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Shrine of Sachal Sarmast
A shrine at Daraza clad head to foot in blue and turquoise tilework, holding the tomb of the 18th-century Sufi poet whose verse is still sung across Sindh.
The shrine of Sachal Sarmast at Daraza is covered almost entirely in glazed tilework, blue, turquoise, and white climbing every surface of its domes and minarets until the building reads as one continuous pattern. Abdul Wahab Farooqi, remembered by the title Sachal Sarmast, wrote in Sindhi, Siraiki, Persian, and Urdu in the 18th century, and his verse is still sung at the shrine and far beyond it.
Why go
- ✦Shrine covered in blue and turquoise tilework
- ✦Tomb of the 18th-century Sufi poet
- ✦Sindhi devotional music at the shrine
- ✦Short drive from Khairpur and Kot Diji
The Poet Called Sachal
Sachal means truthful, and the name stuck to a poet who wrote uncompromisingly about divine love across four languages. Alongside Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, he is one of the two figures Sindhi devotional music keeps returning to.
Plan It with GreenPak
Sits naturally on a Khairpur loop with Faiz Mahal and Kot Diji Fort, use Plan a trip to build an upper-Sindh heritage route.
Planning tip
When to go, October to March. The annual urs draws large crowds of devotees and musicians.
Getting there, Daraza is a short drive from Khairpur, itself on the National Highway north of Sukkur.
Allow, 1-1.5 hours.
