Islamic Architecture in Pakistan
The paper will discuss the common features of Islamic archaeology in the countries of the region such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India together with the Central Asian and Iran and an attempt shall be made to highlight their significance. Islamic Archaeology in the region is found in abundance, what state it is in and what attempts are being made for its upkeep in various countries of the region at present shall also be the part of this paper. A critical analysis shall be brought forward on the attempts made in the recent days for the conservation and preservation of the Islamic archaeological sites in the regional countries and an attempt shall be made to find the possible future projects for the conservation and preservation of the Islamic archaeology of the regional countries.
Evidence has it that these countries were linked together through trade by land and sea routes. Important archaeological sites of the region connected through the trade routes shall be highlighted and the finds from these sites shall be brought into the discussion of this paper.