Getting There
Thequickest way to get form Karachi to Makli Necropolis by car. The driving distance between Karachi to Makli Necropolis is 100 km. it takes approximately 1 hour 26 to drive Karachi to Makli Necropolis.
What to Expect
This palace got great historical areas. Mountains, museum attract the tourists more because there is a lot to learn from there. Every ancient structure or any necropolis preserved over the years has some story connected to it. In fact, some places have such sights that the moment you see them and you will learn something new.
History
Makli Necropolis was designated a UNESCO Word Heritage Site in 1981.
The capital of three successive dynasties and later ruled by the Mughal emperors of Delhi, Thatta was constantly embellished from the14th to the 18th century.
The Sufi saint, poet and scholar Shaikh Jamali established a khanwah, or Sufi gathering side, at Makli and was eventually buried there. The 14th century Samma ruler, Jam Tamachi, venerated the saint and wished to be interred near the saint, beginning the tradition of using Makli as a funerary site.
The site rose to prominence as a major funerary site during under the rule of the Samma dynasty, who had made their capital near Thatta.
The most architecturally significant tombs at the site date from around the time of the M1ughal era, between 1570 and 1640 CE.
It houses tombs of as many as 12500 Sufi saints, kings, queens, scholars and philosophers.
