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Haji Khan Khuhawar tomb

Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Qambar Shahdadkot
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 20th Century CE
Description: The graveyard of Haji Khan Khuhawar is in Shahdadkot city in Kamboh Mohalla. The tomb lies in Haji Khan Khuhawar graveyard. It consists of one Barrel vault tomb of Haji Khan Khuhawar and few recent structures and graves in the surroundings. The barrel vaulted roof tomb of Haji Khan Khuhawar is rectangular in plan, It is constructed with burnt bricks with mud (structure) and cheroli (only in aches) mortar and traditional lime plaster.The structure is divided into two parts; the front and the rear part. Both were barrel roofed but the roof of the rear part has collapsed. Both the structures adjoin each other and are connected with entrance from the rear wall of the first part of the structure. The facade of the structure is on the southern side, it is adorned with five recessed rectangular panels the central panel having recessed multifoil arch with a door, two side panels with multifoil arch and two corner having ogee arches. The Western side wall is decorated with three panels of recessed ogee arch with three recessed rectangular panels above.
Latitude: 27.853578000
Longitude: 67.900600000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Documentation of the Heritage Sites and Monuments of Sindh
Published In: Endowment Fund Trust for Preservation of the Heritage of Sindh
Year of Publication: 2021
Bibliography/Reference: Shiekh, Nilofer
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