| Ormara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement Type: | City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | top | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timezone1: | PST | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal Code: | 91400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation M: | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blank Name: | Highways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Module: |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ormara (Balochi and Urdu: {{Nastaliq|اورماڑا, in Urdu pronounced as /oːɾmɑːɽɑː/), is a town in Gwadar District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a port in the Makran coastal region. It is located 360km (220miles) west of Karachi and 230km (140miles) east of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. This port is also mentioned in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea as Oraea.
Going towards Gwadar through the Makran Coastal Highway, Ormara comes in midway between Karachi and Gwadar. Its historical routes are linked with Alexander the Great, who stayed there with his army for a few days on his way back from the Indus region after conquering the lands of Sindh, Punjab and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions of modern-day Pakistan in 400 BC. One of his generals, Ormoz, died there, and the present-day city was named after him.
For centuries, Ormara remained a battlefield between the Baloch Sardar (local feudal) and foreign aggressors. Before independence, it was part of the state of Las Bela and afterward in 1975, it became part of the Makran Division. Being an isolated town, it remained undeveloped; however, after the construction of the Makran Coastal Highway and Jinnah Naval Base, life has taken a positive change for the locals with many local industries and the resultant increase in jobs available for the locals. Its population is about forty thousand people and still offers a traditional look at how the ancients lived. Most residents make their livelihood from fishing; a few of them also work in Middle Eastern countries. Ormara has witnessed considerable growth in recent years, especially with the foundation of the Makran Coastal Highway, which integrated the area more with the mainstream Pakistani economy and significant urban centres allowing for transport of goods, commerce and people.
Ormara has a port and fish harbour. The Jinnah Naval Base of the Pakistan Navy is located at Ormara.[4] Ormara Airport (ORW) is a domestic airport with connections to the rest of Pakistan. The Makran Coastal Highway links Ormara with Karachi to the east and Gwadar to the west.
Govt Inter Boys College Ormara
Govt Girls College Ormara
Govt High School Gazi Lane
Govt Girls High School Islamia Line
Govt Middle School Punjag
Govt Girls Middle School Juna Line
Govt Primary School Syedabad
Govt Primary School KohBon
Govt Primary School Tak