Historical Monuments of Thatta

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage ensemble

The Historical Monuments of Thatta are a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble in Sindh, Pakistan, renowned for their grand Mughal-era necropolis, intricate stone carvings, and richly decorated tombs that reflect a fusion of Islamic and local architectural traditions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta 2
Historical Monuments of Thatta canonical 1
Makli, Thatta UNESCO World Heritage Site 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural heritage ensemble ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Mughal architecture ⓘ
Sindhi vernacular architecture ⓘ
area 10.22 hectares ⓘ
associatedDynasty Arghun dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samma dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tarkhan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
bufferZoneArea 26.02 hectares ⓘ
contains Makli Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Makli Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
funerary monuments ⓘ
mausoleums ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
tombs ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
dateOfInscriptionOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList 1981 ⓘ
decorativeFeature calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
floral motifs ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus endangered by environmental degradation ⓘ
requires conservation measures ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sindhi ⓘ
locatedIn Pakistan ⓘ
Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thatta NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
notableFor fusion of Islamic and local architectural traditions ⓘ
grand Mughal-era necropolis ⓘ
intricate stone carvings ⓘ
richly decorated tombs ⓘ
partOf Islamic funerary architecture of South Asia ⓘ
cultural heritage of Sindh ⓘ
periodOfConstruction 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
region Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofType domes ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName Historical Monuments of Thatta NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 143 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tomb of Isa Khan Tarkhan II → partOf → Historical Monuments of Thatta ⓘ
Thatta District → hasUNESCOSite → Historical Monuments of Thatta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Makli Necropolis → officialName → Historical Monuments of Thatta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim → partOf → Historical Monuments of Thatta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makli, Thatta World Heritage Site
Tomb of Mirza Jani Beg → heritageDesignation → Historical Monuments of Thatta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makli, Thatta UNESCO World Heritage Site