Somiani ( ur, ) is a coastal town in the southeast 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 in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

, approximately 145 kilometres northwest of

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 c ...

. The coast of Sonmiani is the northernmost point of the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...

. The

Sonmiani Beach Somiani ( ur, ) is a coastal town in the southeast of Balochistan province in Pakistan, approximately 145 kilometres northwest of Karachi. The coast of Sonmiani is the northernmost point of the Arabian Sea. The Sonmiani Beach is one of the most po ...

is one of the most popular beaches near Karachi. The town also serves as a Tehsil of

Hub District Hub District ( Balochi , ur, ), is a coastal administrative district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Hub District is created after bifurcating Lasbela District in 2022. Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani confirmed that the creation of Hub Dist ...

. Sonmiani is noted for its

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research and development. There is a

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, which is known as Somiani Spaceport is situated at Sonmiani District. The Pakistan Economic Coordination Commission has announced a plan for construction of a liquid natural gas terminal. Sonmiani is at one end of the world's longest estimated straight-line path over water (32,090 km, ending at the

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in the Karaginsky District in

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Port

Sonmiani Port ( ur, ) is a proposed fourth port in Sonmiani coastal town of

Pakistan. The port is 160 km to the west of

External links

*
Astronautix.com page on Sonmiani

References

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Port

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