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Thatta ( Sindhi: ٺٽو, IPA: [ʈ ɦ əʈːoː]; Urdu: ٹھٹہ, IPA: [ʈ ɦ əʈːɑː]) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Its construction was ordered by Jam Nizamuddin II in 1495. Thatta's historic significance has yielded ...
Thatta District. Thatta District ( Sindhi: ٺٽو ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع ٹهٹہ) is located in the southern area, locally called Laar, of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Thatta. It is home to a large necropolis of Makli. In 2013, several talukas were separated to form the new Sujawal District.
Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta. The Shah Jahan Mosque ( Urdu: شاہ جہاں مسجد, Sindhi: مسجد شاهجهاني،, Persian: مسجد شاهجهان ), also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta ( Urdu: جامع مسجد ٹھٹہ, Sindhi: شاھجھاني مسجد ٺٽو ), is a 17th-century building that serves as the central mosque for ...
Makli Necropolis is located in the town of Makli, which is located on a plateau approximately 6 kilometres from the city of Thatta, [ 1 ] the capital of lower Sindh until the 17th century. [ 4 ] It lies approximately 98 km east of Karachi, near the apex of the Indus River Delta in southeastern Sindh.
The monastery is the most complete Buddhist monastery in Pakistan and comprises several groups of stupas, monastic cells, temples, and secular buildings. [7] Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta Sindh: 1981 143; iii (cultural) Makli is a large necropolis in the city of Thatta. It was active between the 14th and 18th centuries.
Thatta, Karachi. Ramsar Wetland. Designated. 23 July 1976. Reference no. 101 [1] Haleji Lake ( Urdu: ہالیجی جھیل) is a perennial freshwater lake in Thatta District of Sindh Province, Pakistan. It is 6.58 km 2 (2.54 sq mi) in size and is surrounded by marshes and brackish seepage lagoons.
The history of Sindh refers to the history of the modern-day Pakistani province of Sindh, as well as neighboring regions that periodically came under its sway. Sindh was the site of one of the Cradle of civilizations, the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilisation that flourished from about 3000 B.C. and declined rapidly 1,000 years later, following ...
Keti Bandar Port. / 24.14444°N 67.45083°E / 24.14444; 67.45083. The Keti Bandar Port ( Urdu: کیٹی بندر گاہ) is a port on the Arabian Sea, in the Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. Keti Bandar is approximately 150 highway kilometers from Karachi, with a driving time of around 3.5 to 4 hours. Two of the larger towns on the ...