The Kacchi Plain or Kachhi Plain is located in central

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, in

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History

Until the end of the 15th century Kacchi had been a dependency of Sindh. Around 1500, it was taken by

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of the Arghun Dynasty from the

Samma Dynasty The Samma dynasty ( sd, سمن جو راڄ, ) was a medieval Sindhi dynasty in the Indian subcontinent, that ruled Sindh, as well as parts of Kutch, Punjab and Balochistan from 1351 to 1524 CE, with their capital at Thatta known as Sa ...

of the Sultans of Sindh. The territory was conquered by the Kalhoras Amirs of Sindh; they were displaced by the

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and he made it the part of

Kalat Khanate The Khanate of Kalat ( bal, کلاتءِ ھانات) was a Baloch Khanate that existed from 1512 to 1955 in the centre of the modern-day province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Its rulers were Brahui speakers. Prior to that they were subjects of ...

in 1740. Kachhi was notified as a district in February 1965. At that time Naseerabad,

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and Jafarabad districts were included; these were separated in 1987.

Geography

Plain

The Kacchi Plain is an arid

plain In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands ...

with mountain ranges on three sides except to the east, located in: *the

Kachhi District Kachhi District or Kacchi ( bal, کچی, Sindhi: ڪڇي, ur, ), known until 2008 as Bolan District ( bal, ),( Sindhi: بولاڻ), is a district in central Balochistan, Pakistan. The Bolan area remained under one district Kacchi until 31 Dec ...

and

Lasbela District Lasbela District (Urdu and bal, , Sindhi Lasi: لسبيلو) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is also called Sassi-Punnu Garh () among localites. History Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way ...

*the southern part of

Sibi District Sibi (Urdu and bal, ) ( Sindhi: سيوي) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.Nasirabad Division (except Sohbatpur District) Districts or areas occasionally included within the plain: *

Dera Bugti District Dera Bugti ( Balochi and Urdu: ) is a district within the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was established as a separate district in 1983. Administration The district is administratively subdivided into Four sub-divisions, these are: * Pirko ...

(except the northern part) * Sohbatpur District

Mountain ranges

There are three main

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in Balochistan: *the

Central Makran Range The Central Makran Range is a mountain range in the Makran region, in southwestern section of Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan. Geography It is one of three ranges in the mountain ranges system. The range's peaks are in elevation ...

(); *the

Siahan Range The Siahan Range is a mountain range in the central part of Balochistan Province of southwestern Pakistan. The Siahan Range is primarily made up of limestone and sandstone and was formed when the north western Indian Plate collided with the Eur ...

().

Archaeology

Mehrgarh Mehrgarh (; ur, ) is a Neolithic archaeological site (dated ) situated on the Kacchi Plain of Balochistan in Pakistan. It is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River and between the modern-day Pakistani cities of Quetta, ...

is one of the most important

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sites (7000 BCE to c. 2500 BCE) in

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...

and is located in Kacchi Plain.

References

External links

Balochistan Government

Agriculturists in the Kachhi Plain, Balochistan

Nomadic Pastoralists and Sedentary Agriculturists in the Kachhi Plain, Balochistan