Tourism in Punjab, Pakistan

The Indus Valley civilization once ruled the region and a significant archaeological find was discovered at the ancient city of Harrapa.

Several other civilisations such as Greeks, Central Asians, and Persians ruled Punjab leaving a number of sites which still exist today.

The mughal heritage remained quite strong in Punjab with a large number of forts, tombs and monuments still intact today.

The Mughal Empire left behind the Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens which are now recognised World Heritage Sites.

The tomb of Qutb-ud-din Aibak from the Delhi Sultanate is located in the historical market of Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore.

There a number of other sites within Lahore such as Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore Museum, Data Durbar Complex, Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore Zoo, Tomb of Shah Jamal, Sukh Chayn Gardens, Bahria Town, Emporium Mall, Lake City, Canal Gardens, and Gaddafi Stadium, which all attract a large number of visitors annually.

Rawalpindi is known to be a famous hill station stop for tourists before setting out to Murree, Bhurban, Patriata, Northern Areas, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The Gurdwara is visited by a number of pilgrims ever year to mark Guru Nanak Dev birthday.