Not to be confused
with Hyderabad in
India.
This Hyderabad lies
164 km north of
Karachi and is the
second largest city
in Sind and one of
the largest in
Pakistan. Hyderabad
is five km from the
eastern bank of the
Indus changed its
course away from
Khudabad, at that
time the capital of
the region, the new
capital was shifted
to Hyderabad.
Sights include the
Fort (from 1766) and
the old city
buildings that are
topped by badgirs
that look like
chimneys on roof
tops. They catch the
cool breezes which
blow steadily in a
south-west direction
for 40 days from
late April each
year. In the old
sections of the
town, cows still
roam the streets
giving it a
distinctly medieval
atmosphere.
North of the city
there are tombs from
the Talpur and
Kalhora periods. The
tomb of Ghulam Shah
Kalhora is one of
the finest, although
its dome collapsed
and has now been
replaced by a flat
roof.
Also worth a visit
is the Institute of
Sindhology's museum
at the University of
Sind. It has
displays on all
aspects of Sindhi
history, music and
culture depicting
the lifestyles of
the desert tribes.
Infrequent GTS buses
go to the campus,
otherwise take a
miniwagon to
Jumshero, across the
river from
Hyderabad, and walk
the 1-1/2 km to the
university. |
