An ancient gate named “Sutak Deen Dar”, about 150 kilometres from Gwadar, has been traced back to Nimrod.
BBC Urdu quoted experts as saying that the Sutak Deen Dar was symbolically referred to as a gate, for it back in 3500BCE led to Mesopotamia from Makran.
According to Dad Rahim, who has been residing in the area for over 50 years now, it is the resting place of Nimrod.
Rahim who claims to be its only caretaker, told BBC Urdu that his ancestors used to say the gate came from Mesopotamia.
“I only realised its significance over time,” said Rahim.
The area around the gate is known as Meerani Bazaar and houses almost 5,000 people.
According to Professor Dr Hameed Baloch of the Lasbela University, it was first discovered in 1875 and back then was believed to be haunted.
Dr Baloch said that three organisations conducted research in the area.
In 1930, Sir Oral Steen surveyed the area. “His findings and ways were non-scientific as he would only pick up things in their original condition and would leave out damaged relics,” the professor said and added that in 1950, American archaeologist George A Dallas and Dr Rafiq Mughal surveyed the site in its most detailed examination ever.
“The two discovered a wall of a fort built in the Mesopotamian era,” he added.
From 1987 to 2001, French and Italian missions conducted a detailed survey of the area and discovered bones of fish from which they concluded that the people who were known as “Greek fish eaters” were residing in the area for 4,000 years.
The BBC Urdu report further stated that scientific proof found from the site was 4,000 years old, while adding that the place is in the same location, but most of the relics from the area had been stolen.
