Pakistan

Pakistan sceneryPakistan, One of the newest countries in the world, but with a civilization which is as old as history itself with the Indus Valley Civilization centers of Moenjodaro and Harappa both located here. The first inhabitants have been recorded to have been roaming the woodland south of Islamabad as early as a few million years ago. The well known influences include that of Gandhara, the armies of Darius the Great, Alexander the Great in 327 BC, the Bacterian Greeks, Islam and later the British. Pakistan thus offers a study into the history of mankind and of archaeology between a majestic scenery that few countries can boast.

Pakistan houses the cluster of mountains of the Karakorum, with over a third of the world’s hundred highest mountains located in the Northern Areas, and some of the most famous historical passes through the high mountains. Famous Khyber Pass has been a silent witness to countless great events. Conquered by the Greeks, ruled by the Buddhists, destroyed by the Huns, rebuilt by the Brahmins and invaded by the great Moghuls, it is also reputed that the army of Alexander the Great of Macedonia crossed this pass in 327 BC. A trip to the Khyber is like walking back into history.

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