Makli Necropolis

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Gujarat_Sultanate
Islamic
Indo-Islamic
gptkbp:area 10 square kilometers
gptkbp:condition endangered
gptkbp:containsTombOf gptkb:King
gptkb:scholar
nobles
Sufi saints
gptkbp:country gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Samma_dynasty
gptkb:Mughal_dynasty
gptkb:Arghun_dynasty
Tarkhan dynasty
gptkbp:established 14th century
gptkbp:findAGraveID over 500,000
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Makli Necropolis
gptkbp:latitude 24.7472
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thatta
gptkbp:longitude 67.9236
gptkbp:managedBy Sindh Culture Department
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
gptkb:stone
glazed tiles
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Karachi
gptkbp:notable_for historical significance
Islamic funerary architecture
ornate sandstone and brick tombs
gptkbp:notableInstitution Tomb of Isa Khan Tarkhan I
Tomb of Jam Nizamuddin II
Tomb of Jan Baba
Tomb of Mirza Jani Beg
Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Thatta_District
gptkbp:province Sindh
gptkbp:significance important pilgrimage site
one of the largest necropolises in the world
gptkbp:threats weathering
vandalism
neglect
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii) (iv) (vi)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1981
yes
gptkbp:website https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/143
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samma_dynasty
gptkb:Thatta,_Sindh
gptkb:Sindh,_Pakistan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6