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Larkana
Larkana District · Sindh, Pakistan
City Museum / Tajjar Building, Larkana
A brick building of 1832 in Larkana's Jinnah Bagh, later a library and now the city museum.
The Tajjar Building is a small brick building, 42 ft square, in Jinnah Bagh close to Larkana's Town Hall. It was built in 1832 to hold the coffin of Nawab Wali Muhammad Khan Leghari, and today houses Larkana's City Museum under the Sindh Antiquities department.
Why go
- ✦Built in 1832
- ✦Traces of tile work and frescoes
- ✦Larkana's City Museum
- ✦In Jinnah Bagh near the Town Hall
About
Inside are three rooms: a central hall with a gallery on each side. It was once decorated with glazed tiles and floral frescoes, of which traces remain. In 1864 the Commissioner of Sindh set up a library here; the building later housed a local broadcasting station and, for a time, a canteen, and many of its original features were lost in alterations.
History
Built in 1832 for the coffin of Nawab Wali Muhammad Khan Leghari, the building became a library in 1864 under the Commissioner of Sindh, then a broadcasting station and a canteen, before its present use as the City Museum.
How to Reach
In Jinnah Bagh, south-east of the Town Hall, Larkana.
Responsible Travel
Follow museum photography and bag policies and allow staff to guide access to sensitive collections.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, November to February.
Getting there, In Jinnah Bagh, south-east of the Town Hall, Larkana.
Allow, About an hour.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from City Museum / Tajjar Building, Larkana, within 5 km.
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