The Kacchi Plain or Kachhi Plain is located in central Pakistan, in Balochistan Province.

History

Until the end of the 15th century Kacchi had been a dependency 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 ...

. Around 1500, it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun Dynasty from the Samma Dynasty of the

Sultans of Sindh This is a list of known rulers of Sindh, in present-day Sindh, Pakistan. This list starts from the establishment of the Rai dynasty around 489 AD until the conquest of the Sindh from Talpur dynasty by East India Company in 1843 AD. Sultan ( ar, � ...

. The territory was conquered by the

Kalhora The Kalhora () is a Sindhi tribe of Sindh, Pakistan, they claim Arab origin and direct descendants from Al-Hakim I and ultimately Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, companion and paternal uncle of Islamic prophet Muhammad. They founded the Kalhora Dy ...

s Amirs of Sindh; they were displaced by the Nadir Shah of Persia and he made it the part of

Kalat Khanate The Khanate of Kalat ( bal, کلاتءِ ھانات) was a Baloch Khanate that existed from 1512 to 1955 in the centre of the modern-day province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Its rulers were Brahui speakers. Prior to that they were subjects of ...

in 1740. Kachhi was notified as a district in February 1965. At that time Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi and Jafarabad districts were included; these were separated in 1987.

Geography

Plain

The Kacchi Plain is an arid plain with mountain ranges on three sides except to the east, located in: *the Kachhi District and

Lasbela District Lasbela District (Urdu and bal, , Sindhi Lasi: لسبيلو) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is also called Sassi-Punnu Garh () among localites. History Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way ...

*the southern part of

Sibi District Sibi (Urdu and bal, ) ( Sindhi: سيوي) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.Nasirabad Division Nasirabad Division ( ur, ) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, The division connects Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan with S ...

(except

Sohbatpur District Sohbatpur District ( ur, ) is a district in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It was created in May 2013 from parts of Jafarabad District. The district has a population of over 200‚000. Administration Sohbatpur District consists of th ...

) Districts or areas occasionally included within the plain: * Dera Bugti District (except the northern part) *

Mountain ranges

There are three main mountain ranges in Balochistan: *the Central Makran Range (); *the Siahan Range ().

Archaeology

Mehrgarh is one of the most important neolithic sites (7000 BCE to c. 2500 BCE) in archaeology and is located in Kacchi Plain.

References

External links

Balochistan Government

Agriculturists in the Kachhi Plain, Balochistan

Nomadic Pastoralists and Sedentary Agriculturists in the Kachhi Plain, Balochistan