Jamshoro Explained

Jamshoro
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:150 px
Pushpin Map:Sindh#Pakistan
Coordinates:25.4244°N 68.2811°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Hyderabad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jamshoro
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:34,420
Total Type:City
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Area Code Type:Calling code
Blank Name Sec1:Number of towns
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Jamshoro (Sindhi: ڄام شورو, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|جامشورو) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi.[2]

This city is popularly known as Education City. Four major universities of Sindh are located in the vicinity of this city.

History

Ranikot Fort is a historical fort near Sann, Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan.[3] Ranikot Fort is also known as the Great Wall of Sindh and is believed to be the world's largest fort with a circumference of approximately .[4] Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[5]

Archaeologists point to the 17th century as its time of first construction but now Sindh archaeologists agree that some of the present structure was reconstructed by Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur and his brother Mir Murad Ali Talpur in 1812 at a cost of 1.2 million rupees (Sindh Gazetteer, 677).[6]

Universities

Schools and colleges

Location

Jamshoro, is situated on the right bank of the Indus River at south-west position of Province of Sindh sloping from direction North-east to south-west and is about 18 kilometers from Hyderabad and at a distance of 150 kilometers from Karachi.

Demographics

The population of Jamshoro District increased from 582,094 in 1998 to 1,176,969 in 2011, an increase of 102.2%.[7] Roughly, 95% of the Population of the city consists of immigrants from various parts of interior Sindh who migrated to the town in around 1948-2001 & to a lesser extent from 2002 to 2014 decades. Therefore, the city holds a number of diverse Sindhi clans & ethnic groups mainly from Jamshoro District, Dadu District, Sukkur District, Larkana District, Khairpur District, Umarkot District, Matiari District, Nawabshah District, Shikarpur District, Tharparker, Naushahro Feroze District, Badin District & Jacobabad District.[8] [9] [10] [11] The city is predominantly Sindhi with a substantial community of Pathans, Baloch people & Seraikis. Small communities of Brahuis, Punjabis, & to a lesser extent Muhajir people are also present.[12] [13] [14]

Jamshoro is predominantly Muslim with a small Hindu minority.[15]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sindh (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Citypopulation.de. 27 January 2022.
  2. News: The spirit of Jamshoro. 16 April 2008. Dawn. 27 January 2022.
  3. http://www.tourisminpakistan.com/sindh/hyderabad/ranikot/ Ranikot Fort
  4. Book: Ondaatje, Christopher. Sindh revisited: a journey in the footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Burton : 1842-1849, the India years. registration. May 1996. HarperCollins Publishers. 978-0-00-255436-7. 265.
  5. Web site: Ranikot Fort. UNESCO. 20 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Ranikot Fort – the Great Wall of Sindh. Islamic Arts and Culture. 20 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528202305/http://islamic-arts.org/2012/ranikot-fort-the-great-wall-of-sindh/. 28 May 2012. dead.
  7. News: Sindh population surges by 81.5 pc, households by 83.9 pc. The News International. 2014-05-29. 2015-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20151017232747/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-13637-Sindh-population-surges-by-81.5-pc,-households-by-83.9-pc. dead. Abdul Sattar Khan. 2 April 2012.
  8. Book: Sindh and the Races That Inhabit the Valley of the Indus. 9788120607583. Burton. Richard. 1992.
  9. Web site: Immigration and Urban change. https://web.archive.org/web/20031229202844/http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/soc/faculty/waldinger/pdf/Immigran_A23.pdf. dead. December 29, 2003. Roger Waldinger. Sscnet.ucla.edu. 2022-01-27.
  10. Web site: Urban Indigenous Peoples and Migration Fact Sheet. 2017-06-28 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090355/http://www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/pdf/factsheet_migration_final.pdf . dead .
  11. Web site: The Social Impact of Rural-Urban Migration on Urban 'Natives'. Xin Meng. Dandan Zhangy. March 13, 2013. Iza.org. 2020-01-27.
  12. Web site: District Jamshoro. . . . . ! . 2014-05-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140516191030/http://jamshoro.com.pk/ . 2014-05-16 .
  13. Web site: Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2012-13 Preliminary Report. 2014-07-26 . 2014-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140621063349/http://nips.org.pk/abstract_files/Priliminary%20Report%20Final.pdf . dead .
  14. Web site: Pakistan Balochistan Economic Report From Periphery to Core. 2014-07-27 . 2011-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501074227/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/PAKISTANEXTN/Resources/293051-1241610364594/6097548-1257441952102/balochistaneconomicreportvol2.pdf . dead. May 2008.
  15. Web site: Pakistan - RELIGION. Countrystudies.us.