Description
The Chaukhandi (Urdu: چوکنڈی) tombs are situated 29 km east of Karachi on N-5 National Highway near Landhi Town. The Chaukhandi tombs are remarkable for the elaborate and exquisite carving; the style of architecture is not only typical to the region of Sindh but unique in the sense that it is nowhere else to be found in the Islamic world. Generally, they are attributed to Jokhio (also spelt Jokhiya) also known as the family graveyard of Jokhio tribe, some people of Baluch tribe also buried were built between the 15th and 18th centuries.