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==Districts== | ==Districts== | ||
Not all of the following districts existed from 1843. Some were created in the late 19th to early 20th century. | |||
* [[Hyderabad District]] | |||
* [[Karachi District]] | * [[Karachi District]] | ||
* [[Larkana District]] | * [[Larkana District]] | ||
* [[Nawabshah District]] | |||
* [[Thar and Parkar District]] | * [[Thar and Parkar District]] | ||
* [[Upper Sind Frontier District]] | * [[Upper Sind Frontier District]] | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 18 August 2010
Sind is a province in Pakistan that was formerly a province of British India from 1843. Sind was part of the Bombay Presidency.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sind/Sindh
Other spellings: Sinde, Scinde
Status
- 1843 to 1847 - Province
- 1847 to 1936 - Part of Bombay Presidency
- 1936 to 1947 - Province
Capital
Cities and Towns
- Dadu
- Diplo
- Hyderabad
- Jacobabad
- Jamesabad
- Karachi
- Khipro
- Kotri
- Larkana
- Mirpurkhas (Mirpur Khas)
- Mithi
- Nagar Parkar
- Rohri
- Sanghar
- Sehwan
- Shadipali
- Shikarpur
- Sukkur
- Thatta
- Umarkot
Districts
Not all of the following districts existed from 1843. Some were created in the late 19th to early 20th century.
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Upper Sind Frontier District
Princely State
History
Sind Campaign 1842-43
External Links
Sind Province "Wikipedia"
Sindh "wikipedia"
Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde: accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries by Henry Pottinger (1816), Google Books,
Panhwar.com a website about Sindh. Contains links to rare books to download, and to many articles, including two on maps called Historical Maps of Sindh and Maps of Sindh
A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind by AW Hughes 1876 Archive.org