Shrine of Baha'al-Halim explained

Shrine of Baha'al-Halim
Location:Uch, Punjab, Pakistan
Type:Sufi shrine and Mausoleum

Shrine of Baha'al-Halim 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]

Notes and References

  1. https://archnet.org/sites/2826 Baha al-Halim Tomb - Archnet
  2. Book: Pakistan Tourism Directory. 1997. Holiday Weekly. 103.
  3. Web site: Tomb of Bibi Jawindi, Baha'al-Halim and Ustead and the Tomb and Mosque of Jalaluddin Bukhari. World Heritage Sites. UNESCO. 18 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140803124401/http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1883/ . live. 3 August 2014.
  4. https://www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/1004/pakistan/uch-sharif/bahaal-halim-tomb Baha'al-Halim Tomb, Uch Sharif, Pakistan