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Jamshoro
Jamshoro (, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, in Sindh, Pakistan. It is on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast of the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi. This city is popularly known as Education City. Four major universities of Sindh are located in the vicinity of this city. History Ranikot Fort is a historical fort near Sann, Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. Ranikot Fort is also known as the Great Wall of Sindh and is believed to be the world's largest fort with a circumference of approximately . Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Archaeologists point to the 17th century as its time of first construction but now Sindh archaeologists agree that some of the present structure was reconstructed by Mir Karam Ali Talpur and his brother Mir Murad Ali Talpur in 1812 at a cost of 1.2 million rupees (Sindh Gazetteer, 677). Universities * University of Sindh * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamshoro District
Jamshoro District (, ) is a Districts of Sindh, Pakistan, district of Sindh province, Pakistan. Jamshoro city is the capital while Kotri is the largest city of the Jamshoro District. The district borders Dadu district to the north. To the east, the Indus separates it from Shaheed Benazirabad District, Shaheed Benazirabad, Matiari District, Matiari and Hyderabad District, Sindh, Hyderabad districts. Thatta District, Thatta district lies to the south, and Karachi District (South District), Karachi district to the southwest. To the west is the Kirthar Mountains, Kirthar Range that mark the boundary between Pakistan's provinces of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan and Sindh, separating Jamshoro from Hub District, Hub district of Balochistan. Jamshoro District was split from Dadu District on 14 December 2004. It is situated on the west bank of Indus River, River Indus. Geography The total geographical area of the district is 11,260 square kilometres. It is about 220 kilometers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamshoro Phattak
Jamshoro (, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, in Sindh, Pakistan. It is on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast of the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi. This city is popularly known as Education City. Four major universities of Sindh are located in the vicinity of this city. History Ranikot Fort is a historical fort near Sann, Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. Ranikot Fort is also known as the Great Wall of Sindh and is believed to be the world's largest fort with a circumference of approximately . Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Archaeologists point to the 17th century as its time of first construction but now Sindh archaeologists agree that some of the present structure was reconstructed by Mir Karam Ali Talpur and his brother Mir Murad Ali Talpur in 1812 at a cost of 1.2 million rupees (Sindh Gazetteer, 677). Universities * University of Sindh * Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehran University Of Engineering And Technology
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology () (Often referred as Mehran University or MUET) is a Public university, public Research university, research Universities in Pakistan, university located in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM education. It was established in July 1976, as a campus of the University of Sindh, and a year later was chartered as an independent university. The academician S.M. Qureshi was appointed as the founding Vice Chancellor of the university. It was ranked sixth in engineering category of Higher Education Institutions in the "5th Ranking of Pakistani Higher Education Institutions" in 2016. History It was established in 1963 in direct response to Industry of Pakistan, industrialization as Sind University Engineering College, in Jamshoro about from Hyderabad, Sindh, Hyderabad. It was affiliated with the University of Sindh until 1973, Abdul Qadeer Khan Afghan was one of the founding pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad Division
Hyderabad Division () is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Hyderabad Division is 41. Hyderabad is the divisional headquarters of Hyderabad Division. History Hyderabad was part of Bombay Presidency from 1668 to April 1st, 1936. Then it became part of Sind province from 1 April 1936 to 14 October 1955. On 11 July 2011 Sindh Government restored again Hyderabad division. 14 October 1955, it became part of West Pakistan and remained until 1 July 1970. After Bangladesh Liberation War then West Pakistan province divided into 4 provinces and Hyderabad District upgraded to Hyderabad Division of Sindh Province of Pakistan on 1st July 1970. Hyderabad Division was dissolved in 2000, the division comprised the districts of Badin, Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar. On 11 July 2011, Sindh government restored again Hyderabad Division. On April 2014, Hyderabad Division divided an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Sindh
The University of Sindh (; ; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro in the Sindh province. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certified by ISO in 2015. Founded in 1947 in Karachi, the university was relocated to Hyderabad in 1951, where it began to function as a full-fledged teaching university. The university is associated with four colleges of law and various other colleges. Sindh University is noted for its research in literature, natural sciences, philosophy, and Sindhology. Recognized university In 2018, the university was ranked eighth in "General Category" by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The university is on a 2,300-acre (or 13 km2) campus on the foothills of Jamshoro. This university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom. History The work on establishing a university in the province of Sindh was started wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liaquat University Of Medical And Health Sciences
The Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) () is a public medical university located in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. Ever since it started as a medical school, it is known for its mission to bring innovative advances to medical education and to train undergraduate and postgraduate students in line with the highest professional standards. It is in conjunction with Liaquat University Hospital and NIMRA Cancer Hospital. The university has been ranked among top medical schools by Higher Education Commission (Pakistan). History LUMHS is the second oldest medical school in Pakistan and the oldest in Sindh. In 1879, a surgeon general and the Government of Bombay recommended to the Commissioner in Sind to start a medical school. Sindh Medical School was subsequently started by Dr. Homestead and inaugurated by Henry Napier Bruce Erskine, the Commissioner in Sind province at the time, in 1881. 20 students were admitted and imparted with the training of licentiate p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the Demographics of Pakistan, second-largest province by population after Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the west and north-west and Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the north. It shares an India-Pakistan border, International border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east; it is also bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert of Sindh, Thar Desert in the eastern portion of the province along the India–Pakistan border, international border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western portion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Pakistan
The districts of Pakistan () are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below administrative units of Pakistan, provinces and divisions of Pakistan, divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government in Pakistan, local government. In total, there are 169 districts in Pakistan, including 10 districts in list of districts in Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir and 14 districts in list of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan., excluding Islamabad Capital Territory. These districts are further divided into ''list of tehsils in Pakistan, tehsils and union councils of Pakistan, union councils''. History In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed, bringing the total to 126. With the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the 5 districts of Karach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranikot Fort 3
Ranikot Fort (; also known as Rannikot), also known as the Great Wall of Sindh (), is a 19th-century (reconstructed) Talpur-era fort near Sann in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. The fort's ramparts have been compared to the Great Wall of China. The site was nominated in 1993 by the Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO world heritage status, and has since been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The fort is listed as a historical site under the Antiquities Act, 1975 and its subsequent amendments, and has a protected status. Location Ranikot Fort is to the north of Hyderabad on the Indus Highway (N55). There is also an easy access of about an hour's journey from Karachi to Sann on the Indus Highway. A diversion road, starting a little distance away from Sann, the nearest town, leads to the fort along a rugged road and reaches the eastern gate of the fort, known as Sann Gate. Sann is a rail head on the Kotri-Larkana line of the Pakistan Railway. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadet College Petaro
Cadet College Petaro is a military boarding school in Jamshoro District of the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan, about 30 km from Hyderabad. The college is under the administration of the Pakistan Navy. Its campus occupies over 700 acres (2.8 km2) on the west bank of the Indus River on the road from Hyderabad to Dadu, Larkana and Quetta. History The college was founded in August 1957 at Mirpurkhas, Sindh as a boarding institution. The first batch of teachers joined the college on 5 August 1957 at Mirpurkhas while the college building was still under preparation. These five teachers were Abdullah Khadim Hussain, Feroz Yusuf Khan, Aziz Ahmed Farooqui, Hasan Masud Zuberi, and Syed Zahoorul Hasan. While the government had advertised for the position of principal of the college, Mohammed Hasnain was appointed as the in-charge in absence of the principal on 25 August 1957 for the initial few months. Col.(retd) J.H.H. Coombes was appointed as the first principal on 20 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indus River
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayas, Himalayan river of South Asia, South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in the Western Tibet region of China, flows northwest through the disputed Kashmir region, first through the Indian-administered Ladakh, and then the Pakistani administered Gilgit Baltistan, Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. It is bounded by the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east (both parts of China), by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south, by Pakistan to the west, and by Afghanistan to the northwest. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, ... The southern and southeastern portions constitute the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian- and Pakistani-administered portions are divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
