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Location Located on the northeast of the ruins of Arore in Taluka Rohri, District Sukkur
Project Duration Started: October 2018. Completed: November 2019.
GPS Coordinates 27.651040° N, 68.934690° E

The brick tombs of Shakarganj Shaikh and Khatal al din Shaikh or Qabil Shah Aror, also known as the tombs of Suhagan and Duhagan, are located on the northeast of the ruins of Arore in Taluka Rohri, District Sukkur. Built circa 12-13th centuries, these Ghaznavid era cut brick tombs and their characteristic ornamentation reflect Achaemenid and Central Asian styles, which were predominant in the pre-Mughal period in Sindh.
The Suhagan tomb chamber measures 18′-5″ square from inside and 24′-5″ square from outside while the Duhagan tomb measures 21′-6″ square from inside and 26′-8′ square from outside. Both the tombs are crowned with high domes and have arched openings in each face. These tombs are famous for the cut and dressed brick work in various geometrical patterns adorning their façades up to the roof level in the Nikodari style of tombs found in Balochistan.

Conservation work began in October 2018 with structural stabilisation, masonry work and pointing. Close attention was paid to restoring the original brick pattern of the friezes on both tombs. Both domes had partially collapsed owing to the quarrying of stones nearby, and vegetation that had weakened the brickwork. The damaged domes were repaired using lime plaster, and the missing brickwork was replaced. The floor was also restored in its original cut-and-dressed brickwork style. EFT also installed interpretation panels that detail the history of the tombs and the conservation process.
The project was completed in November 2019.

The Reginal Office of EFT has recorded the timelines of conversational documentation along with details of projects , conditional reports and before and after phases for all completed projects. Click the report below to view and browse through the report of EFT’s Regional Office

Before Preservation

After Preservation

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