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Tomb of Bibi Jawindi

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walls rising up two stories. Both the interior and exterior of the building are richly decorated with Islamic scriptures, carved timber, and bright blue and glazed white mosaic tiles. The base tier is supported by the eight tapering turrets in each corner. The compound enclosing the shrine is preserved in its original desert-like conditions and is mostly covered with cemented graves. The surrounding area is covered with green vegetation due to a network of river tributaries and canals crossing the area.
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Built of glazed bricks on an octagonal base with turrets on each of its eight corners, the tomb of Bibi Jawindi is considered one of the most ornate monuments in Uch. The exterior of the building has three tiers with the top one supporting a dome, while the interior is circular due to thick angled
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Over the centuries, the tomb has badly disintegrated as a result of environmental conditions, and during torrential floods in 1817 half of the structure was washed away. Only half of the structure remains today. In 1999, the Conservation and Rehabilitation Center of Pakistan invited international
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bodies and city officials to work on the conservation of the site. However, because of humidity, salt infiltration, and erosion the complex monuments are still crumbling. Inappropriate methods of repair have further damaged the complex. The
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The site was submitted by the Department of Archaeology and Museums Pakistan in January 2004 to be inducted in the World Heritage Sites along with four other monuments in the region. These monuments are the
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order, a strictly hegemonistic Sunni school of theosophical thought which puts particular emphasis on the
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in 1998, 2000, and 2002 to gather international attention and obtained grants to conserve the tombs.
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school of classical jurisprudence in the context of its interpretation of the
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Side view of the tomb showing only half the structure is still standing
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A view of the graves in the tomb enclosure with surrounding vegetation
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Close up view of the mosaic tiles decorating the mausoleum
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29°14′27″N 71°03′09″E / 29.24086°N 71.05244°E / 29.24086; 71.05244
Uch
Punjab
Pakistan
Sufi shrine
Mausoleum
Urdu
Uch Sharif
Punjab, Pakistan
UNESCO
World Heritage Sites
Suhrawardiyyah
Shafi’i
Sharia
Jahaniyan Jahangasht
Sufi
Uch
Alexander the Great

Shrine of Baha'al-Halim
Shrine of Jalaluddin Bukhari
cultural category

World Monuments Fund
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A view of the graves in the tomb enclosure with surrounding vegetation
Close up view of the mosaic tiles decorating the mausoleum
Side view of the tomb showing only half the structure is still standing
Tomb of Bibi Jawindi, 2013

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