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Shrine of Hazrat Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail, Shaheed

Khyber PakhtunkhwaTombProtected
A Mazar or shrine is situated inside the Brelvi bazaar in Balakot town. The Mazar along with a number of other graves is located in an enclosure. There are two entrances to the enclosure from west and south, while the western entrance is a false one the real entrance from the south is provided with wooden door. The grave of the Shaheed is modern one cement plastered and white washed. The enclosure wall is built in hammer dressed stone and a railing on top in cement is white washed. The Mazar of Shah Ismail Shaheed is also situated in the same enclosure.
Record ID
9744
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Mansehra
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tomb
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
Coordinates
34.55926, 73.35341 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.

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