Insight Guides Pakistan (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

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Insight Guides Pakistan

Travel made easy. Ask local experts. 
Comprehensive travel guide packed with inspirational photography and fascinating cultural insights.

From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this guide to Pakistan is all you need to plan your perfect trip, with insider information on must-see, top attractions like Badshahi Mosque, the Karakoram Highway and Mohenjo-daro, and cultural gems like the breathtaking Lahore Fort, the eerie beauty of the Hunza valley and the bustling bazaars and buildings of Peshawar's Old City.

Features of this travel guide to Pakistan:
- Inspirational colour photography: discover the best destinations, sights and excursions, and be inspired by stunning imagery
-Historical and cultural insights: immerse yourself in Pakistan'srich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
-Practical full-colour maps: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Editor's Choice: uncover the best of Pakistan with our pick of the region's top destinations
-Key tips and essential information: packed full of important travel information, from transport and tipping to etiquette and hours of operation
- Covers: (Sindh) Karachi; Lower Sindh and the Thar Desert; Up and down the Indus; Mohenjo-daro; (Punjab) Islamabad, Rawalpindi and the Murree Hills; The Grand Trunk Road to Attock; Taxila; The Grand Trunk Road to Lahore; Lahore; Around Lahore; South Punjab; (Balochistan) A tour of Balochistan; (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Peshawar and the Khyber Pass; Takht-e-Bahi; The Swat Valley; (The Karakoram to the Hindu Kush) Karakoram Highway to Hunza; Balitisan; To Chitral

Are you also travelling to India? Check out Insight Guides India for a detailed and entertaining look at all the country has to offer.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guidesis a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Pakistán
• South Asia
• Travel
• Asia
• Pakistan
• India

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781839052583
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book
This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Iceland, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editor’s Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Iceland. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Iceland are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Iceland. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

© 2020 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

Table of Contents
Pakistan’s Top 10 Attractions
Editor’s Choice
Introduction: Land of the Indus
People
Decisive dates
Cradle of civilisation
Ancient crossroads
The arrival of Islam
The Mughal Empire
The British
Modern history
Prospects and priorities
Insight: All creatures great and small
Food
Handicrafts
Music and poetry
Insight: The colours of the road
Railway tracks
Introduction
Sindh
Karachi
Lower Sindh and the Thar Desert
Up and down the Indus
Mohenjo-daro
Punjab
Islamabad, Rawalpindi and the Murree Hills
The Grand Trunk Road to Attock
Taxila
The Grand Trunk Road to Lahore
Lahore
Around Lahore
South Punjab
Insight: Channan Pir
Balochistan
A tour of Balochistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar and the Khyber Pass
Takht-e-Bahi
The Swat Valley
The Karakoram To The Hindu Kush
Insight: The Great Game
Karakoram Highway to Hunza
Baltistan
To Chitral
Travel Tips: Transport
Travel Tips: A–Z
Travel Tips: Further Reading
Pakistan’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction 1

Badshahi Mosque. Though no longer the largest of Pakistan’s mosques, this icon of Lahore is the grandest and most treasured of Pakistan’s Mughal monuments. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 2

The Karakoram Highway. Along this legendary route – from the lowlands to Gilgit and onwards to Kashgar on the old Silk Road – is some of the most impressive mountain terrain on the planet. It also links up with the even more dramatic Skardu Road. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 3

Baltistan. Once known as “Little Tibet”, this remote region is a trekker’s and mountaineer’s dream, home to the Baltoro Glacier, K2 and other giants of the Karakoram. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 4

Mohenjo-daro. The most impressive remains of the Indus Valley Civilisation, which flourished in the region between 3,000 and 1,500 BC. The city had a grid layout of streets, brick houses complete with plumbing, public baths, workshops and stores. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 5

Nanga Parbat. This awesome peak – dubbed “Killer Mountain” for being a particularly forbidding climb – marks the eastern end of the Himalayas, dominating the views from the idyllic Fairy Meadows. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 6

Lahore Fort. One of the great Mughal forts, with splendid courtyards, pavilions and palaces, including Shah Jahan’s breathtaking Shish Mahal (Palace of Mirrors). For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 7

Makran Coast. A place of sublime beauty, with bizarre, lunar landscapes and great hammerhead peninsulas dropping into the Arabian Sea. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 8

Peshawar’s Old City. Centring around the sensitively restored Bazaar-e-Kalan with its carved mansions, Peshawar’s old bazaars are among the most immersive in the country. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 9

Mazar-e-Quaid. Surrounded by a beautifully kept garden complex, this imposing marble monument is where millions come to pay their respects to the nation’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 10

Hunza. This valley has an almost eerie beauty, its tapestry of terraced fields and irrigation channels bespeckled with poplars and dominated by the snow-covered hulk of Rakaposhi. For more information, click here .
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Editor’s Choice

Cathedral Spires on the Karakoram Highway.
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Magnificent mosques

Badshahi Mosque . Among Lahore’s most famous landmarks, built by Aurangzeb to accommodate up to 60,000 worshippers. For more information, click here .
Wazir Khan Mosque . Also in Lahore, built during the reign of Shah Jahan and famous for its tilework. For more information, click here .
Mahabat Khan Mosque . Peshawar’s finest example of Mughal architecture, this brilliant marble mosque lies in the Old City’s gold and silver bazaar. For more information, click here .
Bhong Mosque . Built over a period of 50 years in the 20th century, this is an eclectic mix of techniques and styles. For more information, click here .
Shah Jahan Mosque . Sindh’s outstanding contribution to Pakistan’s Mughal heritage, famous for its acoustics and calligraphy. For more information, click here .
Shah Faisal Mosque . Islamabad’s beautiful modern mosque, with enormous tent roof and pointy minarets. For more information, click here .

Shah Faisal Mosque, Islamabad.
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Mountain scenery

Cathedral Spires . One of the most awesome sights along the Karakoram Highway (KKH), this row of jagged granite peaks can be seen from the tiny town of Passu. For more information, click here .
Chitral . A hidden paradise in the far northwest, dominated by Tirich Mir, the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush. For more information, click here .
Swat Valley . A scenic trip from the Vale of Peshawar up to Mingora and beyond. For more information, click here .
Nanga Parbat . The “Killer Mountain”, breathtaking from all sides – though particularly so from its sheer vertical Rupal Face. For more information, click here .
The Kirthars . Gorgeous sunsets overlook this barren and rugged range from the peaceful hill station of Gorakh. For more information, click here .

Swat Valley stupa.
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Desert scenery

Hingol National Park . These towering spires and deep, rugged valleys are reminiscent of the American West. For more information, click here .
Salt Range . Jutting out of the Punjab plains, this is a fine place for walks and exploring Hindu ruins. For more information, click here .
Thar Desert . Travel from village to village or fort to ruined fort, across sands hardly touched by tourism. For more information, click here .
Katpana Desert . In stark contrast to its jagged mountain backdrop, the rolling dunes of Skardu Valley are touted as the world’s highest cold desert. For more information, click here .

Skardu Valley.
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Buddhist legacy

Swat . The Swat Valley is sprinkled with dozens of Buddhist stupas and shrines, among them the recently restored Jahanabad Buddha, carved high into a cliff face. For more information, click here .
Taxila . The remains of three ancient cities and numerous stupas, temples and monasteries dot the valley that was once the hub of Gandharan civilisation. For more information, click here .
Takht-e-Bahi . Perhaps the most impressive Buddhist monastery complex in Pakistan, beautifully preserved and in a glorious location. For more information, click here .
Peshawar Museum . While there are fascinating Gandharan exhibits in Taxila, Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi, the ancient Budd