Sindh Province of Pakistan-Land
of Indus
The province of Sindh has
two gigantic seaports and both are located in Karachi. The biggest
international airport of Pakistan is also situated in Karachi and is
widely known as Qaid-e-Azam International airport.
The Sindh plain comprises
mainly the province of Sindh and stretches between the Punjab plain and
the arabian Sea. River Indus flows here as a single river and the plain
comprises a vast fertile tract stretching westward from the narrow strip
of flood plain on the right bank of River Indus, and a vast expanse of
desert stretching eastward from the left bank. The desert area is dry and
desolate like Cholistan in the Punjab plain. But, the plain area right of
River Indus is green with a vast stretches of vegetation lined everywhere
with avenues of trees.
| Rank |
City |
Province |
Population |
|
1 |
Karachi |
Sindh |
16,631,255 |
|
2 |
Hyderabad |
Sindh |
1,496,163 |
|
3 |
Sukkur |
Sindh |
460,899 |
|
4 |
Larkana |
Sindh |
416,261 |
|
5 |
Nawabshah |
Sindh |
399,980 |
|
6 |
Mir Pur Khas |
Sindh |
397,186 |
|
7 |
Jacobabad |
Sindh |
330,234 |
|
8 |
Rahim Yar
Khan |
Sindh |
328,903 |
|
9 |
Tharparkar |
Sindh |
|
|
10 |
Thatta |
Sindh |
340,770 |
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 The
Province of sindh forms the lower Indus basin and lies between 23 to 35
Degree and 28-30, north latitude and 66-42 and 71-1-degree east longitude.
It is about 579 kms in length from north to south and nearly 442 kms in
its extreme breadth (281 kms average). It covers 1,40,915 square kms and
is about as large as England.
Visit Pakistan
At an elevation of 1453.90 meter lies the Gilgit valley, offers spectacular
scenic beauty. It is surrounded by lakes, rivers, glaciers and high mountains
ranges. Some of them world's largest peaks, such as Nanga Parbat, 8125 meter and
Raka Poshi, 7788 meter are located here. The best season to visit is from May to
mid October. The local dialect is Shina, however, Urdu and English are also
spoken and understood.
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