Name of Site: Chokhandi Qabristan
Location: 18 Miles of Karach, in front of COMSATS
Period of Construction: 16-18th century
Chokhandi graveyard contains tombs attributed to Jokhio or Jokhiya presenting beautiful art of stone carving in Sindh. The decorative art on the graves of these tombs strongly resembles the artwork on the Makli graveyard. They were mainly built during Mughal rule sometime in the 15th and 18th centuries. The more elaborate graves are constructed with a buff-colored sandstone, which has often kept remarkably well over time in the arid local climate. Tombs were constructed either as single graves or as groups of up to eight graves, raised on a common platform. A typical sarcophagus consists of six vertical slabs giving the grave a pyramid shape. The upper box is further covered with four or five horizontal slabs and the topmost construction is set vertically with its northern end often carved into a knob known as a crown or a turban. The tombs are embellished with geometrical designs and motifs, including figural representations such as mounted horsemen, hunting scenes, arms, and jewelry.
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