page_title: Tharparkar
section_title: Nagarparkar Jain Temples
hierarchical_section_title: Tharparkar / Tourism / Nagarparkar Jain Temples
caption_attribution_description: English: The Bhudesar Mosque in Bhodesar near Pakistani southwestern city of Nagarparkar. Bhodesar was the region's capital during Sodha rule. The mosque was built in the Hindu/Jain architect style by Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah of Gujarat in 1505 AD.
context_page_description: Tharparkar also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. The district is the largest in Sindh, and has the largest Hindu population in Pakistan. It has the lowest Human Development Index rating of all the districts in Sindh.
context_section_description: These approximately 14 Jain temples along with Bhodesar Mosque are scattered throughout Nagarparkar taluka are inscribed on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage as the Nagarparkar Cultural Landscape. Buildings of these temples date from the 12th to the 15th centuries.
caption: Bhodesar Mosque built in 1505 CE by the Sultan Mahmud Begada of Gujarat was heavily influenced by Jain architectural styles
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