Amb temples
The Amb Temples, locally known as Amb Sharif, are part of an abandoned Hindu temple complex on the Sakesar mountain, located at the western edge of the Salt Range in Pakistan's Punjab province.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Usman.pg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hindu temple
- Description: temple complex in Pakistan
- Also known as: “Amb Shareef”, “Amb Sharif”, “Amb temple complex”, and “Amb Temples”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sakesar.
Sakesar
Peak
Photo: Numra1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sakesar is the highest mountain in the Salt Range in Punjab, Pakistan. Its height is 1,525 metres. It lies on the outer fringes of the Soon Valley in Khushab District in the Punjab province. Sakesar is situated 3½ km north of Amb temples.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uchalli.
Uchalli
Village
Uchhali is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The Union Council includes the Uchhali Wetlands Complex located at 72°14'E, 32° 29'N, which has been the focus of conservation activities. Uchalli is situated 8 km northeast of Amb temples.
Amb temples
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, historic building, and religion
- Location: Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.50834° or 32° 30′ 30″ northLongitude
71.93647° or 71° 56′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8J4HGW5P+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4388683990OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q40889216
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Amb temples” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “অম্ব মন্দিরসমূহ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معابد امب”
- French: “temples d’Amb”
- French: “Temples d’Amb”
- Hindi: “अंब मंदिर”
- Saraiki: “امب مندر”
- Tamil: “அம்ப் கோயில்கள்”
- Telugu: “అంబ్ ఆలయం”
- Thai: “อัมบ์ชารีฟ”
- Urdu: “امب مندر”
- Western Panjabi: “امب مندر”
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Highlights include Jamia Masjid and Jamia Masjid PAF Base Sakesar.
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