Gujranwala: a haveli within a changing city
A courtyard house associated with Ranjit Singh, municipal growth and a modern conservation project reveal different layers of Gujranwala’s urban history.
Pakistan Punjab
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Gujrat: a stepped well, fan workshops and a museum
A Mughal-era water structure, a modern manufacturing cluster and the changing use of Ram Pyari Palace offer three distinct ways to read Gujrat.
Pakistan Punjab
Gurdaspur
Discover Gurdaspur town, its district’s changing boundaries and the sources used to study them.
Punjab, India
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur: devotion and a border corridor
Kartarpur’s Darbar Sahib commemorates Guru Nanak’s life and community. A pre-corridor field study and the 2019 agreement show how a sacred place also acquired a distinctive modern history of access.
Kartarpur, Narowal district, Pakistan Punjab
Gurdwara Dera Sahib: Guru Arjan’s shrine in Lahore
Gurdwara Dera Sahib, near Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque, is a Sikh shrine associated with Guru Arjan.
Punjab
Gurdwara Janam Asthan: Nankana Sahib and the 1921 tragedy
Gurdwara Janam Asthan marks the place traditionally associated with Guru Nanak’s birth; Nankana Sahib was also the site of a 1921 tragedy.
Punjab, Pakistan
Gurdwara Panja Sahib: Hasan Abdal and the 1922 railway event
Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal is associated with Guru Nanak and Sikh remembrance of a railway event in 1922.
Punjab, Pakistan
Hafizabad: market institutions, looms and a campus
A nineteenth-century administrative town developed a documented rice and textile economy, followed by new provision for local higher education.
Pakistan Punjab
Harappa: a city beneath the mounds
Harappa’s mounds preserve successive settlements, including its major urban phase. Excavated buildings invite interpretation, not certainty about their purpose.
Pakistan Punjab
Harike Wetland
Harike Wetland lies at the Beas–Sutlej confluence in Punjab. Its birdlife and water system face conservation pressures.
Punjab, India
Harmandir Sahib: a sacred centre and a living complex
Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar connects the history of the Sikh Gurus, a distinctive waterside sanctuary and continuing worship and service. Its later infrastructure has a documented history of its own.
Amritsar, Indian Punjab
Haro River
Follow the Haro River from its hill catchment to the Indus and explore Khanpur Dam.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, Pakistan
Haroonabad: market town, canals and water in southern Punjab
Trace Haroonabad’s municipal history and the role of canal water in its surrounding landscape.
Southern Punjab, Pakistan
Hasilpur: market planning, schools and local institutions
Hasilpur’s market planning developed in a canal landscape; schools and local institutions add later layers to the town’s history.
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Hazuri Bagh
Hazuri Bagh is a Lahore garden between the fort and Badshahi Mosque, with a marble baradari and a history of changing uses.
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Hira Mandi, Lahore: history, performance and heritage
Hira Mandi’s history encompasses a Lahore neighbourhood, markets, performance and sex work, rather than a single fixed identity.
Lahore, Pakistani Punjab
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur lies near the Shivalik foothills. District histories describe its changing administration and tradition of wood inlay.
Punjab, India
Isa Khel: a frontier decision, public institutions and an urban plan
A study of colonial boundary-making and a 2025 municipal plan reveal Isa Khel at different administrative scales.
Pakistan Punjab
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