Type: Monument - Granaries
Province: Sindh
District: Khairpur
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th-19th Century CE
Description: These granaries were built sometimes between 1785 to 1795 CE by Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur the founder of the Talpur dynasty in the Upper Sindh. They are built with burnt bricks and adobe mud. They are circular in shape and each unit is 8m in dia. surmounted by a dome and provided with four ventilators and a wooden door. They are part of the Kot Diji Fort.
Latitude: 27.344316667
Longitude: 68.707461111
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 3
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari