Banbhore

Banbhore

بنبهور
Floor of the Banbhore mosque dating back 727 AD
Shown within Pakistan
Alternate name	Bhambore Mithradatkirt
Location	Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates	24°45′05″N 67°31′17″E / 24.7514°N 67.5213°E / 24.7514; 67.5213Coordinates: 24°45′05″N 67°31′17″E / 24.7514°N 67.5213°E / 24.7514; 67.5213
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	1st century BC
Abandoned	After 13th century AD
Site notes
Condition	Ruined

Part of a series on the History of Karachi
Ancient period
Krokola Minnagara Barbarikon
Islamic period
Muhammad bin Qasim Debal
Local dynasties
Mai Kolachi Kalhora dynasty Talpur dynasty
British period
Sind Division Sind Province
Independent Pakistan
Federal Capital Territory 1972 labour unrest Demographics Violence
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Krokola
Minnagara
Barbarikon

Muhammad bin Qasim
Debal

Mai Kolachi
Kalhora dynasty
Talpur dynasty

Sind Division
Sind Province

Federal Capital Territory
1972 labour unrest
Demographics
Violence

Banbhore or Bhambore (Urdu: بنبهور‎), is an ancient city dating to the 1st century BC located in 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 2004, Department of Archaeology and Museums Pakistan submitted the site for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

On 23 April 2014, Sindh government announced to make a new division (consisting of Thatta,Badin and Sujawal) with the name Banbhore Division to highlight historical importance of the site.