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Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta

Cultural World Heritage property in Pakistan, inscribed in 1981 under criterion (iii).

Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta, Pakistan
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State Party
Pakistan
Year of inscription
1981
Criteria
iii
Location
Thatta District
What it is
protected area
Reference
WHC 143 · Wikidata Q10332177

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
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