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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Naeem, Anila

Titel

Urban Traditions and Historic Environments in Sindh : A Fading Legacy of Shikarpoor, Historic City

Ort / Verlag

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

[2017]

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Shikarpoor Historic City, in Sindh, Pakistan, has a rich historical heritage: as a central point on caravan trade routes, it served as the gateway to Afghanistan and Central Asia. In recognition of that history, in 1998 the government of Sindh named it a protected heritage site-but that status hasn't prevented the ongoing destruction of the city's historic fabric. This book tells the story of Shikarpoor and presents as complete a picture of its threatened historical fabric as possible, through copious maps and images past and present