1268 properties177 countries58 in danger
Independent atlas · not affiliated with Petit FutéAdvertise
The WorldHeritage Atlasevery inscribed site, mapped and dated
In danger
Heritage Atlas
  1. Home
  2. Pakistan
  3. Mohenjo-daro
CulturalRef. 138

Mohenjo-daro

Cultural World Heritage property in Pakistan, inscribed in 1980 under criteria (ii), (iii).

Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan
Photo: The original uploader was M.Imran at English Wikipedia . · CC SA 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aflaj Irrigation System of OmanAgra FortAhwar of Southern IraqAjanta CavesAl-Ahsa OasisAt-Turaif DistrictBahla FortBahrain Pearling TrailBamBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sitesBehistunBhimbetka rock sheltersBuddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-BahlolChampaner-Pavagadh Archaeological ParkChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusChitwan National ParkChogha ZanbilChurches and Convents of GoaCultural Heritage Sites of Ancient KhuttalCultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan ValleyCultural Landscape of Hawraman/UramanatCultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance RouteCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)Dasht-e LutDholaviraDilmun Burial MoundsEcbatanaElephanta CavesEllora CavesFatehpur SikriFort and Shalamar Gardens in LahoreGobustan State Historical and Cultural ReserveGolestan PalaceGonbad-e QabusGreat Himalayan National ParkHampiHeritage district of YazdHill Forts of RajasthanHistoric Centre of BukharaHistoric Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s PalaceHistoric City of AhmadabadHistorical Monuments at Makli, ThattaHumayun's TombHyrcanian ForestsJabal Al FayahJaipurJameh Mosque of IsfahanJantar MantarKathmandu ValleyKevladev National ParkKhajuraho Group of MonumentsKhangchendzonga National ParkKonark Sun TempleLand of FrankincenseLumbiniMahabodhi TempleMaratha Military Landscapes of IndiaMaymandMervMinaret and Archaeological Remains of JamMohenjo-daroMosque City of BagerhatNalanda MahaviharaNanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National ParksNaqsh-e Jahan SquareNisaPamir National ParkPasargadaePattadakal Group of MonumentsPersepolisPersian CaravanseraiPersian QanatPrehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad ValleyQal’at al BahrainQalhatQutb complexRamappa TempleRani ki vavRed FortRohtas FortSagarmatha National ParkSamarkand – Crossroad of CulturesSanchiSantiniketanSarazmSarnathSassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars RegionShahr-e SukhtehShahrisabzSheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine EnsembleShibamShushtar Historical Hydraulic SystemSilk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorSoltaniyehSomapura MahaviharaSulaiman-TooSundarbans National ParkSundarbans Reserved ForestSusaTabriz BazaarTaj MahalTakht-e SoleymanTashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central AsiaTaxilaTigrovaya Balka Nature ReserveTrans-Iranian railwayVictorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of MumbaiWadi WurayahWalled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden TowerZubarah27.329° N, 68.139° E
State Party
Pakistan
Year of inscription
1980
Criteria
iiiii
Area of property
240 ha
Location
Larkana District
What it is
Bronze Age settlement, ancient city
Reference
WHC 138 · Wikidata Q5725

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta, Pakistan287 kmHistorical Monuments at Makli, ThattaPakistan · 1981CulturalDholavira, India436 kmDholaviraIndia · 2021CulturalRani ki vav, India554 kmRani ki vavIndia · 2014CulturalHistoric City of Ahmadabad, India655 kmHistoric City of AhmadabadIndia · 2017CulturalHill Forts of Rajasthan, India704 kmHill Forts of RajasthanIndia · 2013CulturalShahr-e Sukhteh, Iran755 kmShahr-e SukhtehIran · 2014Cultural
Pakistan

More sites in Pakistan

All 7
1980

Also inscribed in 1980

All of 1980

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.