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Tomb of Chuttan Shah

SindhTombProtected
Tomb is situated in deh and taluka Moro district Nausharo Feroz. National Highway is in west of tomb is about 150 m while the Moro city is in north of tomb. Tomb is square in plan. This tomb is situated beside the national highway and 1 km in south of Moro city. The tomb is standing in the Chuttan Shah grave yard. This tomb is built with burnt bricks. It has a round dome with finial. Tomb has a northern arched entrance. It has mud plaster. The tomb has an arched entrance from northern side. The facade has no remarkable structure. There are two others entrance southern and eastern side but presently not in use. There is a graveyard in its surrounding. The tomb has Mehrab into a large blind arch. Beside the Mehrab there are two niches. The other three side wall has the same features. Dome is round. There are 4 blind arches and 4 squinch arches on the drum. There are 4 graves inside the tomb and existing in very miserable condition. Tomb is probably associated to Kalhora period of Sindh.
Record ID
6877
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Naushahro Feroze
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tomb
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
26.66306, 68.00000 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums, Islamabad.. (1995-2001). Survey and Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments (1995-2001). Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums.

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