Sindh

Sindh (Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Neighbouring regions are Balochistan to the west and north, Punjab in the north and Rajasthan (India) to the east. To the south are the Arabian Sea and the Rann of Kutch.

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Pakistan - Balochistan - Punjab - Rajasthan - India - Arabian Sea - Rann of Kutch

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Sindh is the third largest province geographically. Its size is about 579 km north-south and 442 km (extreme) or 281 km (average) east-west, with an area of 140,915 km² The population was about 28 million in 1994, with about half urban. Its capital is Karachi. Other towns and cities include Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Shahdadpur, Tando Adam, Tando Allahyar, Nawabshah, Larkana, Shikarpur, Khairpur, Badin. Languages spoken include Sindhi, Urdu and Rajasthani. The province contains the southern part of the Indus River valley. In the east is the Thar Desert of India. The main crops are cotton, rice, wheat and sugar cane, with rice the most important. Other crops include banana and mango. Mangos of Sind are sweat in taste and exported to all over the world.

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140,915 - Km² - 1994 - Karachi - Hyderabad - Sukkur - Mirpurkhas - Shahdadpur - Tando Adam - Nawabshah - Larkana - Shikarpur - Khairpur - Badin - Sindhi - Urdu - Rajasthani - Indus River - Thar Desert - Cotton - Rice - Wheat - Sugar cane - Banana - Mango

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