Sindh

Sindh (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Lang/configuration' not found.) (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Lang/configuration' not found.) is a province in Pakistan. The provincial capital of Sindh is Karachi. Sindh has a population of 47.9 million people and an area of 54,407 mi² or (140,914 km²). The provincial region of Sindh is larger than Greece but smaller than Tajikistan,

Sindh سنڌ سندھ
Province of Pakistan
Ranikot Fort "(Great Wall of Pakistan)".
Flag Seal
Location of Sindh in Pakistan
Map of Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24°52′12″N 67°33′00″E
Country	Pakistan
Established	1 July 1970
Capital	Karachi
Largest city	Karachi
Government
• Type	Province
• Body	Provincial Assembly
• High Court	Sindh High Court
Area
• Total	140,914 km2 (54,407 sq mi)
Population  (2012 census preliminary)[1]
• Total	55,245,497
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)
Main Language(s)	Sindhi (Provincial) Urdu (National) English (Official) Other: Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki[2][3][4]
Assembly seats	168[5]
Districts	27
Towns	119
Union Councils	1108[6]
Website	sindh.gov.pk

Etymology

The province of Sindh and the people inhabiting the region are named after the river known as the Sindhu River and now called the Indus River.

The Greeks who conquered Sindh in 325 BC under Alexander the Great called it Indós, hence the modern Indus. A study said, the Ancient Gypsy hail from Sindh from the Rohri Taluka in the Sukkur District^[7]

History

Sindh (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Lang/configuration' not found.) is one of the provinces of Pakistan. Sindh was home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, the Indus Valley Civilization which is 5,500 years old^[8] 'Hind' word is also derived from the words 'Sindh' and while its worth noting that Hind was known because of Sind by the early Persian and Arabs ^[9]'. On the 26th of June in 1947 Sindh joined Pakistan by a majority vote of members of the 1947 provincial legislature.

Provincial symbols of Sindh

Provincial flag	Flag of Sindh
Provincial seal	Emblem of Sindh
Provincial animal	Sindh Ibex
Provincial bird	Black wood partridge
Provincial fish	Catla
Provincial crop	Cotton
Provincial flower	Nelumbo indica
Provincial tree	Neem
Provincial fruit	Watermelons
Provincial dish	Sindhi biryani
Provincial dance	Sufi dance
Provincial instrument	Yaktaro
Provincial sport	Malakhra

Related pages

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