Type: Monument - Cemetery
Province: Punjab
District: Rawalpindi
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th - 11th Century CE
Description: A cemetery site, rectangular in plan, provided with enclosure wall having 4 bastions (Dia. 3.49m and 2.50m high) at corners and two monumental gateways. The enclosure wall is built in dressed stones laid in lime mortar and plastered with lime surkhi. The inner side of the enclosure wall is decorated with false arches. The parapets of are decorated with merlons. Another enclosure adjacent to this enclosure, measures 14mx14m with two monumental gateways and bastions in the corners, built in dressed stones laid out in lime mortar and plastered with lime surkhi.
Latitude: 33.276490448
Longitude: 73.346163817
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Archaeological Remains of Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi District
Published In: Journal of Asian Civilizations, Vol. 35, No. 1, July 2012
Year of Publication: 2012
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Muhammad Ashraf et.al
