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Hyderabad Division
Hyderabad Division ( sd, حيدرآباد ڊويزن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. Hyderabad, Sindh, Hyderabad is the divisional headquarters of Hyderabad Division. Following the separation of the Badin, Sujawal and Thatta Districts out of Hyderabad Division to form the new Banbhore Division, the residual Hyderabad Division now comprises six districts: Districts History During British Raj, colonial rule, the erstwhile division was a district of Sind in what was then the Bombay Presidency of British India. The population of the district increased by 47% between 1872 and 1901. The total population according to the census were 677,994 in 1872, 703,637 in 1881, 861,994 in 1891 and 989,030 in 1901. After independence in 1947 the district became a division until its dissolution in 2000, the division comprised the districts of Badin District, Badin, Hyderabad District, Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divisions Of Pakistan
The Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces, capital territory and two autonomous territories of Pakistan are subdivided into 38 administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into Districts of Pakistan, districts, tehsils and finally Union councils of Pakistan, union councils. These divisions were abolished in 2000, but restored in 2008. The divisions do not include the Islamabad Capital Territory or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which were counted at the same level as provinces, but in 2018, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were subsumed into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and allocated to neighbouring divisions therein. History Administrative divisions had formed an integral tier of government from colonial times. The Governor's provinces of British India were subdivided into divisions, which were themselves subdivided into districts. At independence in 1947, the new nation of Pakistan comprised two wings – eastern and western, separated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamshoro
Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from 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 Khan Talpur Baloch and his brother Mir Murad Ali Baloch in 1812 at a cost of 1.2 million rupees (Sindh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad District, Pakistan
Hyderabad District ( sd, ضلعو حيدرآباد ur, ), is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Hyderabad. The district is the second most urbanized in Sindh, after Karachi, with 80% of its residents live in urban areas. History The East India Company occupied Sindh in 1843; They formed three districts in Sindh administratively: Hyderabad, Karachi and Shikarpur (now Sukkur district). In 1982, the largest area of the district in eastern side bifurcated to create a new district Thar and Parkar district with the headquarters Umerkot. In 1907, create a new taluka named Nasrat from Sakrand and Shahdadpur taluka. In 1912, the northern side of the district separated to form Nawabshah district. In 1975, Southern side also separated to form Badin district. After 1998 census, two new talukas created in the district named; Hyderabad city and Latifabad talukas. After 2002 elections, a new taluka created in the district named Qasimabad from Hyderabad City ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badin District
The Badin District ( sd, ضلعو بدين, ur, ) is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The total area of the district is 6,726 square kilometers.Planning and Development Department, Sindh Government. Retrieved 10 June 2010 Headquartered at the city of , the district is situated between 24°-5` to 25°-25` north latitude and 68 21’ to 69 20’ east longitude and is bounded on the north by the Tando Allahyar District, Northwest by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainland territory was acquired in the Konkan region with the Treaty of Bassein (1802). Mahabaleswar was the summer capital. The Bombay province has its beginnings in the city of Bombay that was leased in fee tail to the East India Company, via the Royal Charter of 27 March 1668 by King Charles II of England, who had in turn acquired Bombay on 11 May 1661, through the royal dowry of Catherine Braganza by way of his marriage treaty with the Portuguese princess, daughter of John IV of Portugal. The English East India Company transferred its Western India headquarters from Surat in the Gulf of Cambay after it was sacked, to the relatively safe Bombay Harbour in 1687. The province was brought under Direct rule along with other parts of British I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * and lasted from 1858 to 1947. * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom, which were collectively called British India, and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of the League of Nations, a participating nation in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936, and a founding member of the United Nations in San F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tando Muhammad Khan
Tando Muhammad Khan ( sd, ٽنڊو محمد خان; ur, ) is a city and headquarter of the Tando Muhammad Khan District located in Sindh, Pakistan. Is is named after Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani. It is the 95th largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. It has a railway station on the Badin–Hyderabad Branch Line. History Tando Muhammad Khan was founded by Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani, who died in 1813. During the British period, it was a seat of assistant collector. Its status was changed to Municipality in 1856. Tando Muhammad Khan was carved out of Hyderabad district in April 2005 by then adviser chief minister of Sindh, Mir Ali Nawaz Khan Talpur. Syed, Bukharis and Mirs are two prominent families in Tando Mohammad Khan, highly active in the politics of Tando Mohammad Khan since centuries Economy There are four big sugar mills in Tando Mohammad khan city, and around dozen of rice mills which provide employment to the local people on seasonal bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tando Muhammad Khan District
Tando Muhammad Khan District ( sd, ٽنڊو محمد خان ضلعو, ur, ) is a district in the southern part of Sindh province in Pakistan. In north of the district, Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar districts are located; Badin district lies on south and east; and West boundary is shared with Sujawal District. The Indus River flows through Northwest. Tando Muhammad Khan district comprises the three talukas of Tando Muhammad Khan (also the biggest town in the district), Bulri Shah Karim and Tando Ghulam Hyder. History The district is named after the city of Tando Muhammad Khan, founded by Mir Muhammad Khan Shahwani Talpur. It is located at a distance of 35 km from Hyderabad on the Badin-Hyderabad National Highway. Tando Muhammad Khan district was formed by dividing the Hyderabad district along with Matiari and Tando Allahyar districts in 2005. Demography At the time of the 2017 census, Tando Muahmmad Khan district had a population of 677,098, of which 349,122 were males ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tando Allahyar
Tando Allahyar ( sd, ٽنڊوالهيار, ur, ) is a city and capital of Tando Allahyar District located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is the 56th largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. History Tando Allahyar was founded during the rule of Talpur, of the Mir clan. When Bachal Yousfani was mayor, inns and guest houses were built as well as colonies for residents and jobs were created. Watayo Faqir's shrine The shrine of the sindhi oracle and that man was presented thinks his own wisdom Sufi poet Watayo Faqir lies at Kuba Shareef near Rashidabad. 1709 fort construction Tando Allahyar was founded in 1709 when Talpur constructed a mud and clay fort about from the present day Tando Allahyar town center. The fort was built to provide security for the Mir and the people of the area. It also functioned as a trading post. As the township developed around the fort, it was known as "Allahyar Jo Tando" (Allahyar's Town). The fort is now called "Kacho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tando Allahyar District
Tando Allahyar District ( sd, ٽنڊوالهيار ضلعو, ur, ) is a district in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. Prior to becoming a separate district, it was part of Hyderabad District. History The city of Tando Allahyar, was established with the construction of a fort by Mir Allahyar Khan Talpur in 1709. A large number of people seeking security and refuge moved to this area under the protection of the Mir, booming the trade in the region. As the city developed over the next decade, the area started to be known as Allahyar Jo Tando (Allahyar's Town). The shrine of legendary Sindhi folk wisdom character and Sufi poet Watayu Faqeer is also situated in Kuba Shareef near Rashidabad. In 1906 during the British Raj, a railway station was constructed in Allahyar Jo Tando. The station increased the district's importance as an agro-trading hub. Allahyar Jo Tando was then renamed to Tando Allahyar. The British Raj brought the fort of Mir Allahyar under its official use. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matiari
Matyari or Matiari ( sd, مٽیاري, ur, ) is a city located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is north of Hyderabad on N-5 National Highway. Matiari is also the district headquarter of Matiari District. Matiari word is derived from two Sindhi words ''Mat'' and ''yari'', which means friendship with earthen water pots. The Dargah A dargah ( fa, درگاه ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargah'' दरगाह درگاہ, bn, দরগাহ ''dorgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often ... of Pir Sayed sakhi Hashim Shah badshah is located in Matiari town. Matiari has three talukas, they are Matiari, Bhitshah and Saeedabad respectively. Matiari is known for its ice-Cream and Ajrak (a Sindhi dressing). References External links Populated places in Sindh Matiari District {{Sindh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matiari District
Matiari District ( sd, ضلعو مٽیاري, ur, ) is a district in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Located on the left bank of the Indus River, Matiari became an independent district in 2004 under the military regime of Pervez Musharraf, when Hyderabad was divided into four districts — Tando Allahyar, Matiari, Tando Mohammad Khan and Hyderabad. Etymology Matiari word is derived from two Sindhi words Mat and yari, which means friendship with earthen water pots. According to culture, the Main Bus Stop at Matiari Main Road was where a Lady sat in a hut a long time ago. It is where she keeps a mud pot of water. People of Matiari tell the bus conductor "Mat Wari Maai" (Make Stop at Old Women's Hut Where She Keeps Mud Pot of Water). This is apparently why it the district is called Matiari. History and administration Matiari district was carved out of Hyderabad district along with Tando Allahyar and Tando Muhammad Khan districts in 2005. Matiari district is part of the Hyderab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
