Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Thatta
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th - 11th Century CE
Description: Bambhore is situated on the northern bank of the Gharo Creek. Excavations here exposed the earliest Muslim settlement of the subcontinent. The remains of a fortified city with cultural material of three distinct periods i.e., Scytho-Parthian, Hindu-Buddhist and the Islamic datable from the 1st century BCE to the 13th century CE were exposed. The fortified citadel of Bambhore is enclosed by a massive fortification wall having semi-circular bastions at regular intervals, three gateways, one each in the east, north-east and south respectively, an anchorage near the southern gate, an industrial area outside the citadel and the grand mosque which is considered to be the earliest mosque in the sub-continent besides residential houses with streets, lanes and by-lanes cutting one another at right angles.
Latitude: 24.752286111
Longitude: 67.522658333
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015
Published In: Government of Sindh, Vol 4
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
