Sindh is a province in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. The province includes a number of important historical sites. The Indus Valley civilization (IVC) was a

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(mature period 2600–1900 BCE) which was centred mostly in the Sindh. Sindh has numerous tourist sites with the most prominent being the ruins of

Mohenjo-daro Mohenjo-daro (; sd, موئن جو دڙو'', ''meaning 'Mound of the Dead Men';Larkana Larkana ( ur, , translit=lāṛkāna; sd, لاڙڪاڻو, translit=lāṛkāṇo) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site M ...

. Islamic architecture is quite prominent as well as colonial and post-partition sites. Additionally natural sites, like Manchar Lake have increasingly been a source of sustainable tourism in the province.

Significant sites

Sindh has numerous tourist sites with the most prominent being the ruins of

. Islamic architecture is quite prominent in the province with the Shahjahan Mosque in

Thatta Thatta ( sd, ٺٽو; ) 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 ...

built by the Mughal emperor

Shahjahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ...

and numerous mausoleums dot the province including the very old Shahbaz Qalander mausoleum dedicated to the Iranian-born Sufi and the beautiful mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah known as the ''

Mazar-e-Quaid Mazar-e-Quaid ( ur, , lit=Mausoleum of the Leader) is the resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah situated in Karachi, Sindh. The marble monument comprises a surface area of . It is surrounded by formal gardens and designed in an Islamic modernist ...

'' in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

Mohatta Palace The Mohatta Palace ( ur, ) is a museum located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Designed by ''Muhammad komail Hussain'', the palace was built in 1927 in the posh seaside locale of Clifton as the summer home of Shivratan Mohatta, a Hindu Marwari bus ...

, a museum in

built in 1927 by ''Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta'' a

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Marwari businessman. At Partition of Sub-continent in 1947,

was acquired by the newly established

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to house its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Frere Hall is one of the finest architecture of the British Colonial Era which is one of the most significant tourists spot in

. The Hall was built by '' Sir Henry Bartle Frere'' and was initiated in 1863 and the construction process was accomplished in 2 years in 1865. Faiz Mahal is also a palace situated in

Khairpur Khairpur( Sindhi and ur, ) is a city and the capital of the Khairpur District, in Pakistan's Sindh province. History The Talpur dynasty was established in 1783 by Mir Fateh Ali Khan, who declared himself the first ''Rais'', or ruler of Sindh ...

, Sindh. It was built in 1798 by ''Mir Sohrab Khan'' who belongs to Talpur Family. It is an example of architectural excellence, a world apart from today's stone-washed structures, is undeniable.

Eco-tourism

Manchar Lake is the largest freshwater natural lake in

, lies west of

Sehwan Sehwan ( sd, سيوهڻ شريف, ur, ; also commonly referred to as Sehwan Sharif or ''Noble Sehwan'') is a historic city located in Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan and on the west bank of the Indus north-west of Hyderabad. The ...

on the Indus Highway. It is claimed to be one of the biggest freshwater lakes in

and the only lake that is home to fishermen living on wooden boathouses for hundreds of years. The lake spreads over an area of ² and gets its water from the Kirthar Hills torrents and Indus River. The lake receives 385,000 visitors a year.

Other places of interest

Historical Sites

Chaukhandi tombs The Chaukhandi ( ur, ; sd, چوڪُنڊي ) tombs form an early Islamic cemetery situated east of Karachi, Sindh province of Pakistan. The tombs are notable for their elaborate sandstone carvings. The tombs are similar in style to the elabo ...

Empress Market The Empress Market ( ur, , Sindhi: ايمپريس مارڪيٽ) is a marketplace situated in the Saddar Town locality of Karachi, Pakistan. The market traces its origins to the British Raj era, when it was first constructed. Today, it is among ...

* Faiz Mahal * Frere Hall * Jehangir Kothari Parade *

Kot Diji Fort The Kot Diji Fort (; ;''Fort of the Daughter''), formally known as Fort Ahmadabad, is an 18th-century Talpur-era fort located in the town of Kot Diji in Khairpur District, Pakistan, about 25 miles east of the Indus River at the edge of the Thar Des ...

Mohenjo-daro Mohenjo-daro (; sd, موئن جو دڙو'', ''meaning 'Mound of the Dead Men';Makli Necropolis Makli Necropolis ( ur, ; sd, مڪلي جو مقام) is one of the largest funerary sites in the world, spread over an area of 10 kilometres near the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The site houses approximately 500,000 ...

* Qasim Fort * Ranikot Fort *

Umerkot Fort Amarkot Fort ( ur, ; Sindhi: ), is a fort located in Umerkot, Sindh, also called Amarkot ( ur, ; Sindhi:), Umerkot was founded and ruled By Sodha Rajputs of Parmar Dynasty. It was named after its founder Rana Amar Singh Sodha. Emperor Akbar w ...

Hilly Areas

Kirthar Mountains The Kirthar Mountains ( ur, كوه کھیرتھر; sd, کير ٿر جبل) are a mountain range that mark the boundary between the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, and which comprise much of the Kirthar National Park. The mountain ra ...

Karoonjhar Mountains Karoonjhar Mountains (, ) are located in south-eastern edge of the Tharparkar district in Sindh, Pakistan. The range is approximately 19 kilometers long and reaches a height of 305 meters, and contains vaste deposits of granite and Chinese ...

* Gorakh Hill

Lakes

* Manchar Lake *

Keenjhar Lake Keenjhar Lake ( sd, ڪینجھر ڍنڍ) commonly called Malik Lake ( ur, کلری Malik , sd, Maik ڍنڍ ) is located in Thatta District of Sindh the province of Pakistan. It is situated about from the city of Thatta. It is the largest fre ...

Haleji Lake Haleji Lake ( ur, ہالیجی جھیل) is a perennial freshwater lake in Thatta District of Sindh Province, Pakistan. It is in size and is surrounded by marshes and brackish seepage lagoons. History Haleji Lake was a saline lagoon until the 1 ...

* Drigh Lake

Government support

Development corporation

References

External links

Sindh Tourism Development Corporation (STDC)

Tourists and Culture Department Sindh

Tourism in Sindh, PTDC
{{Tourism in Pakistan