Sindh

Also known as Mehran, Sind, Sinde, Sindh Province, Sind Province, Sinde Province, Province of Sindh, Province of Sind

Sindh is a province of Pakistan, located in the southeastern region of the country. It is the third-largest Pakistani province by land area and second-largest by population (after Punjab). It is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south and borders the provinces of Balochistan to the west and Punjab to the north; in addition to sharing an international border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east. Karachi, located along the southern coast, is the capital and largest city. Sindh's landscape consisting mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert in the

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Sindh is a province in southeastern Pakistan that is the country's second-most populous region and home to Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and main port. It matters as a major economic and cultural center for Pakistan, with its geography centered on the Indus River valley and its strategic location on the Arabian Sea.

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Settlement.name: Sindh
Settlement.etymology: from Sindhū (Indus River), literally meaning 'river'
Settlement.type: Province
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Sindh.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of arms of Sindh Province.svg
Settlement.image_map: Sindh in Pakistan (claims hatched).svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Sindh in Pakistan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: Legal Framework Order, 1970| (current form)
Settlement.established_title1: Before was
Settlement.established_date1: Part of West Pakistan
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Karachi
Settlement.parts_type: Divisions
Settlement.parts_style: coll,para
Settlement.parts: 06
Settlement.p1: HyderabadKarachiLarkanaMirpur KhasSukkurShaheed Benazirabad

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Wikidata facts

Official name: سندھ
Population: 55245497
Area: 140914
Official website: www.sindh.gov.pk
Image: PK Thatta asv2020-02 img25 Makli Necropolis.jpg

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Commons category: Sindh
native label: سندھ
Commons gallery: Sindh
inception: 1947-08-14
title: سند
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Etymology
History
Ancient era
Medieval era
Modern era
British Raj
Partition (1947)
Demographics
Population
Religion
Languages
Geography and nature
Flora
Fauna
Climate
Major cities
Government
Sindh province
Divisions
Districts
Tehsils
Lower-level subdivisions
Towns and villages
Economy
Education
Universities
Culture
Cultural heritage
Tourism
CNIC Codes
See also
Notes
References
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The economy of Sindh is the second-largest in Pakistan; its provincial capital Karachi is the most-populous city in the country as well as its main financial hub. Sindh is home to a large portion of Pakistan's industrial sector and contains two of the country's busiest commercial seaports: Port Qasim and the Port of Karachi. The remainder of Sindh consists of an agriculture-based economy and produces fruits, consumer items and vegetables for other parts of the country.