The Province of Sindh forms the lower Indus basin and lies between 23 to 35 Degree and , north latitude and and degree east longitude. It is about kms in length from north to south and nearly kms in its extreme breadth kms average. It covers 1,40, square kms and is about as large as England. At the time of the independence from the British occupation in August , the population of Sindh was estimated at 5.
Today, after the passage of fifty years the population of the province stands around 40 million souls, a half of whom now live in the urban centres like Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Tando Adam, Nawabshah, Larkana, Shikarpur, Khairpur, Badin and other smaller towns.
It is basically an agrarian province. The Indus is by far the most important river of the province. The classical name of the river was Sindhu Sanskrit for an ocean and Sindh province was created and sustained by the river, without which it would have been a desert. Its length is about 2, kilometers and nearly a third of that about Kms traverses the province. The striking resemblance of Sindh to Egypt was noticed long before the existence in it of a comparable great prehistoric civilization was even suspected; the idiosyncrasy of its people when compared with Indians, is very marked.
Owing to its prevalent aridity and the absence of the monsoons, the climate of Sindh ranks among the hottest and is most variable.
The average temperature of the summer months is 35 degrees centigrade and those of inter months But the thermometer frequently rises in summer to 45 and occasionally to In the northern part of Sindh the extremes of temperature are strongly marked.
Jacobabad boasts of the highest temperature yet recorded at a Pakistani meteorological station i. Sehwan is another hot place while Hyderabad is on the average pleasant due to cool breeze.
Cotton, rice, wheat and sugarcane are the main crops produced in Sindh. Rice is by far the most important crop cultivated here.
It is the only crop that can be grown in the annually inundated lands within the delta of the Indus and a larger quantity and much finer quality is produced in the Larkana district. Cotton is produced mainly in Sanghar, Nawabshah, and Hyderabad , Sugarcane is another important crop which is chiefly grown in the Ghulam Mohammad Barrage zone in South.
Sindh is proud of its bananas and mangoes also. It has a mixture of multiple types of lands such as plains, agricultural land, the mountain range of Kirthar, and a number of lakes.
Sanghar is situated at a distance of km from Karachi and accessible via Hyderabad on National Highway N It is the largest district of Sindh Province and has a boundary with India. There are some historical places such as the tomb of Mir Shahdad Talpur in Shahpur Chakar and Mansura, rains from the seventh century A.
Shaheed Benazirabad, also known as Nawabshah, is located at a distance of km from Karachi. Shikarpur is located at the distance of km from Karachi and accessible via Sukkur on the National Highway N Shikarpur is one of the districts formed by the British Government in Sindh Province. Shikarpur is a historical city and was enclosed within a fort that has seven gates.
Sujawal is situated on the left bank of the Indus River at the distance of km from Karachi and is accessible via Thatta on Sujawal-Thatta Road.
It is an agricultural town and producing a number of cash crops. Keti Bunder South Wildlife Sanctuary is along the Indus Delta for the protection of different wild animals, sea life, and birds. Sukkur is situated in Sindh Province on the west bank of the Indus River at an altitude of feet from sea level. At the Sukkur, the River Indus flows into its narrowest channel in the lower Indus course.
Tando Allahyar is located at a distance of km from Karachi and accessible via Hyderabad on the National Highway N Tando Allahyar is an agricultural town and famous for the best quality of mangoes as well as cash crops such as sugarcane, wheat, and cotton. It is one of the largest producing of agricultural commodities in Pakistan. Tharparkar is a district with the border of India in Sindh Province, situated at a distance of km from Karachi and is accessible via Mirpur Khas on the National Highway N It is the largest district by area in Sindh Province and the least developed district in Sindh.
Most of the area of Tharparkar is part of the Thar Desert. It is an historical city of Sindh and was the medieval capital of Sindh in different dynasties of the past. Umerkot is situated at a distance of km from Karachi and is accessible via Mirpur Khas on the National Highway N Deserts Badin Badin is located at the distance of km from Karachi in Sindh province and was the center of ancient Indus Valley civilization.
Historical Hyderabad Hyderabad is located at the distance of km from Karachi on the junction of the Indus Highway and the National Highway, on the east bank of the Indus River at an altitude of 43 feet Green Fields Jacobabad Jacobabad is situated at the distance of km from Karachi, which is accessed via Shikarpur by turning left from Sukkur on Indus Highway N5.
The climate of Jacobabad is extremely hot in summer and mild in winter. Jamshoro is also rich in minerals such as limestone, silica sand, silt, coal, etc. Industrial karachi Karachi, the capital of Sindh, the most populous city of Pakistan and has the largest area in Pakistan, is located on the shore of the Arabian Sea and on the western edge of the Indus River.
Deserts Larkana Larkana is situated at a distance of km from Karachi on the south bank of the Ghar Canal.
Historical Shikarpur Shikarpur is located at the distance of km from Karachi and accessible via Sukkur on the National Highway N Green Fields Sukkur Sukkur is situated in Sindh Province on the west bank of the Indus River at an altitude of feet from sea level.
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