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Banbhore

Banbhore
بنبهور
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Floor of the Banbhore mosque dating back 727 AD
Banbhore is located in Pakistan
Banbhore
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
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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


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.


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