Heritage record
Tomb of Sheikh Ali Baig
PunjabTombProtected
This is an octagonal tomb with four arched openings. Each side is 5.7 m long, with four corner turrets. The monument is surmounted with a dome. On the top of the dome is a motif of inverted lotus flower. The monument is square in plan measuring 22m x 22m from its interior. There are three graves inside the tomb. The tomb has been beautified in the interior with Ghalib Kari work, floral design and Quranic verses. The walls have been distributed in panels which have been bordered with some typical designs.
- Record ID
- 6542
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Gujrat
- Tehsil
- Phalia
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Tomb
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 32.47944, 73.66083 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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