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Notice (permalien)
Réf.
41467
Type
conference item
Titre
Shikarpoor: de-spirited and defamed - Waiting To Be Salvaged
Langues
English
Auteurs
Naeem, Anila
Date
2008
Pages
12 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Québec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
historic monuments / shopping areas / urban fabric / historical surveys / heritage at risk / legal protection / legislation / town and country planning / town planning legislation / historic buildings / historic towns
Pays mentionnés
Pakistan
Monuments et sites
Historic town of Shikarpoor, Upper Sindh, Pakistan
Résumé en anglais
The historic town of Shikarpoor in Upper Sindh, Pakistan,became an important commercial centre of the region due to its strategic
geographic location, on the extensive network of trade routes connectingCentral Asia, Afghanistan and Iran with India. Shikarpoor served as a base
for an enterprising community of Hindu merchants. The legacy of theseinfamous and affluent merchants is reflected through the remnants of the
towns’ historic fabric that speaks of a patronage for arts and building crafts.Shikarpoor was pushed into the abyss of decline owing to various
developments of 19th century; most importantly among others theintroduction of railways and mass exodus of Hindus at the time of India-
Pakistan Partition. At present under threat of rapid demolitions and absenceof effective measures for protection, this historic fabric is fast disappearing.
Can mere gestures such as notification in 1998 as protected heritage underSindh Cultural Heritage Preservation Act (1994) or inclusion in the WMF
Watch List 2008, be sufficient to prevent this destruction? This paperattempts to focus on the significance of the town and addresses the issues
of its rapid degeneration through interpretation of data collected for aresearch based documentation aimed at listing and inventory of the towns’
historic places.
geographic location, on the extensive network of trade routes connectingCentral Asia, Afghanistan and Iran with India. Shikarpoor served as a base
for an enterprising community of Hindu merchants. The legacy of theseinfamous and affluent merchants is reflected through the remnants of the
towns’ historic fabric that speaks of a patronage for arts and building crafts.Shikarpoor was pushed into the abyss of decline owing to various
developments of 19th century; most importantly among others theintroduction of railways and mass exodus of Hindus at the time of India-
Pakistan Partition. At present under threat of rapid demolitions and absenceof effective measures for protection, this historic fabric is fast disappearing.
Can mere gestures such as notification in 1998 as protected heritage underSindh Cultural Heritage Preservation Act (1994) or inclusion in the WMF
Watch List 2008, be sufficient to prevent this destruction? This paperattempts to focus on the significance of the town and addresses the issues
of its rapid degeneration through interpretation of data collected for aresearch based documentation aimed at listing and inventory of the towns’
historic places.
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