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Bhit Shah Museum

Coordinates: 25°48′09″N 68°29′26″E / 25.80256146541914°N 68.49061416001665°E / 25.80256146541914; 68.49061416001665
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Bhit Shah Museum
بھٹ شاہ میوزیم
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EstablishedJuly 10, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-07-10)
LocationBhit Shah, Matiari District, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates25°48′09″N 68°29′26″E / 25.80256146541914°N 68.49061416001665°E / 25.80256146541914; 68.49061416001665
OwnerSindh Tourism Development Corporation

Bhit Shah Museum is a museum in Bhit Shah in Matiari District of Sindh in southeast Pakistan. It depicts various aspects of the poetry of Sindhi Sufi mystic Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.[1] The museum was set up as a sister organization to the Bhit Shah Cultural Centre. It is frequented by people visiting the nearby shrine of Bhittai.[2]

It was inaugurated on 10 July 1996 by President Farooq Ahmed Leghari on the eve of the 252nd urs of the saint.[1][3]

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  1. ^ a b Museums of Sindh, Brochure by Culture Department, Government of Sindh. 2012
  2. ^ Bullo, Momin (2011). Matiari : the cultural capital of Sindh. Matiari: District Govt. Matiari, Pakistan Heritage Preservation & Promotion Society Matiari. OCLC 794838940.
  3. ^ "Sindh Tourism Development Corporation - Cultural Museum, Bhitshah". stdc.gos.pk. Retrieved 2022-07-09.