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=== Cultural heritage === [[File:Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro-108221.jpg|thumb|Archaeological ruins at Moenjodaro, Sindh, Pakistan]] [[File:Grand Mosque at Banbhore.jpg|thumb|The ruins of an ancient mosque at [[Bhambore]]]] [[File:Women in Sindh.jpg|thumb|Sindhi women collecting water from a reservoir on the way to Mubarak Village]] The work of Sindhi artisans was sold in ancient markets of Damascus, Baghdad, Basra, Istanbul, Cairo and Samarkand. Referring to the lacquer work on wood locally known as Jandi, T. Posten (an English traveller who visited Sindh in the early 19th century) asserted that the articles of Hala could be compared with exquisite specimens of China. Technological improvements such as the spinning wheel ([[Charkha (spinning wheel)|charkha]]) and treadle (pai-chah) in the weaver's loom were gradually introduced and the processes of designing, dyeing and printing by block were refined. The refined, lightweight, colourful, washable fabrics from Hala became a luxury for people used to the woollens and linens of the age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wishwebdesign.com/dgaewm/otherinfo/Cultural-Heritage/542/533|title=Cultural Heritage|website=wishwebdesign.com =|access-date=September 6, 2014|archive-date=5 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105234434/http://www.wishwebdesign.com/dgaewm/otherinfo/Cultural-Heritage/542/533|url-status=dead}}</ref> Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) such as the World Wildlife Fund, Pakistan, play an important role to promote the culture of Sindh. They provide training to women artisans in Sindh so they get a source of income. They promote their products under the name of "Crafts Forever". Many women in rural Sindh are skilled in the production of caps. Sindhi caps are manufactured commercially on a small scale at New Saeedabad and Hala New. Sindhi people began celebrating Sindhi Topi Day on 6 December 2009, to preserve the historical culture of Sindh by wearing Ajrak and Sindhi topi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/13+sindh+celebrates+first+ever+sindhi+topi+day-za-04|title=Sindh celebrates first ever 'Sindhi Topi Day'|access-date=6 December 2009|archive-date=8 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208224829/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/13+sindh+celebrates+first+ever+sindhi+topi+day-za-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:House in the Thar.JPG|thumb|Huts in the Thar desert]]
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