Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
| Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai شاہ عبداللطیف بھٹائی مزار |
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The shrine complex of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
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 Shown within Sindh
Shown within Sindh
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Bhit Shah |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°48′22″N 68°29′29″E / 25.806005°N 68.4915225°ECoordinates: 25°48′22″N 68°29′29″E / 25.806005°N 68.4915225°E |
| Affiliation | Sufi |
| District | Matiari |
| Province | Sindh |
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Pakistan 
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| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque and Sufi mausoleum |
| Architectural style | Indo-Islamic |
| Completed | 1772 C.E. |
The Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (Urdu: شاہ عبداللطیف بھٹائی مزار; Sindhi: شاهہ عبداللطيف ڀٽائي جي مزار) is an 18th-century Sufi shrine located in the town of Bhit Shah, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The shrine is considered to be one of the most important in Sindh, and its annual urs festival attracts up to 500,000 visitors.
The shrine was built for Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a noted Sindhi Sufi scholar, mystic, saint, and poet who is widely considered to be the greatest Muslim poet of the Sindhi language. His collected poems were assembled in the compilation Shah Jo Risalo. The shrine is 125 kilometres from the popular Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan Sharif. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the shrine in 2009.
The shrine complex was built in 1772 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro to house the tomb of the Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. The shrine complex includes a mosque and a mausoleum that open onto a large courtyard encircled by domed arcades by means of a large gateway. The complex is notable for being elaborately decorated with Sindhi tile work featuring blue and white floral themes.
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