Wiki Loves Monuments 2015: Top 10 pictures from Pakistan
Over 2,200 photographs were submitted by Pakistanis, making it the country with the sixth most number of participants.
Anyone who has recently used Wikipedia must have noticed a banner at the top of every page, mentioning that the world’s largest photography competition has returned for 2015.
‘Wiki Loves Monuments’, aimed at documenting the world’s cultural heritage under a free license, recently concluded after receiving an overwhelming response.
The competition has been taking place since 2010 and has been officially categorised as the biggest photography competition in the world by Guinness World Records.
Pakistan became a part of the competition for the first time last year.
The global 2015 edition has seen more than 6,200 contestants participating from 33 countries, with over 220,000 photo submissions throughout the month of September.
From Pakistan, some 325 contestants participated from across the country, submitting more than 2,200 photographs; making it the country with the sixth most number of participants.
The best thing, of course, is that all the photos have a free license, meaning they can be reused for any purpose (even commercially), as long as the reuser attributes the photographer.
While the international winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 are yet to be announced, the top 10 pictures to represent Pakistan as decided by Pakistan’s jury are here:
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. —Photo by Ali Mujtaba
Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. —Photo by Muhammad Ashar
Abbasi Mosque in Bahawalpur. —Photo by Usama Shahid
Islamia College University in Peshawar. —Photo by Hamza Niazi
Tomb of Bibi Jawindi in Uch. —Photo by Moiz Ismaili
Government College University in Lahore. —Photo by Umer
Noor Mahal in Bahawalpur. —Photo by Usman Miski
Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan. —Photo by Besal
Jinnah Mausoleum in Karachi. —Photo by M. Irfan
Khaplu Palace in Khaplu. —Photo by Samad Khan
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The writer is a volunteer Wikipedia editor and representative of Wikimedia affiliate in Pakistan.
He can be reached at saqib.qayyum@hotmail.com. And tweets @saqibq_
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Oct 03, 2015 02:11pm
Lovey photos from Pakistan,
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Oct 03, 2015 02:18pm
Beautiful pictures but lack heritage buildings like Badshahi Mosque, Jahangir's Tomb, Hiran Minar, etc.
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Oct 03, 2015 02:19pm
Beautiful pictures!
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Oct 03, 2015 02:50pm
Bahawalpur with Noor mahal and Faiz mahal, Gulzar Mahal and the Derawar fort, other ten unknown forts just in the vicinity should be on the tourism radar of any local tourist, but very few Pakistani visit Bahawalpur, which was once a princely state in the sub-continent. There is also the national park named Lal Suhanra, ideal for wild life lovers. More tourist should visit Bahawalpur... amazing place. check the Bahawalpur pics in the link below.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1515208&page=20
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Oct 03, 2015 03:01pm
wonderful
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Oct 03, 2015 03:03pm
Just breathtaking ! Would love to visit Pakistan but a bit scared...
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Oct 03, 2015 03:11pm
Beautiful pictures, but few missed as mention, Badshahi Mosque, Jahangir's Tomb, Hiran Minar. There are some remarkable fort near Multan by Mahmood Ghaznawi. Our country is full of great places to visit. But unfortunately there is no effective tourism culture at all. Ministry of Tourism has ZERO value.
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Oct 03, 2015 03:17pm
It is requested to Prime Minister to nominate a highly qualified, foreign return, honest and person who has passion to work as Minister of Tourism. This ministry is high earning ministry, need a honest gentleman.
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Oct 03, 2015 03:25pm
If it had some non-islamic historical structures as well, it would have been truly beautiful. Nice Pictures!
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Oct 03, 2015 03:27pm
Khaplu Palace in Khaplu Gilgit Baltistan the jewel of pakisan
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Oct 03, 2015 03:47pm
Very beautiful!
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Oct 03, 2015 03:51pm
If Dawn includes the place, district and the province and date of founding in those building as caption it would have been worthy for keeping as reference.Still you deserve thanks. Thank you.
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Oct 03, 2015 04:39pm
i love Pakistan. lovely photos from Pakistan.
http://www.lahorelahorehaiyaar.com/
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Oct 03, 2015 06:01pm
Good job, Dawn has edge in reporting presentation, and inquest from past present, in the subcontinent pl keep it up
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Oct 03, 2015 06:16pm
it is quiet peaceful all around except for a lone incident somewhere ... which happens almost in every country and place ... just read the crime news in any newspaper ... it is just because we are too much in the news !!!
just be brave enough and you will find a very different Pakistan. Welcome!!
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Oct 03, 2015 06:26pm
@M.Saeed -the heritage buildings you noted are crumbling, uncared for.
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Oct 03, 2015 06:50pm
Excellent presentation.Wish good luck ,I am confident some of the entries will definitely win prizes.
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Oct 03, 2015 07:07pm
"Government College University in Lahore. —Photo by Umer" does it deserve to be on 6th place?
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Oct 03, 2015 07:13pm
Is Khaplu Palace is the"home of Aga Khan in Diyar E Dil" series?
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Oct 03, 2015 08:08pm
This awesome collection
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Oct 03, 2015 08:20pm
beautiful and the best . loved it
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Oct 03, 2015 09:22pm
Great pictures.
Mohenjo Daro, Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort, Shah Jahan Mosque, Rohtas Fort, Wazir Khan Mosque, St Pathrik Cathedral...and so many more misding...
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Oct 03, 2015 10:02pm
Good Onces
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Oct 03, 2015 10:14pm
@Mohammad Akhtar .no. It's Shigar Fort near Skardu
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Oct 03, 2015 10:22pm
beautiful.
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Oct 04, 2015 12:58am
Great photos, good luck in the contest. To those who are pointing out that these are not necessarily the ten most important monuments in Pakistan, very true, these are the ten best photographs from a contest that covered all the important monuments in Pakistan. Sometimes the best photo is not of the most important monument. Also one of the purposes of the competition is to get photographs for Wikipedia. So it is more important to take photographs of a monument that doesn't have a good photo on Wikipedia than a more important monument that already has excellent photos on Wikipedia.
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Oct 04, 2015 03:07am
Best of luck!
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Oct 04, 2015 03:35am
Beautiful
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Oct 04, 2015 07:24am
@Mohammad Akhtar indeed it is.
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Oct 04, 2015 07:28am
@ak Fear it just stops you from experiencing amazing things coming into your life, Fear is the murderer of happiness of inspiration of dreams and of a truly wonder-full life, Brother get rid of fear and just move ahead and i guarantee you it will change your life your perspective forever about us and about your own view of life.
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Oct 04, 2015 07:42am
@ak -You should only be scared that you will fall in love with the nation and never want return to your home. It is better than any pictures can tell.
You are quite welcome.
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Oct 04, 2015 08:40am
@ak
Scared of what.? Dont believe the media. Pakistan has an other side too that the media never shows.
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Oct 04, 2015 09:36am
beauty of Pakistan
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Oct 04, 2015 10:15am
Lots of major countries don't participate like U.S, India, China, U.K etc.....i wonder why?
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Oct 04, 2015 10:30am
@javed hasrat So the grand haveli shown in Hum TV series Diyar-e-Dil is Khaplu Palace. It is really a magnificent mansion in scenic surroundings.
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Oct 04, 2015 10:50am
@Shaam
It does. DC University built during the colonial.
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Oct 04, 2015 02:26pm
@Khan i guess they did participated in previous contests..
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Oct 04, 2015 03:30pm
Beautiful photography ... its so cool...please do it from all over pakistan
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Oct 04, 2015 04:27pm
Excellent photos by Pakistanis. Feeling proud to see great places in Pakistan. Good luck to Pakistani photographers.
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Oct 04, 2015 05:00pm
Proud to be a Pakistani.Best wishes for my country and for this publishing house.Well done and keep it up.
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Oct 04, 2015 08:49pm
Nice pictures...
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Oct 04, 2015 09:37pm
suppur photos love pakistan.
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Oct 04, 2015 10:41pm
@Shabi It is a magnificent building. Established in 1864, GCU Lahore is one of the oldest colleges in the subcontinent and the only one that produced two Noble Laureates Dr. Abdus Salam and Hergobind Khurana.
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Oct 04, 2015 11:37pm
May the people of my country also become beautiful.
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Oct 04, 2015 11:44pm
Stunning yr...
superb i love Pakistan:)
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Oct 05, 2015 01:42am
Wish we have more pictures from Pakistan to share with others to show that we have art
and natural beauty.
Great job, keep it up.
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Oct 05, 2015 02:35am
Amazing Pictures guys!
Would love to visit them someday. Esp my roots in Lahore, Punjab :)
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Oct 05, 2015 02:42am
what a beauty. this is MY PAKISTAN!!!! land of pure.
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Oct 05, 2015 06:26am
I loved all the pictures hope it gets selected as the winner. being an Indian i can only wish to visit them. :(
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Oct 05, 2015 07:07am
@naji Sounds like a job request ;)
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Oct 05, 2015 09:10am
Beautiful pictures! No words
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Oct 05, 2015 09:44am
Simply breath takingly beautiful.
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Oct 05, 2015 11:34am
excellent photos- best wishes to the artists
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