The Sphinx of Balochistan (Abul-Hawl of Balochistan) is situated along the Makran Coastal Highway near Buzi Pass.

It is approximately 243 km away from Karachi and 268 km from the Gwadar port. It lies in the vicinity of Hingol national park.

Although not as sharp, this structure has stark resemblance with the man-made Sphinx of Giza, Egypt.

However, unlike the Sphinx of Giza this is purely a natural rocky landmark carved by winds of Arabian Sea and rain.

The myth of the Sphinx of Balochistan suggests that this statue of half man half lion was made to protect a nearby temple.

Those who claim it to be a man-made structure have actually not seen the entire mud-volcanic region to understand the crafty work of the winds blowing from the Arabian Sea and to some

extent the rain.

It is like when you look at the clouds you see shapes. This psychological phenomenon is called Pareidolia in which the mind responds to a stimulus, usually an image or a sound, by

receiving a familiar pattern where none exists.

The Sphinx of Balochistan came to light when the Makran Coastal Highway was built and opened in 2004 hence it is not as famous as The Sphinx of Giza.

To this date no archaeological survey has been conducted to find out more about this formation.

Another famous nearby wind-rain-made sculpture is of 'Princess of Hope'.