Makli Monuments, Thatta
Also known as Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Pakistan
Inscribed
1981
List reference
143
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Makli Monuments, Thatta is about 85 km south-west of Hyderabad. The nearest other World Heritage site is Dholavira: a Harappan City, about 250 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hyderabad · about 1,459,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Karachi · about 12,130,000 peopleabout 95 km west
- Mirpur Khas · about 356,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Nawabshah · about 230,000 peopleabout 170 km north
- Bhuj · about 289,000 peopleabout 260 km south-east
- Larkana · about 364,000 peopleabout 310 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural254 km away
PakistanCultural287 km away
IndiaCultural437 km away
IndiaCultural514 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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