Sindh's early Islamic sites, tombs and forts: facts and a 5-question quiz

Debal, Mansura, Thatta and more: the early Islamic story of Sindh. This is a map-tap quiz with 5 questions, each worth more points as the questions get harder.

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What this quiz covers

Era: early medieval to Mughal. Region: Pakistan. The 5 questions are about the following, with a short fact for each. Read them first if you want a head start, or skip to the quiz and read afterwards.

Facts behind the questions (spoilers)

• Banbhore: Banbhore is often identified with the port of Debal, though this is debated.
• Derawar Fort: Derawar Fort has 40 bastions and walls up to about 30 m high, in the desert south of Bahawalpur.
• Thatta: The Shah Jahan Mosque has one of the largest numbers of domes of any mosque.
• Chaukhandi Tombs: The Chaukhandi tombs, about 29 km east of Karachi, are a cemetery of the 15th to 18th centuries, associated with the Jokhio tribe and Baloch families.
• Mansura (Sindh): Mansura was the capital of Arab-ruled Sindh from about 750 to 1006, under the Umayyad and then Abbasid caliphates, built near the older Brahmanabad.

Quick answers

What should I know about Banbhore? Banbhore is often identified with the port of Debal, though this is debated.

What should I know about Derawar Fort? Derawar Fort has 40 bastions and walls up to about 30 m high, in the desert south of Bahawalpur.

What should I know about Thatta? The Shah Jahan Mosque has one of the largest numbers of domes of any mosque.

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