page_title: Makli Necropolis
section_title: Royal mausolea
hierarchical_section_title: Makli Necropolis / Royal mausolea
caption_attribution_description: English: Makli
context_page_description: Makli Necropolis 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 to 1 million tombs built over the course of a 400 year period. Makli Necropolis features several large funerary monuments belonging to royalty, various Sufi saints, and esteemed scholars. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 as an "outstanding testament" to Sindhi civilization between the 14th and 18th centuries.
context_section_description: The impressive royal mausolea are divided into two major clusters: those from the Samma period form their own cluster, while those from the Tarkhan, Arghun,  and Mughals periods are clustered together.
caption: Some mausolea feature strong architectural influences from Central Asia.
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