Sanghar ( sd, سانگھڙ; ur, سانگھڑ English: Sānghar) is a city in

Sanghar District Sanghar District ( sd, ضلعو سانگھڙ, ur, ) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. This district lies between 25058'13 N latitudes and 69024'4E longitudes. It was a village before Mallah Tribe were settled there. Th ...

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 ...

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 ...

. Sanghar is the headquarters of

and

Sanghar Taluka Sanghar Taluka is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Sanghar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan, the city of Sanghar is the district headquarter of district Sanghar.Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

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, Mirpur Khas,

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and other major cities of

. The surrounding area consists chiefly of semiarid land, a part of the great Thar Desert, and some cropped areas irrigated by the Mithrao Canal system, which feeds from the Indus River. It is located in an agricultural area where rice, wheat, and cotton are mainly grown, but it is also home to several cotton-textile factories and is a local market town. Population of the city is 75,209 (2017). This is the third most populous city of Sanghar district after

Tando Adam Tando Adam ( ur, ; sd, ٽنڊو آدم) is a city in Sindh, Pakistan. It was formerly under Nawab Shah district (now known as Shaheed Benazir Abad District) until 1955 and later became part of Sanghar District. It is the List of largest citie ...

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Shahdadpur Shahdadpur ( sd, شهدادپور) is a city and capital of Shahdadpur Taluka located in Sanghar District of Sindh, Pakistan. It is associated with a number of Islamic scholars and Sindhi poets including Allama Asad Raza Ul Hussaini by the title ...

. It is not known when Sanghar was founded. However, it was a small village with a population of few hundred. It is generally believed that Sanghar was named after a pious fisherwoman Mai Sanghar. During the British rule in India, the population of this village increased and it grew in a small town. When Sindh was separated from the Bombay Presidency in 1935, Sanghar earned the title of Taluka. In 1954 it was given the status of District Headquarter.

Educational institutions

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Shaheed Benazirabad Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad (SBA) or SBBU ( sd, شهيد بينظير ڀٽو يونيورسٽي، شهيد بينظيرآباد) is a public degree-awarding institution in Nawabshah (SBA), Pakistan. It was established ...

(Sanghar Campus), a public sector institute offering Bachelors in Business Administration, English and Information Technology (4 years programs) *

Bahria Foundation Bahria Foundation ( ur, ) is a Pakistani conglomerate company based in Karachi, Pakistan. The business is run by the Pakistan Navy and was established for welfare of its employees in 1982. It is currently headed by Vice Admiral (R) Shah Sohail ...

College, Sanghar (a private sector institute offering studies up to Intermediate Science from Nursery level) *

Fauji Foundation Fauji Foundation ( ur, ), lit. ''Soldier Foundation''), (also known as Fauji Group) is a Pakistani conglomerates company which is active in fertilizer, cement, food, power generation, gas exploration, LPG marketing and distribution, financial ...

School, Sanghar (military - private sector institute offering studies up to Matriculation from Nursery level) *

OPF Schools OPF Schools is a school system established by the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation for the welfare of Overseas Pakistanis. The Overseas Pakistanis Foundation operates more than 24 schools in across Pakistan, offering preschool, primary, secondary ...

Sanghar Campus, (a private sector institute offering studies up to Matriculation from Nursery level)

References

External links

District Government Sanghar
{{Authority control Sanghar District Talukas of Sindh simple:Sanghar Tehsil