This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of Pakistan, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Civilizations that ruled these lands (5)
Historic cities (5)
- Harappa · 3300 BCE
- Mohenjo-daro · 2600 BCE
- Taxila · 1000 BCE
- Taxila (Takshashila) · 700 BCE
- Sagala (Sialkot) · 250 BCE
Events on this geography (59)
- 2011 CEkilling of Osama bin Laden
- 2014 CE2014 Peshawar school attack
- 1919 CEAnglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919
- 1986 CEPan Am Flight 73
- 2007 CEassassination of Benazir Bhutto
- 2008 CEIslamabad Marriott Hotel bombing
- 2016 CEAugust 2016 Quetta attacks
- 2016 CE2016 Lahore suicide bombing
- 2023 CE2023 Peshawar mosque bombing
- 2025 CE2025 Jaffar Express hijacking
- 1985 CEBadaber Uprising
- 2008 CE2008 Danish embassy bombing in Islamabad
- 2010 CE2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing
- 2013 CEPeshawar church bombing
- 2014 CE2014 Jinnah International Airport attack
- 2022 CE2022 Peshawar mosque bombing
- 2023 CE2023 Mastung bombing
- 2024 CE2024 Quetta railway station bombing
- 2026 CE2026 attack on the United States consulate in Karachi
- 2026 CE2026 Islamabad suicide bombing
- 2026 CE2026 Quetta train bombing
- 2600 BCEMature Indus Cities
- 2002 CE2002 Karachi bus bombing
- 2008 CE2008 Wah bombing
- 2009 CE2009 Pishin bombing
- 2009 CE28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing
- 2009 CE2009 Lahore police academy attacks
- 2011 CE2011 Faisalabad bombing
- 2011 CE2011 Charsadda bombing
- 2013 CEJanuary 2013 Pakistan bombings
- 2016 CE2016 Quetta police station attack
- 2023 CEHangu mosque bombing
- 7000 BCEMehrgarh Dentistry
- 1900 BCEAbandonment of Indus Valley Cities
- 127 CEPeak of the Kushan Empire (Reign of Kanishka)
- 1857 CEBattle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny
- 1921 CENankana massacre
- 1981 CEIndian Airlines IC-423
- 2008 CE2008 Charsadda bombing
- 2008 CE2008 Orakzai bombing
- 2010 CE2010 Peshawar bombing
- 2010 CEFebruary 2010 Karachi bombings
- 2010 CEJanuary 2010 Bajaur bombing
- 2010 CEDecember 2010 Mohmand Agency bombings
- 2013 CE2013 Quaid-e-Azam Residency attack
- 2013 CE2013 Peshawar mosque attack
- 2015 CE2015 Attock Suicide Attack
- 2017 CE2017 Lahore suicide bombing
- 2018 CE2018 Peshawar suicide bombing
- 2024 CE2024 Shangla bombing
- 6000 BCEEarliest Cotton Use
- 2600 BCERise of the Indus (Harappan) Cities
- 400 BCEPanini's Ashtadhyayi: The World's First Systematic Grammar (c. 400 BCE)
- 180 BCEThe Greco-Bactrian Kingdom's Entry into India (c. 180–155 BCE)
- 155 BCEMenander I (Milinda): The Greatest Indo-Greek King (c. 155–130 BCE)
- 80 BCEThe Saka (Scythian) Invasion of Northwest India (c. 80–20 BCE)
- 50 CEGandhara Art: The Greco-Buddhist Synthesis
- 127 CEThe Reign of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
- 1000 CESultan Mahmud's Campaigns in India
Architectural sites (4)
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- Which civilizations lived on the lands of Pakistan?
- Achaemenid Empire, Gupta Empire, Indus Valley Civilization, Kushan Empire, Maurya Empire.
- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of Pakistan?
- Harappa (3300 BCE), Mohenjo-daro (2600 BCE), Taxila (1000 BCE), Taxila (Takshashila) (700 BCE), Sagala (Sialkot) (250 BCE).
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of Pakistan?
- 5 historic cities are recorded within the borders of Pakistan.