Ghotki ( ur, ; sd, گهوٽڪي) is a city in northern
Sindh,
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 ...
. It is the headquarter of
Ghotki District
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
...
. It is the
87th largest city of Pakistan by population. Ghotki is famous for
Pera Sweet.
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History
According to
Mirza Kalich Beg
Mirza Kalich Baig ( sd, مرزا قليچ بيگ) was a scholar within Sindhi literature. He was born on 4 October 1853 in Tando Thoro on the bank of Phuleli Canal in Hyderabad, British India (presently in Pakistan).
Family chronicle
The live ...
, Ghotki was found by Pir Mohsin Shah during 1447 and had also constructed a glorious mosque. He has written that the previous name of Ghotki was loha sahiban.
See also
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Ghotki rail crash
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2019 Ghotki riots
On September 15, 2019, in Ghotki city of Sindh province of Pakistan, a large number of extremist Muslims desecrated three Hindu temples, a private school and attacked shops and houses belonging to the Hindu community over the allegation of blasphe ...
References
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Cities and towns in Ghotki District