Special General

Knowledge of Sindh
Sachal Machhi
25th April 2018 Member
H.M Khoja Library intellectual Forum
Sindh at Glance
Southeast Province of Pakistan
Population 47.89 million
Capital city Karachi
Area 14914 sq. km
2nd rank in GDP at national level (83.71 million
USD)
Seats in national Assembly 75
Has own Indus River/Sindhu Darya
Barrages of Sindh

✓Guddu Barrage

▪ Kashmore
▪ Inauguration 1st March 1963
▪ Gates 64 (50 feet each)
▪ Length 4445 feet
Barrages of Sindh
✓Sukkur Barrage (laeed Barrage)

▪ Location Sukkur
▪ Inauguration 13 January 1932
▪ Gates 66 (60feet each)
▪ 7 canal
▪ Length 4725 feet
Barrages of Sindh
✓Kotri Barrage (Ghulam Muhammad Barrage)

▪ Location Jamshoro
▪ Inauguration 13 March1955
▪ Gates 44
▪ 4 canal (Pinjari, Laeed, Phulleli, Karachi)
▪ Length 2984 feet
 Mountains of Sindh
✓Karonjhar Mountain

▪ Location Nangarparkar, Tharparkar

▪ Oldest Rock -- Pre Cambrian Age
▪ Granite type of rock
▪ 16 miles area, Height 1000 feet
▪ Famous Religious Points
Bhodesar masjid, Jean Temple,
Gori Mandir, Sarr Dharo
Mountains of Sindh
✓Khirthar Mountain/Range
(Halar, Darhyaro, Soorjan, Kaaro, Pab)

▪ Location Dadu, Jamshoro, Thatta

▪ 400 KM length, 30 km wide
▪ Sand stone, Limestone, Shale
▪ 1st Peak Barugh 7056 ft (2151 m)
▪ 2nd Peak Kuty ji Qabar 6880 ft ( 2100 m)
▪ 3rd Peak Gorakh 5688 ft ( 1734 m)
 Springs of Sindh

✓Mangho Pir – Karachi

✓Jhampeer - Thatha
✓Laki – Laki Shah Sadar, Sewhan
Famous Necropolis of Sindh

✓Adam Shah (Sukkur)

✓Ganjo Takar (Hyderabad)
✓Makli Hills (Thatta)
✓Chaukandi Tombs (Jokhya) Karachi
Lakes of Sindh
There are three types of lakes.

✓Natural (filled by river)

✓Artificial ( filled by river seasonal)
✓Tarai ( Filled by rain water)
Lakes of Sindh
Some famous lakes are

✓Manchhar (Boobak, Dadu)

✓Keenjhar (Thatta)
✓Haleji (Thatta)
✓Makhi (sanghar)
✓Karar (Bhitshah)
✓Hamal (Qambar Shahdatkot)
Seaports of Sindh
✓Bin Qasim Port ( Qasim Port)
▪ Inauguration 27 june 1973 by Zulifqar Bhutto
▪ Location Pipri, Karachi
▪ Specially made for Karachi Steel Mill

Other Include
Kiyamari, Debal, Shah Bandar, Keti Bandar
Mounds of Sindh

✓Moen Jo Daro (Larkana)

✓Kaho Jo Daro (Mirpurkhas)
✓Chanhoo Jo Daro (Sakrand)
✓Jakhar jo daro (Larkana)
✓Aamri Jo Daro (Aamri, Sewhan)
 Forts of Sindh
Uner Kot (Kheratan Kot)
✓Built by Jaam uner of samma Period
✓Located at Taluka Golarchi, Dist Badin
✓It has 28 Stooppa
✓2 gates
Dalel Kot (Dahlel Kot)
✓Built by Meer Daleel Khan Talpur
✓Located at Taluka Sakrand, Dist SBA
✓It has 12 Stooppa
✓1gates
 Archeological Sites of Sindh
Pakko Qilo (1772)
✓Built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
✓Located at Hyderabad
✓Area 3 km, height 40 feet
Kacho Qilo / Ahmed Abad Qilo (1830)
✓Built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
✓Located at Hyderabad
✓100 tanks over stoopa
✓3 gates
 Archeological Sites of Sindh
Umer Kot
✓Built by Umer Soomro
✓Located at Dist. Umerkot
✓It has 5 Stooppa (7 tanks)
✓Meer Sher Muhammad Talpur was awarded
“Sher Sindh” in umer kot
✓Golden Jobbli Celebration of Queen Victoria
was celebrated here.
 Archeological Sites of Sindh
Naoon Kot (Fatah Garh)
✓Built by Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur in 1814
✓Located at Naoon Kot, Dist. Tharparkar
✓It has 9 Stooppa
Neeron Kot (Old hyderabad)
✓Located at hyderabd
✓Old 400 BC
✓Famous City of Birhmann abad
 Archeological Sites of Sindh
Kot Diji (Ahmed Abad Qilo)
✓Built by Mir Suhrab Ali Khan Talpur in 1830
✓Located at Kotdiji, Dist. Khirpur Mirs
✓100 tanks
Rani Kot (great Wall of Sindh
✓Located near Sann, Dist. Jamshoro
✓Built by Mir Karam Ali Khan & Mir Murad Ali Talpur
✓Circumference 32 km
✓Largest fort of world (expected)
✓World heritage site in 1993
 Archeological Sites of Sindh
Nand Kot
✓Located at jatti, Dist Sujawal
✓Built by Raja Nand
Raano Kot Located at Mirpur Sakro
Rato Kot Located at Bambhore
Janki Bandr Jo Kot Located at Thatta
Kaalan Kot (Kalyaan Kot) Located at Thatta
 Kirthar national Park

✓Location Dist Karachi and Jamshoro

✓Founded in 1974
✓2nd largest national park of Pakistan
✓Famous Species are
Sindh Wild Goats, Markhor, Sindh Ibex,
Chinkara Gazzal
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 Sindh General Knowledge

●​​Sindh is situated on Indian Plate.

●Total Area of Sindh 140,914 Sq Km

● Rank in Pakistan 3rd.

● Rural Area 56.63%

● Urban Area 43.37%

● Forest Covered Area 1.25%.

● Total Divisions 06.

● Total Districts 29.

● Total Tehsil 138.

● Total Union Councils 1108.

● Total Rivers flow in Sindh 04.

● Provincial Bird - Black Partridge.

● Provincial Animal - Sindh Ibex.

● Provincial Tree - Neem.

● Provincial flower - Water hyacinth.

● Provincial Game - Malakhro.

●Ibn-e-hawqal Baghdadi prepared 1st map of Sindh

●Thar Ranks #9 globally in deserts.

●Sindh has a 350 KM of coastline.

●Indus River starts from Kailash Mountains.

●Age of Indus river is 6.5 million years old.

●Indus ranks 21st Lengthwise with a length of 3180
KM
● Indus River also known as The Father of Rivers.

● Indus River also Called Nile of Sindh.

●Indus dried up in 1819 due to a massive earthquake

●Sukkur Barrage is also known as Lloyd Bridge, it has 66 gates and 4725 feet long

●Sukkur barrage was inaugurated by lord Wellington on 13th jan 1932

●Kotri Barrage is also known as Ghulam Muhammad Barrage named after then Governor
General. It is 2984 Feet Long and started in 1955 13th March

●Guddu Barrage is located in Kashmore with a length of 4445 feet and 64 gates.
Guddu barrage was inaugurated on 1st March 1965.

●There are total of 3 barrages in Sindh.

●Kirthar Range is situated in Sindh.

●Kirthar Mountain Range is 315 K.M in distance

●Highest Point of kirthar range is Gorakh Hill at 5688 feet, located near Dadu.

●Bado Hill Station is located near sehwan

●Height of Bado Hill Station is 3000 feet.

●Karoonjhar Mountain range is located in tharparkar with a length of 19 KM

●Hondal shah Mausoleum lies in Keenjhar Lake

●Keenjhar lake lies near thatta being 2nd largest freshwater lake in pakistan

●Dilyar Lake is situated in Sanghar district

●Approx there are 1200 lakes in Sindh.

●Mangroves forest are located in thatta and karachi

Unarkot was built by Jam unar in taluka Golarchi
●Dalilkot belongs was Mir Dalil talpur , located near nawabshah

●Hyderabad fort was built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro in 1772

●Janki Bandar Kot is situated near thatta district

●Umar Kot is named after the Ruler umar soomro, located in thar

●Ratokot is situated near Bhambor approx built around 9th century

●Rano-kot was built during Kalhoro Dynasty, its located near Mirpur Sakro

●Ranikot is the largest fort with an area of 32 Km, its origins are disputed, located near Sann
city,
Ranikot has two forts in it namely, Meerikot and Shergarh

●Kot Diji was built by Mir Sohrab Talpur, started in 1803 and completed in 1830, it is located
near Khairpur district, Kot Diji fort is also known as fort Ahmedabad.

●Fort of Manora was built by Mir Karam Khan Talpur in 1797, its situated near manora.
Port Qasim Authority was established through an act of parliament on June 29, 1973

●Bhambore Port is 54 KM away from Karachi

●Debal port was destroyed by a storm

●Jakhi port was situated in Thatta

●Shah port was built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro, located in thatta district.

●Keti Bandar is originally known as lehri port.

●Karachi harbor works was established to maintain Lehri Port

●Karachi harbour works was established in 1880,

Karachi harbour works was renamed to Karachi Port Trust in 1886, Thar covers over 21000 sq
miles

●British captured Nagarparkar in 1834

●Moen-jo-Daro was excavated by Sir John Marsal in 1922

●Kaho-jo-Daro is located in MirpurKhas district, found by Sir John Jacob

●Chanw jo Daro is situated in Nawabshah

●Jhukar Jo Daro is located in Larkana District found in 1921

●Amri Jo Daro is located about 28 km near sehwan

●Sindh Produces 54755 Barrel Oil Daily

●Sindh Produces 75% of Natural Gas.

● ​List of Pir Pagara's

1-Syed Sibghatullah Shah I Death: 1831

2-Syed Ali Gohar Shah Awwal Death: 1847

3-Syed Hizbullah Shah Death: 1890

4-Syed Ali Gohar Shah Sani Death: 1896

5-Syed Shah Mardan Shah I Death: 1921

6-Syed Sibghatullah Shah II Death: 1943

7-Syed Shah Mardan Shah II Death: 2012

8-Syed Sibghatullah Shah III Alive.

●Regards:
Ghulam Abbas Abbasi.
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