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Marvels of Chaukhandi tombs attract tourists from around the world

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“There are 1,160 different designs on more than 600 graves,” says the caretakers (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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“There are 1,160 different designs on more than 600 graves,” says the caretaker (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi, a cemetery of tombs built of yellow sand stone, are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Muhammad Jamshed, a caretaker, explains a design on a tomb at Chaukhandi Islamic Cemetery (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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“There are 1,160 different designs on more than 600 graves,” says the caretaker (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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A tomb has name of Jamal Bin Manda (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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A tomb has a sword and a turban showing it belongs to man, says caretakers (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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A jewelry design on a tomb of women which has name of the architect, Ustad Enyatullah, on it (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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The caretaker says this tomb belongs to a woman because it has design of jewelry on it (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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On the tomb a man is riding, whereas another man with Laltain (lamp) is driving the horse. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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On the tomb a man is riding, whereas another man with Laltain (lamp) is driving the horse. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Wadeeri used to be famous women of the tribe, caretakers say. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Different arms have been designed on the tomb of a deceased person (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Tombs of the chieftains under the pyramid (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Tombs of the chieftains under the pyramid (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Tomb of Jam Mureed Bin Hajji (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Internal view of the pyramid (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Name of the deceased inscribed on the tomb (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Name of the deceased inscribed on the tomb (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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The caretaker says it used to be a shop and a place for the visitors to relax (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi, a cemetery of tombs built of yellow sandstone, is situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi, a cemetery of tombs built of yellow sandstone, is situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi, a cemetery of tombs built of yellow sandstone, is situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Common people from the area had also been able to bury their loved ones until a boundary wall was built in 2016 (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Recently built pyramid for tombs of Jam Bijar Khan Jokhio, and his son, who died in 2008 and 2018 respectively. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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There are also a few tombs on which Qur’anic verses have been inscribed (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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In this photo there are new graves and old graves of both types, one with normal stones and one with yellow sandstone (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Newly constructed tombs of the chieftains (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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As there are tombs of haves, many have-nots who couldn’t afford the yellow sandstone are also buried in the graveyard (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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This tomb was built of normal stone has been restored several times but it continues to demolish (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Different designs on tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Different designs on tombs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Recently a boundary wall was constructed in 2016 in order to save the heritage (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Pillars of the pyramid are also decorated with different designs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Tombs with different designs (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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A special pyramid has been built for the tombs of chieftains (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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A View of the Chaukhandi graveyard (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Some tombs have been constructed on designs of old buildings. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Two famous Sindhi poets, Tajul Beoos and Shamsher-ul-Hyderi, have also been laid to rest in Chaukhandi. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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An information plaque for sharing history of the Islamic cemetry with visitors (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Chaukhandi tombs are situated some 29 kilometers east of Karachi (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

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Muhammad Farooq has been associated with Chaukhandi for the past 35 years. He shows guest book with photos and expressions of the visitors. (Photo Arab News/ M.F. Sabir)

Updated 28 March 2018

NAIMAT KHAN

March 28, 2018 16:00

Marvels of Chaukhandi tombs attract tourists from around the world

Updated 28 March 2018

NAIMAT KHAN

March 28, 2018 16:00

Marvels of Chaukhandi tombs attract tourists from around the world

Some 29 kilometers east of Karachi, more than 600 graves of yellow sandstone, popularly known as Chaukhandi tombs, tell a story of Jokhio and Baloch tribes whose men were fond of horse riding and animal hunting, and whose women would wear beautiful jewelry. The tombs also reveal how skillful the architects of that time were.
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