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Hingol National Park, Balochistan, Pakistan

Figure 1: Hingol National Park
Figure 1: Hingol National Park

This area offers excellent remains of our past. Online discussion generally questions whether two of the more iconic features of the site, the so-called ‘Balochistan Sphinx’ (Fig. 2) and ‘Princess of Hope’ (Fig. 3) are of artificial origin. Whether it was originally a statue of a sphinx or not, it is definitely not simply a ‘natural rock formation’. The larger area is comprised of the remains of structures and warrants further scrutiny.

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Figure 2: Hingol National Park - 'Balochistan Sphinx'
Figure 2: Hingol National Park – ‘Balochistan Sphinx’
Figure 3: Hingol National Park - 'Princess of Hope'
Figure 3: Hingol National Park – ‘Princess of Hope’
Figure 4: Hingol National Park
Figure 4: Hingol National Park
Figure 5: Hingol National Park
Figure 5: Hingol National Park
Figure 6: Hingol National Park
Figure 6: Hingol National Park
Figure 7: Hingol National Park
Figure 7: Hingol National Park
Figure 8: Hingol National Park
Figure 8: Hingol National Park
Figure 9: Hingol National Park
Figure 9: Hingol National Park
Figure 10: Hingol National Park
Figure 10: Hingol National Park

Even the image used for the Wikipedia entry leaves no doubt:

Figure 11: Hingol National Park
Figure 11: Hingol National Park – Wikipedia image
Credit: Asad.aman83, CC BY-SA 4.0