Johi ( sd, جوهي) is a town of
Dadu District
Dadu District ( sd, ضلعو دادو), ( ur, ) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931 by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District a ...
,
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 ...
province,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
which is located between
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
and the Sindh province border. Johi town is also Taluka of Dadu District. A civil hospital is also in Johi. Johi is commonly known as the historical area and has many villages like Haji Khan Hairo Khan, Bazmaal Khoso, Drigh Bala, Rajaghanda and many similar villages. It has many visiting places people here depend on the rain water and do crops as land is very rich in minerals. The ancient place of
Ghazi Shah Mound is located near Johi towards west-south.The Buddhist monument
Thul Hairo Khan is towards its north-west. It has historical town
Wahi Pandhi and at a distance of 50 km from Wahi Pandhi Taluka Johi there is
Gorakh Hill
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Station. Which is situated in
Kirthar Mountains
The Kirthar Mountains ( ur, كوه کھیرتھر; sd, کير ٿر جبل) are a mountain range that mark the boundary between the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, and which comprise much of the Kirthar National Park. The mountain ra ...
Range and in mountainous area of Johi many water streams and hill torrents known as
Nai Gaj, Taqi, Nali and many other flow towards
Kachho
Kachho or Kachho Desert (Sindhi language, Sindhi: ڪاڇو, Urdu: کاچھو) is a Semi-arid climate, semi desert area of Sindh, Pakistan. The Kachho is denoted from word of Sindhi language Kachh which stands for a lap or an armpit. The desert of K ...
desert.
Shiva Mandir Johi is one of the main old religious and sacred places in Johi town.
See also
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List of Hindu temples in Pakistan
The major Hindu temples in Pakistan are Shri Hinglaj Mata temple (whose annual Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, which is participated by more than 250,000 pilgrims), Shri Ramdev Pir temple (whose annual Ramdevpir Me ...
References
Dadu District
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