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Tapedar Dera at Kot Diji

Type: Monument - Building
Province: Sindh
District: Khairpur
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th-19th Century CE
Description: This building was made in the 18th century and is also known as Faujidari (Criminal Court) because of its previous use as one by the British army. Its roof is made with iron girders and wooden tiers as support and plastered with mud. There is an outer platform of the building constructed with bricks. There are five rooms at the dera, a mosque and a verandah with windows and ventilators. All the doors and made of wood.
Latitude: 27.344347222
Longitude: 68.707697222
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
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