The Keti Bandar Port ( ur, ) is a port on 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 ...

, in the

Thatta District Thatta District ( sd, ٺٽو ضلعو, ur, ) is located in the southern area, locally called ''Laar'', of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Thatta. It is home to a large necropolis of Makli. In 2013, several talukas were separa ...

, 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 ...

. The port was built on the remains of the older seaport of

Debal Debal (Urdu, Arabic, sd, ) was an ancient port located near modern Karachi, Pakistan. It is adjacent to the nearby Manora Island and was administered by Mansura, and later Thatta. Etymology In Arabic history books, most notably in the early ...

where Muhammad bin Qasim and his army arrived from

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

. Keti Bandar is approximately 150 highway kilometers from Karachi, with a driving time of around 3.5 to 4 hours. Two of the larger towns on the route from

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 ...

to Keti Bandar are

Gharo Gharo ( sd, گھارو ') is a Town located in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. Its population is about 2.000 families in 2017. It has large bazar for shopping of local communities, sits on the delta of the Indus River, its economy is based on ...

and Mirpur Sakro.

Economy

Keti Bandar Project was planned to build a port and power station at Keti Bandar.Keti Bandar project may be revived
/ref> The Keti Bandar economy completely relies upon fishing and the entire village is dependent on the fishermen who sometimes spend days at a time on their boats in the

. As these fishermen return with their catch they display their products in the open market, where buyers collect the fish and transport it to Karachi.

External links

Keti Bandar project may be revived - DAWN.com

References

{{Ports of Pakistan Thatta District Ports and harbours of Pakistan Tourist attractions in Thatta

Economy

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