Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Sindh
District: Hyderabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: The mosque of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai (1689/1690-1752 CE) is said to be three hundred years old built by the saint himself. This is also his birth place, which has been destroyed and only a graveyard is left. The mosque is built with burnt bricks surmounted with a vaulted roof plastered with lime. The shrine complex was built in 1772 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro (1757 - 1772) to house the tomb of the Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. The shrine complex includes a mosque and a mausoleum that open onto a large courtyard encircled by domed arcades by means of a large gateway. The complex is notable for being elaborately decorated with Sindhi tile work featuring blue and white floral themes.
Latitude: 25.462133333
Longitude: 68.538252778
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015
Published In: Government of Sindh, Vol 1
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
