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Explore settlements and heritage sites across both modern Punjabs and connected regions.

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Historical Punjab and the two modern administrative Punjabs have different boundaries. Every place is described within its stated scope.

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Shahi Hammam Lahore

The Shahi Hammam is a Mughal public bathhouse near Lahore’s Delhi Gate, built in 1635 and later conserved.

Walled City of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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Shakargarh: a town across changed boundaries

The headquarters settlement appears in records of colonial administration, Partition and college education. Each document describes a different geographical and institutional scale.

Pakistan Punjab
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Sheikhupura: a fort and a hunting landscape

The town’s fort and the nearby Hiran Minar complex preserve different parts of an imperial landscape, with later architectural change and systems for managing water.

Pakistan Punjab
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Shimla and colonial Punjab

Shimla, formerly Simla, is in Himachal Pradesh. Its role as a summer capital connected it to colonial Punjab administration.

Himachal Pradesh, India
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Shrine of Baba Farid Pakpattan

Baba Farid’s shrine in Pakpattan is associated with a Sufi teacher and Punjabi poet, an annual urs and the care of the complex.

Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan
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Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya

Bahauddin Zakariya’s shrine in Multan is a religious and historic site with distinctive architecture and annual remembrance.

Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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Shrine of Shah Rukn-e-Alam

Discover the Multan shrine of Shah Rukn-e-Alam and its architecture and conservation.

Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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Sialkot: skilled making and an urban heritage

Sialkot’s workshops, trade organisations and literary heritage connect the city to wider markets and cultural histories. Its documented institutions offer a firmer starting point than legendary founding dates.

Pakistan Punjab
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Sirhind

Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib district has a history connected to the Delhi–Lahore route, Aam Khas Bagh and Rauza Sharif.

Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, India
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Sirkap

Sirkap is a fortified archaeological settlement at Taxila, known for its street plan and the shrine called the Double-headed Eagle.

Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan
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Soan River

The Soan River crosses Pakistan’s Potwar Plateau; archaeological interpretations and a 2019 water-quality survey illuminate its landscape.

Potwar Plateau, Punjab, Pakistan
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Soon Valley

Soon Valley contains the three lakes of the Uchhali Ramsar complex and Tulaja Fort, where a university team reported preliminary survey work.

Salt Range, Punjab, Pakistan
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Sultanpur Lodhi

Sultanpur Lodhi is associated with Guru Nanak’s life and Gurdwara Ber Sahib beside the Kali Bein.

Punjab, India

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