Thatta
Thatta (Sindhi: ٺٽو, IPA: [ʈɦəʈːoː]; Urdu: ٹھٹہ, IPA: [ʈɦəʈːɑː]) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Thatta's historic significance has yielded several monuments in and around the city. Thatta's Makli Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is site of one of the world's largest cemeteries and has numerous monumental tombs built between the 14th and 18th centuries designed in a syncretic funerary style characteristic of lower Sindh. The city's 17th century Shah Jahan Mosque is richly embellished with decorative tiles, and is considered to have the most elaborate display of tile work in the South Asia.
Thatta | |
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City | |
| ٺٽو ٹھٹہ | |
Clockwise from top: View of the Makli Necropolis, Tomb of Isa Khan Hussain at the necropolis, exterior and interior views of the Shah Jahan Mosque | |
| Nickname: The City of Silence | |
Thatta Location in Sindh, Pakistan Thatta Thatta (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 24°44′46″N 67°55′28″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Thatta District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 220,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Highways | N-5 |
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