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Tombs of Uch Sharif
Uch Sharif, an ancient town near Bahawalpur, holds a cluster of glazed-tile Sufi shrines that rank among the finest examples of Multani-style tilework anywhere, chief among them the tomb of Bibi Jawindi. Centuries of blue and turquoise ceramic tradition, the same lineage that produced Shah Rukn-e-Alam's tomb in Multan, reach one of their high points here.
Uch Sharif, an ancient town near Bahawalpur, holds a cluster of glazed-tile Sufi shrines that rank among the finest examples of Multani-style tilework anywhere, chief among them the tomb of Bibi Jawindi. Centuries of blue and turquoise ceramic tradition, the same lineage that produced Shah Rukn-e-Alam's tomb in Multan, reach one of their high points here.
Why go
- ✦Tomb of Bibi Jawindi and other Sufi shrines
- ✦Multani-style blue and turquoise glazed tile
- ✦One of southern Punjab's most important Sufi pilgrimage towns
A High Point of Multani Tilework
Uch Sharif's shrines show the same ceramic tradition as Shah Rukn-e-Alam's tomb in Multan carried to an even more elaborate degree, layered blue, turquoise, and white geometric tilework across domes and drum walls.
Plan It with GreenPak
Best visited as part of a wider southern Punjab heritage route including Multan, use Plan a trip to sequence Uch Sharif with Shah Rukn-e-Alam.
Planning tip
When to go, October to March; the plains around Bahawalpur are very hot in summer.
Getting there, About an hour from Bahawalpur.
Allow, 1.5-2 hours to see the main shrine cluster.
