Heritage record
Alif Mohalla
PunjabRock ArtProtected
This site is located to the east towards Chenab River, where the quarrying has left vertical sections. On its top some carvings are engraved, known as Gorakh Asthan. The carvings included riders on horses, or standing on them, a figure with horned helmet and a dagger may associated with the same period, and an elephant might be associated with Hindu Shahi period.
- Record ID
- 9892
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Chiniot
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Rock Art
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985 (instrument: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985)
- Coordinates
- 31.74866, 72.97445 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Salim, Muhammad. (2002). Recent Discoveries of Chenab Nagar, Chiniot, Punjab. Journal of Asian Civilizations, Vol. XXV, No. 2, December, 2002.
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