Shahdadkot ( sd, شھدادڪوٽ; ur, ) is the most populated and largest Tehsil of

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 esta ...

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 ...

. It was named after the town founder Shahdad Khan Khuhawar. It is located around 51 kilometres northwest of

Larkana Larkana ( ur, , translit=lāṛkāna; sd, لاڙڪاڻو, translit=lāṛkāṇo) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Moh ...

and 34 kilometers north of

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 pa ...

. The town is in close proximity to three districts of

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namely

Khuzdar Khuzdar ( Brahui/ bal, ; ur, , ), historically known as Qusdar ( ar, قصدار, quṣdār), is the capital city of Khuzdar District in the central part of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Khuzdar is the 2nd-largest city of Balochistan provin ...

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and Jaffarabad in the west and north of the district. It is linked on the M8 motorway route between

Gwadar Gwadar ( Balochi/ ur, ) is a port city with located on the southwestern coast of Balochistan, Pakistan. The city is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea opposite Oman. Gwadar is the 100th largest city of Pakistan, according to the 2017 ...

and

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 ...

. Town is also a political stronghold of Pakistan People's Party since 1970. The town was also the constituency of the former prime minister of Pakistan,

Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 t ...

. PPP MPA Nadir Khan Magsi has been elected for more than 3 decades now.

Sports

Cricket is the main sports played by the majority of the citizens besides that Football is also prevalent when Sindh Balochistan inter provincial tournaments are held. There is one official Cricket stadium where Cricket tournaments are held over the course of one year and many local clubs compete in such tournaments. Volleyball can be seen played mostly in country sides in the evenings. Soccer is also played amongst kids in local schools.

Notable people

Mian Ghulam Siddique Mekan Mian Ghulam Siddique Mekan (23 March 1844, Kanda, Nasirabad District, Balochistan - 28 May 1905, Shahdadkot Shahdadkot ( sd, شھدادڪوٽ; ur, ) is the most populated and largest Tehsil of Qambar Shahdadkot District of Sindh, Pakistan. ...

, Sufi saint *

Suman Pawan Bodani Suman Pawan Bodani is a Pakistani judge. She and Diana Kumari are the first Hindu women to become judges in Pakistan. She is currently serving in her native district Qambar Shahdadkot. Career Suman Kumari earned her master's degree in Law from t ...

, first Hindu woman to become a civil judge

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Weather map of Shahdadkot
{{coord missing, Pakistan Populated places in Qambar Shahdadkot District

Sports

Notable people

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