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Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district ( sd, شڪارپور ضلعو, ur, ), is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the district headquarters. There are 4 talukas: Lakhi Ghulam Shah, Garhi Yasin, Khanpur and Shikarpur itself. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2. History Shikarpur was an important place as commanding the trade route through the Bolan Pass, and its merchants have dealings with many towns in central Asia. Shikarpur was a city closed within a fort, that fort had ''seven gates'': Hathi Gate, Lakhi Gate, Hazari gate, Khanpur Gate, Suvi Gate, Wagana Gate, Karan Gate & Noshero Gate. The East India Company occupied Sindh in 1843; They formed three districts in Sindh administratively: Hyderabad, Karachi and Shikarpur. In 1847 British Government created a new district named Upper Sind Frontier District. Then the Shikarpur city was the District Headquarters till 1883 until the British Government Shifted District Headquarters to Sukkur. At that time ...
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List Of Districts In Sindh
There are thirty districts in the Pakistan province of Sindh. These districts together contain 119 tehsils, 1100 Union Councils and 66,923 human settlements, as per the 1998 census. Each district has a headquarter, often referred to as a capital of the district. Karachi, the capital of Sindh, is the most populous city district, as well as the most densely populated. It was initially a single district, now has been further subdivided into East, West, South, Central, Malir, Keamari and Korangi districts. Currently the Sindh government is planning to divide the Tharparkar district into Tharparkar and Chhachro district, Khairpur district into Khairpur and Thari Mirwah district, Sanghar district into Sanghar and Shahdadpur district. History Colonial Times 1839-1936 In 1839, British Invaded the Sind. On 1843's annexation Sind was merged into Bombay Presidency and form a division of Bombay Presidency. Districts and Divisions were both introduced in Sind as administ ...
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Khairpur
Khairpur( Sindhi and ur, ) is a city and the capital of the Khairpur District, in Pakistan's Sindh province. History The Talpur dynasty was established in 1783 by Mir Fateh Ali Khan, who declared himself the first ''Rais'', or ruler of Sindh, after defeating the Kalhoras at the Battle of Halani. The death of Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur, founder of the Khairpur branch abdicated power to his eldest son Mir Rustam 'Ali Khan, in 1811. Rustam's youngest half brother, 'Ali Murad, strengthened his hand by signing a treaty with the British in 1832, in which he secured recognition as the independent ruler of Khairpur in exchange for surrendering control of foreign relations to the British in 1838, as well as use of Sindh's roads and the Indus River. Rustam ruled until 1842, when abdicated in favor of his youngest brother Mir Ali Murad. Ali Murad helped the British in 1845-7 during the Turki campaign, but was later accused of plotting against the British in 1851–2, and so was strippe ...
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Balochi Language
Balochi or Baluchi () is an Iranian language spoken primarily in the Balochistan region of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. In addition, there are speakers in Oman, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Turkmenistan, East Africa and in diaspora communities in other parts of the world. The total number of speakers, according to '' Ethnologue'', is 8.75 million. Of these, 6.28 million are in Pakistan. According to Brian Spooner, Balochi belongs to the Western Iranian subgroup, and its original homeland is suggested to be around the central Caspian region. Classification Balochi is an Indo-European language, belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the family. As an Iranian language it is classified in the Northwestern group. '' Glottolog'' classifies 3 different varieties, namely Eastern Balochi, Koroshi and Southern-Western Balochi, under the "Balochic" group. Morphology Balochi, like many Western Iranian languages, has lost the Old Iranian gender distinctions. P ...
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Brahui Language
Brahui (; brh, , links=no; also known as Brahvi or Brohi) is a Dravidian language spoken by some of the Brahui people. The language is spoken primarily in the central part of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, with smaller communities of speakers scattered in parts of Irani Baluchestan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan (around Merv) and by expatriate Brahui communities in Iraq, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. Br. kah-. Stress Stress in Brahui follows a quantity-based pattern, occurring either on the first long vowel or diphthong, or on the first syllable if all vowels are short. Orthography Perso-Arabic script Brahui is the only Dravidian language which is not known to have been written in a Brahmi-based script; instead, it has been written in the Arabic script The Arabic script is the writing system used for Arabic and several other languages of Asia and Africa. It is the second-most widely used writing system in the world by number of countries using it or a ...
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Hinduism In Sindh Province
Hinduism is the second largest religion in Sindh, comprising 8.73% of its population. Sindh has the largest population and the highest percentage of Hindus in Pakistan. The Sindh hosts the Shri Ramapir Temple whose annual festival is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, after the Hinglaj Yatra (the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan). History The Sindh region and its rulers play an important role in the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. Hinduism along with Buddhism was the predominant religion in Sindh before the Arab Islamic conquest. At that time multiple Hindu castes and communities resided in the Sindh. Many ancient Hindu temples exist today from ancient era and many Hindu dynasties, including Gupta, Pala, Kushan and Hindu Shahis ruled the region before the conquest of Muhammad ibn Qasim, who led the Umayyad army for Islamic conquest of Sindh. The region had still then a Hindu-majority, but the repeated campaign and persecution by Delhi Sultanate lead to gra ...
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Muslims
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the main Islamic prophet. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (''sunnah'') as recorded in traditional accounts (''hadith''). With an estimated population of almost 1.9 billion followers as of 2020 year estimation, Muslims comprise more than 24.9% of the world's total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each continental landmass stands at: 45% of Islam in Africa, Africa, 25% of Islam in Asia, Asia and Islam in Oceania, Oceania (collectively), 6% of Islam in Europe, Europe, and 1% of the Islam in the Americas, Americas. Additionally, in subdivided geographical regions, the figure stands at: 91% of the ...
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Pakistan Bureau Of Statistics
usman The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ( ur, , abbreviated as PBS) is a federal agency under the Government of Pakistan commissioned the national statistical services and to provide solid and comprehensive statistical research. Results compiled and produced by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics helps to better understand Pakistan, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. PBS is an attached departments of the M/O Planning Development & Special Initiatives. History In 1947, the ''Central Statistical Office'' (CSO) was set up by the government of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. In 1950, CSO became an attached department of the Economic Affairs Division. In 1972, on the recommendation of IBRD Mission, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto upgraded the Central Statistical Office to a full-fledged government division. In 1981, the bureau was reorganized and its technical wing (CSO) was converted into the then ''Federal Bureau of Statistics''. Former Finance Minist ...
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Lakhi Ghulam Shah, Sindh
Lakhi ( fa, لاخي) may refer to: * Dafi (also known as Lākhī) * Lukhi, Fariman (also known as Lākhī) * Lakhi, Sindh - (a town in Shikarpur District of Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
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Khanpur, Sindh
Khanpur (Urdu: خانپور) is small city and the Tehsil/Talka of the District Shikarpur in province Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ... of Pakistan. It is situated with Indus Highway Road N55 about distance 9 kilometers away from Shikarpur toward Kandhkot This city is popular due to its agriculture crops specially vegetables, rice, wheat etc. Furthermore, this tehsil has kacha (desert area) land with Indus River, oil and gas fields, PARCO pumping station, rice and flour mills. Historically, Khanpur Tehsil was highly influenced by Sayeds considered as a holy caste in the village. Sayed Dara Shah who migrated from west of Samarkand Bukhara, Uzbekistan carried out Islamic activities in the region. He not just taught message of Islam to masses but also bro ...
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Garhi Yasin Taluka
Garhi Yasin is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Shikarpur District, Sindh Pakistan. Madeji and Dakhan are two big town beside Garhi Yasin Garhi Yasin Sindh ( sd, ڳڙھي ياسين ', ur, ') is a town and taluka of Shikarpur District, Sindh, Pakistan. One of the three talukas (sub-districts) of Shikarpur, Garhi Yasin is of political and historical significance to Pakistan. O ... itself in taluka. Shikarpur District Talukas of Sindh {{Sindh-geo-stub ...
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List Of Tehsils Of Sindh
In Pakistan, a tehsil or (taluka) is an administrative sub-division of a District. Those are sub-divided into union councils. Here is a list of all the tehsil of Sindh Province. Banbhore Division Badin District # Badin Tehsil # Khoski Tehsil # Matli Tehsil # Shaheed Fazil Rahu Tehsil # Talhar Tehsil # Tando Bago Tehsil Sujawal District # Jati Tehsil # Kharo Chan Tehsil # Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil # Shah Bandar Tehsil # Sujawal Tehsil Thatta District # Ghorabari Tehsil # Keti Bunder # Mirpur Sakro Tehsil # Thatta Tehsil Hyderabad Division Dadu District # Dadu Tehsil # Johi Tehsil # Khairpur Nathan Shah Tehsil # Mehar Tehsil Hyderabad District # Hyderabad City Tehsil # Hyderabad Tehsil # Latifabad Tehsil # Qasimabad Tehsil Jamshoro District # Jamshoro Tehsil # Sehwan Tehsil # Kotri Tehsil # Manjhand Tehsil # Thana Bulla Khan Tehsil Matiari District # Hala Tehsil # Matiari Tehsil # Saeedabad Tehsil Tando Allahyar District # Chamber Tehsil # Jhando Mari Tehsil ...
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