Heritage record
Ancient Well (Saqa)
IslamabadWellProtected
An ancient well, constructed with dressed kanjur stones. Local people have reported that illegal excavation have been done in the well in search of antiquities but due to water, they could not reach to the bottom of the well. At present, it is filled with water. Traces of retaining walls are visible around the well. Diameter of the well is 180cm while thickness of the wall is 29cm.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6250
- Province / territory
- Islamabad
- District
- Islamabad
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Well
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 33.67056, 73.21944 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums, Islamabad.. (2016). Archaeological Survey of Islamabad Capital Territory, 2016 Survey Data on Ancient Sites. Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums.
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