List of cultural heritage sites in Azad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir, part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, is an autonomous state of Pakistan.[1] The history of the region dates back to thousands of years. A survey team in 2014 recorded around 100 archaeological sites in the region dating back to Mughal, Sikh, and Dogra rule.[2]

Following is an incomplete list of cultural heritage sites in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

ID	Name	Type	Location	District	Coordinates	Image
AJK-1	Bagh Fort	Fort	In the town of Bagh[3][4]	Bagh District		Upload Photo
AJK-2	Baghsar Fort	Fort	Near the town of Baghsar[3][5]	Bhimber District	33°02′22″N 74°12′23″E	Baghsar Fort More images Upload Photo
AJK-3	Mughal Mosque	Mosque	In the town on Bhimber[3]	Bhimber		Mughal Mosque More images Upload Photo
AJK-4	Haathi gate (Mughal Elephant gate)	Historical site	Near purani kacheri in the town on Bhimber	Bhimber		Upload Photo
AJK-5	Sarai Saadabad	Historical site	Samahni[3]	Bhimber		Sarai Saadabad More images Upload Photo
AJK-6	Darbar Baba Shadi Shaheed	Shrine	In Jandi Chontra[3][5]	Bhimber	33°03′03″N 74°06′55″E	Darbar Baba Shadi Shaheed More images Upload Photo
AJK-7	Ali Baig Gurdwara	Gurdwara	In the village of Ali Baig near Khalsa Middle School[2]	Bhimber	33°00′39″N 73°52′10″E	Ali Baig Gurdwara More images Upload Photo
AJK-8	Darbar Haji Pir	Shrine	Located near Aliabad[6]	Haveli District		Upload Photo
AJK-9	Throchi Fort	Fort	Located in Gulpur at end of Gulpur-Throchi Road on top of the hill[3]	Kotli District	33°25′43″N 73°52′36″E	Throchi Fort More images Upload Photo
AJK-10	Bhrund Fort	Fort	Located in Sehnsa[3]	Kotli		Upload Photo
AJK-11	Darbar Mai Toti Sahiba	Shrine	In Pandli Sharif, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Khuiratta[3]	Kotli		Darbar Mai Toti Sahiba More images Upload Photo
AJK-12	Fountains and gardens at Khuiratta	Historical site	In the town of Khuiratta38 kilometres (24 mi) from Kotli city[7]	Kotli		Upload Photo
AJK-13	Ramkot Fort	Fort	Across the Mangla lake from Sukhian (travel via boat)[8][9]	Mirpur District	33°13′25″N 73°38′30″E	Ramkot Fort More images Upload Photo
AJK-14	Shrines of Khari Shareef	Shrine	located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Mirpur city on Darbaar Road[8]	Mirpur	33°05′03″N 73°45′38″E	Shrines of Khari Shareef More images Upload Photo
AJK-15	Mangla Fort	Fort	Next to Mangla Dam (possibly off-limits)[3]	Mirpur	33°07′53″N 73°38′26″E	Mangla Fort More images Upload Photo
AJK-16	Burjun Fort	Fort	In Burjun,[3]	Mirpur		Burjun Fort More images Upload Photo
AJK-17	Pir Chinasi (Pir Shah Hussain Bukhari's shrine)	Shrine	At the end of Pir Chinasi Road[10]	Muzaffarabad District	34°23′20″N 73°32′59″E	Pir Chinasi (Pir Shah Hussain Bukhari's shrine) More images Upload Photo
AJK-18	Red Fort (Muzaffarabad Fort, Rutta Qila, Chak Fort)	Fort	In Muzaffarabad city, near Challah Bridge on Neelam Road[10][11]	Muzaffarabad	34°22′56″N 73°27′53″E	Red Fort (Muzaffarabad Fort, Rutta Qila, Chak Fort) More images Upload Photo
AJK-19	Black Fort (Gojra Fort)	Fort	Police Line Road, in Muzaffarabad city (possibly off-limits)[10][12][13]	Muzaffarabad	34°21′35″N 73°28′00″E	Upload Photo
AJK-20	Kohala Bridge	Historical site	On Kohala-Muzaffarabad Road	Muzaffarabad	34°05′46″N 73°29′55″E	Kohala Bridge More images Upload Photo
AJK-21	Quaid-e-Azam tourist lodge, Barsala	Historical site	On Kohala-Muzaffarabad Road 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Kohala Bridge on the way to Muzaffarabad[10]	Muzaffarabad	34°07′48″N 73°29′49″E	Quaid-e-Azam tourist lodge, Barsala More images Upload Photo
AJK-22	Sain Saheli Sarkar Darbar	Shrine	in District Headquarter office complex, Muzaffarabad[3]	Muzaffarabad	34°21′29″N 73°28′26″E	Upload Photo
AJK-23	Sharda Peeth	Ruins, Archaeological site	Located in the town of Sharda near the Main Bazaar[3]	Neelum Valley	34°47′32″N 74°11′24″E	Sharda Peeth More images Upload Photo
AJK-24	Sharda Buddhist University	Archaeological site	Located in the town of Sharda, nearly half kilometers north of Sharda Peeth[3]	Neelum Valley	34°47′45″N 74°11′43″E	Upload Photo
AJK-25	Baral Fort	Fort	12 miles (19 km) south of Pallandri in the town of Baral[3][4]	Sudhanoti District	33°38′14″N 73°42′14″E	Upload Photo
AJK-26	Rani Bowli (Pallandri bowli)	Historical site	On outskirts of Pallandri town[3][4]	Sudhanoti		Rani Bowli (Pallandri bowli) More images Upload Photo
AJK-27	Barnad Fort	Fort	[2]			Upload Photo
AJK-28	Aion Fort	Fort	[2]			Upload Photo
AJK-29	Ranbir Singh Baradari	Historical site	[2]			Ranbir Singh Baradari More images Upload Photo
AJK-30	Karjai Fort (khui ratta)[3]	Historical site		Kotli		Upload Photo

References

1. "Government System". Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
2. "Archaeologists urge preservation of monuments in Azad Kashmir". The Express Tribune. 2 Jan 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
3. "Tourism & Archaeology" (PDF). pndajk.gov.pk. Planning & Development Department, Govt. of AJK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
4. "Main Archaeological & Historical Assets" (PDF). http://pndajk.gov.pk/. Planning & Development Department, Govt of AJK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
5. "Bhimber District". Minister of Tourism, Archaeology & Civil Defence, Govt of AJK. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
6. "Haveli". Tourism & Archaeology Department Go AJK. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
7. "District Kotli". Minister of Tourism, Archaeology & Civil Defence, Govt of AJK. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
8. "Mirpur". Tourism and Archaeology Department, Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
9. "Ramkot Fort: Centuries-old Kashmiri heritage site on the verge of destruction". The Express Tribune. January 29, 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
10. "Muzaffarabad". Tourism and Archaeology Department, Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
11. "A red fort, a Kashmiri chronicle". The Express Tribune. 13 Jan 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
12. "Black Fort". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
13. Singh, Sarina (2008). Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway (7th ed.). Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet. p. 184. ISBN 9781741045420. Retrieved 17 July 2014.