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Shah Deevano Graveyard, Matiari

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Shah Deevano Graveyard spreads over a large area with thick forest of Kandi, Khabbar and Babool trees in its premises.

The chamber houses the grave of Shah Deevano Halai, who was believed to be an issueless religious scholar of highest order of the time. Though, his grave do not bear any tomb stone containing his life account etc, but local mujawars claim that Shah Deevano was about a 200 years old religious figure. However, according toTohfa-tul-Kiram, his grave is located alongside the grave of Hazrat Makhdoom Arabi in old Hala.

Number of small graveyards of different prominent families of Hala New or Old are also located in this vast necropolis.

[Source: Matiari The Cultural Capital of Sindh by Momin Bullo]