Shrine of Baha'al-Halim

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Shrine of Baha'al-Halim
مقبرہ بہاول حلیم
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LocationUch, Punjab, Pakistan
TypeSufi shrine and Mausoleum

Shrine of Baha'al-Halim (Urdu: مقبرہ بہاول حلیم) is the shrine of Baha'al-Halim, an Islamic saint. It is the earliest of three located in Uch in present-day Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2] It is one of the five monuments in Uch Sharif, Pakistan which are on the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[3]

The octagonal tomb is built of glazed bricks with turrets at each of its eight corners. A single dome is above a smaller octagonal dome with arched windows that sits on the base.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Baha al-Halim Tomb - Archnet
  2. ^ Pakistan Tourism Directory. Holiday Weekly. 1997. p. 103.
  3. ^ "Tomb of Bibi Jawindi, Baha'al-Halim and Ustead and the Tomb and Mosque of Jalaluddin Bukhari". World Heritage Sites. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  4. ^ Baha'al-Halim Tomb, Uch Sharif, Pakistan