List of cultural heritage sites in Sindh
Sindh province of Pakistan is home to nearly 3000 sites and monuments, of which 1600 as protected under the provincial, Sindh Cultural Heritage (Protection) Act 1994 while 1200 remain unprotected.[1]
Following is the list of cultural heritage sites in the province. The list also includes the two inscribed, four tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site and four national monuments in Sindh province.[2]
Note: If the site is protected under both the federal and provincial governments, it is listed under the former.
Protected sites
Following is the list of sites formerly protected by the Government of Pakistan.
National Monuments, UNESCO inscribed and tentative sites
Districts: Badin to Jamshoro
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ruins of old city | Badin | Badin |   Upload Photo | ||
| SD-2 | Jami Masjid | Khudabad | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-3 | Tomb of Yar Muhammad Khan Kalhora and mosque | near Khudabad | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-4 | Amri Mounds | Dadu |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-5 | Lakhomir-ji-Mari (Lakhmir Mound) | Deh Nang opposite Police outpost, Sehwan | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-6 | Damb Buthi | Deh Narpirar at the source of the pirari (spring), south of Jhangara, Sehwan | Dadu |  Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-7 | Piyaro ji Mari | Deh Dhaunk near pir Gaji Shah, Johi | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-8 | Ali Murad village mounds | Deh Bahlil Shah, Johi | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-9 | Nasumji Buthi | Deh Karchat Mahal, Kohistan | Dadu | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-10 | Kohtrass Buthi | Deh Karchat about 8 miles south-west of village of Karchat on road from Thana Bula Khan to Taung | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-11 | Othamjo Buthi | Deh Karchat or river Baran on the way from the Arabjo Thano to Wahi village north-west of Bachani sandhi, Mahal, Kohistan | Dadu | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-12 | Lohamjodaro | Deh Palha at a distance of 30 chains from Railway Station but not within railway limits | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-13 | Pandhi Wahi village mounds | Deh Wahi, Johi | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-14 | Ancient Mound | Deh Wahi Pandhi, Johi | Dadu |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-15 | Tomb of Mian Ghulam Kalhoro | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-16 | Wall of Kacha Qilla | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-17 | Old office of Mirs | Hyderabad Fort | Hyderabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-18 | Tajar (Treasury) of Mirs | Hyderabad Fort | Hyderabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-19 | Tomb of Ghulam Nabi Khan Kalhora | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-20 | Buddhist Stupa | (Guja) a few miles from Tando Muhammad Khan | Hyderabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-21 | Haram of Talpur Mirs | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-22 | Tombs of Talpur Mirs | Hirabad | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-23 | Tower (Now used as water tank) | Hyderabad Fort | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-24 | Mosques and tomb | Tando Fazal | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-25 | Tomb of Sarfaraz Khan Kalhora | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-26 | Nasar-ji- Mosque | Mohalla Jhambhas, Nasarpur | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-27 | Kiraiji Masjid | Mohalla Misri, Nasarpur | Hyderabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-28 | Mai Khairi Masjid | Mohalla Memon | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-29 | Mosque of Mirs | Hyderabad city | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-30 | Ranikot Fort | Jamshoro |  Upload Photo |
Karachi
Districts: Khairpur to Tharparkar
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-37 | Diji ki Takri mound, remains of earliest fortified town | Deh Ghaunro near Kot Diji Fort | Khairpur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-38 | Kot Diji Fort | Kot Diji | Khairpur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-39 | Maro Waro Dhoro mound situated on sand hill | Deh Naro Dhoro 2 miles east of Tando Masti Khan | Khairpur | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-40 | Jhukar mound | Mithadaro | Larkana |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-41 | Buddhist Stupa | Mohenjo-daro | Larkana |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-42 | The Great Bath of Moenjodaro | Mohenjo-daro | Larkana |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-43 | All other remains at Moenjodaro | Moenjodaro | Larkana |  Upload Photo
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| SD-44 | Tajjar Building | Jinnah Bagh | Larkana |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-45 | Tomb of Shah Baharo | Larkana |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-46 | Square Tower | near Dhamrao | Larkana |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-47 | Dhamrao Dero (three groups) | Deh Dhamrao, Deh 67 Nasrat | Larkana |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-48 | Buddhist Stupa | Kahujodaro | Mirpurkhas |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-49 | Buddhist Stupa | Village Mir Rukan | Nawabshah |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-50 | Tomb of Nur Muhammad Kalhora | Deh of Village Nur Muhammad, 17 miles from Daulatpur | Nawabshah |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-51 | Qubbo Mir Shahadad | Shahpur | Nawabshah |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-52 | Bhiro Bham Mound | Tepa Chibore | Nawabshah | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-53 | Brahmanabad (Mansura) locally known as Dalo Raja-ji-Nagri | Jamara, Tehsil Sinjhoro, Deh Dalore | Sanghar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-54 | Mound Thulh | Deh Kot Bujar | Sanghar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-55 | Graveyard | Tehsil Shahdadpur | Sanghar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-55.5 | Landsdown Bridge | Rohri | Sukkur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-56 | Mir Masum's Minar and tomb | Sukkur |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-57 | Sateen Jo Aastan | Rohri | Sukkur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-58 | Bakkar Fort entire area and the walls and tombs of Hazrat Sadruddin | Sukkur |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-59 | Moomal Ji Mari | Taluka Ghotki, Deh Mathelo | Ghotki |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-60 | Stone Tool Factory area | Rohri | Sukkur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-61 | Birthplace of Akbar the Great | near the town of Umerkot | Umerkot |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-62 | A stone mosque with white marble pillars | Bhodesar | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-63 | Temple | Bhodesar | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-64 | Jain Temple | Nagarparkar | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-66 | Fort Umerkot outside | Umerkot |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-67 | Fort Umerkot (inside) | Umerkot |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-68 | Gori Temple | 14 miles north-west of Virawah | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-69 | Other temples | Bhodesar | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-70 | Mound at Bhiro | Sherwah | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-71 | Mound at Shadi Pali | Deh Khuda Bux | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-72 | Jain Temple | Virawah | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-73 | Tomb of Tharo Khan | Chitorri | Mirpurkhas |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-74 | Other tombs of the ruler of Mirpur Khas in Chitorri Graveyard | Chitorri | Mirpurkhas |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-75 | Brick Tomb of Arzi Khokhar | Ghitori, Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-76 | Tomb of Mir Khan s/o Karam Khan Talpur | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-77 | Tomb of Mir Jado | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-78 | Tomb of Mir Murad Khan | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-79 | Tomb of Musa Khan | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-80 | Tomb of Mir Raio | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-81 | Tomb of Shaheed Kapri Baloch | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-82 | Tombs near Shaheed Kapri Baluch | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-83 | Tombs of Mir Fateh Khan and Mir Mirza Khan | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-84 | Tomb of females of Mir dynasty | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-85 | Tomb of women of the Mir Dynasty | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-86 | Tomb of Aulia Pir Ghitori Badshah Qureshi | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-87 | Old mosque | Ghitori Goth, Deh No. 24 | Tharparkar | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-88 | Naukot Fort | Naukot | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-89 | Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple | Churrio Jabal, Nangarparkar | Tharparkar |  Upload Photo |
Thatta
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-89 | Port of Banbhore | Mirpur Sakro, the city ruins lie on the N-5 National Highway, east of Karachi | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-90 | Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-91 | Overview of Makli Hill | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-92 | Brick dome to the north-east of tomb of Mubarak Khan (tomb of Fateh Khan's sister) | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-93 | Tomb of Mubarak Khan, son of Jam Nizamuddin | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-94 | Jam Nizamuddin II's Tomb | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-95 | Tombs, compound wall of yellow stone, pavilions on stone pillars over the tombs, tomb with superstructure on stone pillars, brick structure, all around the tomb of Jam Nizamuddin | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-96 | Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim wrongly known a Amir Khalil Khan's tomb | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-97 | Tomb and compound wall of yellow stone to the south of Mirza Muhammad Baqi Tarkhan tomb (wrongly called Mirza Isa Khan's tomb) | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-98 | Brick enclosure of Mirza Baqi Baig Uzbak's tomb, south of the tomb of Nawab Isa Khan the Younger | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-99 | Tomb of Nawab Isa Khan Tarkhan the Younger | Makli Necropolis[3] | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-100 | Diwan Shurfa Khan's tomb | Makli Necropolis[3] | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-101 | Brick mosque and enclosure near Nawab Shurfa Khan's tomb (supposed to be the tomb of Sayed Amir Khan) | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-102 | Baradari | Makli Necropolis | Thatta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-103 | Tomb of Amir Sultan Muhammad, son of Amir Hajika | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-104 | Mirza Tughral Baig's tomb | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-105 | Tomb of Mirza Jani and Mirza Ghazi Baig | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-106 | Stone tomb with a dome on stone pillars by the side Mirza Jani Baig's tomb | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-107 | Stone enclosure containing tombs of Nawab Isa Khan | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-108 | Mirza Muhammad Baqi Tarkhan's tomb (wrongly called Mirza Isa Khan's tomb) | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-109 | Stone tomb with enclosure to the south of tomb of Mirza Muhammad Baqi Tarkhan | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-110 | Brick tomb near the tomb of Qulia pir | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-111 | Dabgir Masjid | Makli Necropolis | Thatta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-112 | Goth Raja Malik graveyard known as Maqam Qadar Shah | Deh Raja Malik | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-113 | Sonda graveyard | village Sonda | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-114 | Kalan Kot | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-115 | Nawab Amir Khan's mosque | Makli Necropolis | Thatta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-116 | Building with two domes near the Civil Hospital | Makli Necropolis | Thatta | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-117 | Jama Masjid | Makli Necropolis | Thatta |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-118 | Sasian-Jo-Takar | Mirpur Sakro | Thatta | Upload Photo Upload Photo |
Protected Heritage
The sites below are declared Protected Heritage by the Government of Sindh.
Districts: Hyderabad to Sukkur
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-P-1 | Mukhi Mahal | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-P-2 | Besant Lodge | near Post Office, Saddar | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-P-3 | Holmsteal Hall | Fort | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-P-4 | Hyderabad Fort (Pacco Qillo) | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-P-5 | Shrine of Sachal Sarmast | Darazah | Khairpur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-P-6 | Faiz Mahal | Adjacent to Sachal Sarmast Khairpur Public Library, Mall Road | Khairpur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-P-7 | Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai | Bhitshah | Matiari |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-P-8 | Wood carved door on residential house owned by Evacuee Trust Property Board | Takar Bazar, Rohri[4] | Sukkur | Upload Photo Upload Photo |
Karachi
The city has over 350 sites which are protected under the Provincial Act. Sites are listed under broad areas or quarters under which they are located. Some streets/roads are found in two areas. Sites located on them are found under their respective area.
Unprotected Heritage
Districts: Hyderabad to Jamshoro
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-U-1 | Badshahi Bungalow | Hyderabad | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-2 | Mausoleum of John Jacob | Jacobabad | Jacobabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-3 | Odho Haveli (old family house) | Jacobabad | Jacobabad | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-4 | Kafir Qila | right bank of River Indus, north of Sehwan[5] | Jamshoro | Upload Photo Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-5 | Mounds of Amri | near Amri village, besides the Indus Highway[6] | Jamshoro |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-6 | Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar | Sehwan | Jamshoro |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-7 | Shrine of Laki Shah Sader | Laki Shah Sadar City[5] | Jamshoro |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-8 | Temples (two) on the banks of hot and cold springs | Kirthar Range, 5 km west of Laki Shah Sadar village[7] (which itself is 19km from Sehwan) | Jamshoro | Upload Photo Upload Photo |
Karachi
Districts: Khairpur to Umerkot
| ID | Name | Type | Location | District | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-U-27 | Shrine of Sachal Sarmast | Khairpur |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-U-28 | Kalka Cave Temple | Arore near Rohri | Sukkur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-29 | Hindu Temple | Sadh Belo island | Sukkur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-30 | Shiv Mandir, Umerkot | Umerkot |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-U-31 | Battle ground of Dubo | New Hyderabad city | Hyderabad |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-32 | Masid Muhammad Bin Qasim | Arore, Taluka Rohri | Sukkur |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-33 | Tombs of Hafiz Mian Noor Mohammad | Shaheed Benazirabad |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-U-34 | Pir Jo Goth | Khairpur |  Upload Photo | |||
| SD-U-35 | Christ Church | Railway Colony Kotri, Kotri Tauluka | Jamshoro |  Upload Photo | ||
| SD-U-36 | Shrine of Pir Hadi Hassan Bux Shah Jilani | dargah jilani, duthro Sharif | Sanghar | 25°56′48″N 68°43′44″E / 25.946647°N 68.728806°E / 25.946647; 68.728806 (SL. No. SD-U-36) |  Upload Photo |
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural heritage monuments in Sindh.
- ^ Sindh awaits enactment of law to protect historical sites Faiza Ilyas Dawn 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014
- ^ Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. "'Guidelines for Critical & Sensitive Areas" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. pp. 12, 47, 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ a b Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta UNESCO Retrieved 14 June 2014
- ^ Heritage List 1 1995-09-07 Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Department, Government of Sindh Retrieved 22 May 2014
- ^ a b Kingrani, Aziz, “Sindh Tourism An Archaeological Journey,” Sindh Tourism Development Corporation: 2012 pg 81
- ^ Kingrani, Aziz, “Sindh Tourism An Archaeological Journey,” Sindh Tourism Development Corporation: 2012 pg 77
- ^ Kingrani, Aziz, “Sindh Tourism An Archaeological Journey,” Sindh Tourism Development Corporation: 2012 pg 79
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