Matiari Explained

Official Name:Matiari
Matiari
Native Name:(مٽیاري)
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:100px
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Pushpin Map:Sindh#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Hyderabad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Matiari
Population Total:21,195
Total Type:City
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:19
Leader Title:Deputy commissioner
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union councils
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Matyari or Matiari (Sindhi: مٽیاري, Urdu: {{Nastaliq| مٹیاری) is a city located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is north of Hyderabad on N-5 National Highway. Matiari is also the district headquarter of Matiari District.

The Dargah of Pir Sayed sakhi Hashim Shah badshah, Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Makhdoom Sarwar Nooh and Sardar Ahmed Shah Lakiari are located in Matiari distract.

Matiari has three talukas, they are Matiari, Hala and Saeedabad respectively.

Matiari is known for its ice-Cream and Ajrak (a Sindhi dressing).Its City Hala is famous for Handicraft such as Ajrak, Kashi, Jandi and embroidery.

Etymology

Matiari word is derived from two Sindhi words Mat and yari, which means friendship with earthen water pots.

G.M Syed states regarding origin of the word Matiari:

Sometime back a pious man who was entirely given to the worship of God, used to serve travelers who came for a drink, for which, purpose he kept a pitcher full of water. For this reason this village known "Mat Waru Goth" (The Village of the Pitcher) later came to be known Matyari.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matiari Map | Pakistan Google Satellite Maps.
  2. Web site: Sindh (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information.
  3. Web site: Syed . Ghulam Murtaza . Shah Latif and His Message . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200220140510/http://www.gmsyed.org/latif/book4-chap1.htm . Feb 20, 2020 . 2023-01-29 . www.gmsyed.org.