gumbat village^[10]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-49	G-10 rock shelter, petroglyphs, and cup marks	Archaeological site	Next to Usman Mosque near Buland Market, G-10/1^[10]	Islamabad	33°40′24″N 73°00′47″E / 33.673215°N 73.013163°E / 33.673215; 73.013163 (SL. No. ICT-49)
ICT-50	Arazi Sahal cup marks	Archaeological site	Arazi Sahal village^[10]	Islamabad Capital Territory
ICT-51	G-13 petroglyphs	Archaeological site	Sector G-13/4^[10]	Islamabad Capital Territory

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List of cultural heritage sites in Pakistan

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