Paat
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Paat (Sindhi: پاٹ, romanized: Pāṭ), also known as Pat or Goth Pat, is a small town in the Dadu District of Sindh, Pakistan.[3][4] [5] It is located at 20°28'0N 48°68'0E with an altitude of 25 metres (82 ft). As of 2017, it has a population of 9,507, in 1,707 households.[2] It is the seat of a tapa.[6]
Paat
Pat | |
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Coordinates: 26.959159°N 67.875961°E / 26.959159; 67.875961[1] | |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Sindh |
District | Dadu |
Taluka | Dadu |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 9,507 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Pat is on the right bank of Indus river, known as cultural educational and commercial hub of midland Sindh.
Paat Sharif[7] lies between the west bank of the Indus River and the Dadu Canal. Its climate has been recorded as one of the hottest places in the world, with temperatures reaching 53.5 °C (128.3 °F) on 26 May 2010. The town is surrounded by fertile agriculture land, which is irrigated by water from the Dadu canal. The local people have limited access to potable drinking water. The farming of livestock is common in Dadu, especially in Kachho, an area largely inaccessible due to the lack of a good road infrastructure. Paat, has a mainline railway station named Piyaro Goth.
The old site of Pat, called Pat Kuhna ("old Pat"), is located just to the east of the modern town.[8] Between the two, there is (or was) an old channel that is believed to represent a former course of the Indus, so that Pat lay on the river's east bank whereas now it is northwest of the river.[8] This course was active at the time of Humayun's visit in 1541, so that his route to Pat from Babarlo never involved crossing the river.[8]
Old Pat was destroyed by Madad Khan during his campaign in 1798.[8]