Nawabshah ( sd, نوابشاھ, ur, ) is a tehsil and headquarters of the Shaheed Benazirabad District of

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. This city is situated in the middle of Sindh province. It is the 27th largest city in Pakistan. Nawabshah Tehsil (formerly known as Nasrat Tehsil from 1907 to 1909) was established in 1907 by the

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. The tehsil was a part of Hyderabad district (1907 - 1912). On 1 November 1912 Nawabshah was upgraded to a district status of Sind Division. In 1909, Syed Nawab Ali Shah donated 200 acres of land to

for construction of a town

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and 60 acres of land for construction of buildings of district and

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offices free of cost. To commemorate this, the

then changed the name of Nasrat town to Nawabshah town

Area and population 2014

Climate

Nawabshah has a hot desert climate (

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''BWh''). The city is considered one of the hottest cities in Pakistan, with summer temperatures soaring as high as . Temperatures above are fairly common during late May and early June. Winters start late, around mid-November, lasting to around mid-February, with night-time temperatures often reaching , and temperatures below occurring two or three times on average in January. The highest temperatures each year in Pakistan, typically rising to above , are usually recorded in Nawabshah District and Sibi from May to August. The climate is generally dry and hot, but sometimes the temperature falls to . On 26 May 2010 record breaking severe heat wave hit the city and the mercury level reached which was the highest temperature ever recorded in Nawabshah at the time. The climate is generally dry and hot, but sometimes the temperature falls to . On January 7, 2011, temperatures dropped to in the city.