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Attock is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, the headquarters of Attock District on the Indus River near the border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, famous for Akbar's Attock Fort, the 1883 Attock Bridge and the meeting of the Indus and Kabul rivers. It is the 36th largest city in Punjab, and its top sights also include Begum ki Sarai and the old Victorian station at Attock Khurd.
The modern city was founded in 1908, several miles southeast of Attock Khurd, the riverside town established by Akbar in the 16th century, and it was first named Campbellpur after Sir Colin Campbell. The Grand Trunk Road still runs past Mughal monuments such as Behram ki Baradari, Saidan Baoli and the Attock Tomb.
Attock is an easy trip from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Nearby Hasan Abdal adds the Tomb of the Hakims and the Tomb of Lala Rukh, and the ruins of Taxila lie a short drive to the east.
Attock Fort was built at Attock Khurd from 1581 to 1583 under the Mughal emperor Akbar to guard the crossing of the Indus River. Its long walls and bastions climb the riverbank, and as it is still in military use, most visitors admire it from the riverside and the bridges nearby.
Attock Bridge is the iron railway bridge over the Indus between Attock Khurd and Khairabad, designed by Sir Guildford Molesworth and opened on 24 May 1883. Rebuilt in 1929, it carried trains above and road traffic below, and its fortified approaches still guard the river crossing.
Attock Khurd, the old riverside town of Attock established by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century, sits on the Indus beside Attock Fort and the 1883 Attock Bridge. Its Victorian stone railway station lies among the Manglot hills, and the riverbank below gives fine views.
The Indus and Kabul River Confluence lies just upstream of Attock Fort, where the Kabul River flowing from Afghanistan joins the Indus at the border of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The meeting of the two currents below the fort walls is the classic view of Attock, best seen from the riverbank.
Begum ki Sarai is a Mughal-era caravanserai on the Grand Trunk Road, on the left bank of the Indus just before Attock Bridge and close to Attock Fort. Its high brick walls and domed corner turrets once sheltered travellers on the Grand Trunk Road, and the serai is a protected monument today.
Behram ki Baradari is a protected pavilion at Attock Khurd, set between the old and new Grand Trunk Road opposite the local police station. Its arched facade looks over a walled courtyard where the stone remains of a fountain survive, a quiet stop on the way to Attock Fort.
Saidan Baoli is a protected stepwell at Hattian on the Grand Trunk Road in Attock District. Steps once led travellers down through a brick and stone gateway with small corner turrets to the water, though an iron door now closes the way. It is one of the protected baolis of Attock District.
Attock Tomb is a protected two-storey tomb beside the Grand Trunk Road to Peshawar, about 3 km from Attock Bridge. Its square facade has tall arched niches and windows under a low dome, and it stands behind a low railing, an easy stop for travellers heading across the Indus.
The Tomb of the Hakims in Hasan Abdal, known as Hakimon ka Maqbara, is a 16th-century tomb built for two physicians at the Mughal court, the brothers Hakim Abdul Fateh Gilani and Hakim Humayun Gilani. It stands across the road from Gurdwara Panja Sahib, beside the Tomb of Lala Rukh.
The Tomb of Lala Rukh on Islam Shaheed Road in Hasan Abdal is traditionally attributed to Princess Lala Rukh, a daughter of the Mughal emperor Akbar. It stands in the same complex as the Tomb of the Hakims, opposite Gurdwara Panja Sahib, and is a protected monument.
Hasan Abdal Buddhist Site in Bihari Colony is a protected archaeological site with low stone walls of a Buddhist building half hidden in grass. Hasan Abdal lies close to the Gandharan ruins of Taxila, and this modest site is a reminder of how far Buddhist settlement once spread.
Hasan Abdal is a town in Attock District about 40 km northwest of Islamabad, best known for Gurdwara Panja Sahib, a sacred Sikh pilgrimage site. It also keeps monuments from the reign of Akbar, including the Tomb of the Hakims and the Tomb of Lala Rukh, so it makes an easy half day from Attock.
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