Kolachi or Kulachi is a
Baloch tribe in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
& in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. The tribe originated from Kulanch, an area in the
Makran
Makran ( fa, مكران), mentioned in some sources as Mecran and Mokrān, is the coastal region of Baluchistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in Balochistan, in Pakistan and Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It extends westwards, ...
region of
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. ...
province. The tribe has since moved over to several cities in Sindh and its people can be found in regions such as
District Ghotki
Ghotki District ( sd, ضِلعو گھوٽڪي; ) is a district of the province of Sindh, Pakistan, with headquarter the city of Mirpur Mathelo. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1993, it formed part of Sukkur District.
Administration
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, Sukkur, Moro, and Dadu. One of the prominent villages in Sindh goes by the name of Kolachi village located on the Indus Highway. There is also a city in
District Dera Ismail Khan in the name of
Kulachi
Kulachi (کلاچی) is a city named after the Kulachi Baloch tribe and is the headquarter of Kulachi Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at at an altit ...
which was previously occupied by Kulachi Baloch tribe.
Mai Kolachi
Mai Kolachi
Mai Kolachi ( sd, مائي ڪولاچي; ur, مائی کولاچی ) (Lady Kolachi) was a fisher woman who settled near the delta of the Indus River to start a community. She lost her husband in a storm and despite the villagers warnings, went ...
( ur, مائی کلاچی ) is the most well-known member of the Kulachi Baloch tribe. She was a fisher who settled near the delta of the
Indus River
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...
to start a community and gave the tribe her name.
The port of
Kolachi Kolachi ( ur, کولاچی , link=no) may refer to
* An old name for Karachi, Pakistan
* Kolachi (port), a former port at Karachi, Pakistan
* Kolachi, Dadu, a village in Mehar Tehsil, Dadu District, Pakistan
* Kalachi, Kazakhstan, a rural ...
was named after her.
The spirit of Kolachi!
/ref> Mai Kolachi migrated from Makran and settled in the area presently known as Karachi. The word "Mai" is still used in Sindh, meaning "Respected Lady".
References
History of Karachi
Baloch tribes
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