A road trip to Thatta

Dawn.com Published February 1, 2012

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Thatta is a quaint old town just 98 km east of Karachi, making it a good destination for a weekend retreat. It boasts of historical monuments like Makli Hills, the largest necropolis in the world, and the Shah Jahan Mosque.

One of the most enjoyable ways to reach Thatta is by going on a road trip along the N-5.

Follow us as we show you the interesting moments on our journey from Karachi to Thatta. The destination itself was not necessarily the highlight of the day, but the little things that were seen along the way made the whole trip unforgettable.

– Photos by Tang Hui Huan/Dawn.com, text by Claire Chin Jing Yi and Sharifah Fadhilah Alshahab/Dawn.com

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Pitambara Mishra

Feb 01, 2012 06:22pm

I think it will very interesting to visit Thatta by boat. It was a prosperous river port before being taken over by British. Pitambara Mishra

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Faheem

Feb 02, 2012 02:57am

The writing on the wall in not a Sufi saying. Its name of couple of people written in Sindhi script.

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Vinod

Feb 02, 2012 06:54am

No Hindu reference!!!! Umerkot is inhibited by Hindu majority.. No temple images!!!

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Asad

Feb 02, 2012 10:01am

On the wall they mentioned their names not sufi saying !!!!

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Ahmar Qureshi

Feb 02, 2012 04:57pm

This trip reminds me of my childhood trip with preplexed visions, I still get dizzy by the thought of those circles under the domes & eye catching line patterns of Shah Jahan Mosque! Good Pictorial Trip! :-)

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Mariya Shaikh

Feb 02, 2012 09:54pm

Thanks for posting these pix; reminds me of my childhood trips to Thatta & Keenjar Lake...there is a beautiful guesthouse at the Lake as well as some good museums on the National Highway enroute from Karachi...didn;t you see those?

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