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Graveyard (North) at Makli

SindhCemeteryWorld Heritage propertyProtected
It is a vast grave yard having graves made of boulders and plastered with lime cheroli etc. These graves belong to the period of Samma dynasty.
Record ID
9815
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Thatta
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Cemetery
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))
World Heritage
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Coordinates
24.74368, 67.91504 — 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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