Mirokhan is one of the oldest tehsils situated in

Qambar Shahdadkot District Qambar Shahdadkot District ( sd, ضلعو قمبر شهداد ڪوٽ, ur, ) is a district of Sindh, Pakistan, originally named after Shahdad Khan Khuhawar the official founder. District Qambar Shahdadkot, with headquarters at Qambar, was estab ...

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Larkana District Larkana District (Sindhi language, Sindhi: ضلعو لاڙڪاڻو; ur, ) is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan. Its main city is Larkana on the banks of the Indus River. It is home district the of influential Bhutto family. The Larkana B ...

) 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 ...

province of

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. It was established in 1915 and was considered to be the largest tehsil by area before the division of the Larkana district into Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot districts, its own division into Mirokhan and Sijawal tehsils. Situated about 55 km away from the

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's most famous site

Mohenjo-daro Mohenjo-daro (; sd, موئن جو دڙو'', ''meaning 'Mound of the Dead Men';Sijawal Junejo Sijawal Junejo ( sd, سجاول جونیجو) is a taluka of Qambar Shahdadkot District, division Larkana, Province of Sindh, Pakistan. It was established in 2004 when district Qambar Shahdadkot District was newly established. Sijawal Old Name was ...

, Shahdadkot,

Ratodero Ratodero ( sd, رتوديرو) is the capital of Ratodero Taluka, a sub-division of Larkana District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Situated some 28 km from the district capital Larkana. Since the independence of Pakistan, the city is k ...

and Larkana. Mirokhan has various types of academic institutes from primary level to diploma-awarding colleges for both boys and girls. Many people from different caste backgrounds live in the city including, Tunio, Bhatti, Gopang (Baloch), Magsi (Baloch), Chandio (Baloch), Laghari (Baloch) and Abro (Sindhi) casts. There are many villages in its surroundings, such as densely populated Nau Thaaro Wadho. Arzi Bhutto Square is considered as Mirokhan's business centre.

Geography

Mirokhan is situated at Latitude 27,7667 (2746'0.120"N) and Longitude 68,1000 (685'60.000"E). It is situated in North-western Sindh.

Climate

Mirokhan is in Monsoon climatic region. Summer is extremely hot as temperature reaches at 53 °C and winter is a little cool as temperature drops to -2 °C. This hot weather sometime cost human lives. Hot weather keeps many in the city to remain at home, several cases of fainting are occasionally reported. Hot days continue from May till September, followed by Monsoon Rains, sometime bringing floods in the nearby areas. Monsoon season starts from July and continues till September and brings Torrential Rains. Pre-Monsoon also occurs occasionally in the month of June while post-Monsoon occurs rarely. Duststorms are also very common in summer and monsoon seasons, especially from March to September.

Demographics

The majority of the population of both the town and & the tehsil of Mirokhan speak the native Sindhi language.

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are also widely spoken and understood. Saraiki, Balochi, Punjabi and Brahui are also spoken in the city.

Economy

Mirokhan is surrounded by a fertile land, where mainly rice and wheat, including potatoes, melons, olives, oranges, peas, carrots, cucumber, mangoes and guava are also cultivated.

Transport

Moenjodaro Airport Moenjo Daro Airport is a domestic airport located at Mohenjo-daro, Sindh under the administration of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. It is 28 km away from the city of Larkana. Formerly, it was the third busiest airport in Sindh. Histo ...

is located near the ancient site of

Mohen-jo-daro Mohenjo-daro (; sd, موئن جو دڙو'', ''meaning 'Mound of the Dead Men';Sijawal Junejo Sijawal Junejo ( sd, سجاول جونیجو) is a taluka of Qambar Shahdadkot District, division Larkana, Province of Sindh, Pakistan. It was established in 2004 when district Qambar Shahdadkot District was newly established. Sijawal Old Name was ...

, Shahdadkot, Ratodero and Qambar. Passenger buses run between Mirokhan and Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Gharhi Khairo.

Sports

Many domestic and international games are played in the town, including

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

. Mirokhan has a sports stadium.

Health

Mirokhan tehsil headquarter has secondary care hospital, with many specialists for the local people.

References

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Qambar Qambar, is the headquarter of Qambar Shahdadkot District in Sindh. It has a district court and district level government offices. The town is also famous due to a large following of the living saint Saien Hussain Shah. History Qamber town was p ...

Shahdadkot Shahdadkot ( sd, شھدادڪوٽ; ur, ) is the most populated and largest Tehsil of Qambar Shahdadkot District of Sindh, Pakistan. It was named after the town founder Shahdad Khan Khuhawar. It is located around 51 kilometres northwest of Lark ...

Populated places in Qambar Shahdadkot District