Sights in Thatta

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Thatta is an ancient city in Pakistan. Most of its sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It used to be a famous area of learning, arts and commerece for about 4 centuries in the past.

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Sunway Lagoon Water park

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Sunway Lagoon Water park is located 20kms from Thatta, on the way to Karachi

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Chaukani

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Chaukani are 15 - 18th century tombs scattered on a large area. Each tomb is unique in it design and motifs. Rich carved sandstone depicting the relation of the local tribes with the neighboring Iran, central Asia and Turkey.

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Banbhore

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Banbhore is an archeological site of Daibal excavated in 1962, is the site where Alexander the great established a town in 325 BC and then the first Muslim conqueror in South East Asia came in 711 AD.It is Beautiful site with a small museum.

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Jamia Masjid - Shah Jahan Mosque

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The Shah Jahan Mosque was built in the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It is located in Thatta, Sindh province, Pakistan. It has been on the tentative UNESCO World Heritage list since 1993.

In the town of Thatta (100 km / 60 miles from Karachi) itself, there is famous Shahjahani Mosque with its beautiful architecture. This mosque was built in 1647 during the reign of Mughal King Shah Jahan, also known as the builder King. The mosque is built with red bricks with blue coloured glaze tiles probably imported from another Sindh's more..

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Makli Tombs

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Makli Tombs (15th - 17th centuries), a vast necropolis spread over 15.5 km², depicting exquisite specimens of architecture, stone carvings and glazed tile decorations.

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Haleji Lake

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Haleji Lake is a famous bird sanctuary

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Keenjhar Lake

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Keenjhar Lake is located 24 kms from Thatta is the biggest man-made lake of the country. The place has been developed into a resort with boating & fishing facilities.

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