By= Ghulam Mustafa Brohi

Introduction The name sindh is derived from the Greek word Sanskrit which means sindhu . sindh is the 3rd largest province by area and 2nd largest by population.

Largest city → Karachi Capital city → KarachiGovernor → Ishrat –ul- Ibad (MQM)Chief Minister→ Qaim Ali shah (PPP)Court → Sindh High CourtTotal Area → 140,914 km²Total Population → 42,400,000Total Districts→ 29Total Talqa → 119Total Division → 5Union council (uc) → 1108

LANGUAGES OF SINDHMain LanguagesEnglish (official)Sindhi (provincial)Urdu (national)

OTHER LANGUAGESSaraikiKutchiMemoniHaryanviPunjabiBrohiBalouchiDhatki

Religions of sindh Religions percentage

Muslims 83%

Hindu 16%

Others 1%

Education in SindhUrban Rural Total Enrollment

ratioQualification 14,839,862 15,600,031 30,439,893 100%Below primary 1,984,089 3,332,166 5,316,255 82%Primary 3,503,691 5,687,771 9,191,462 62%Middle 3,073,335 2,389,644 5,443,979 52%Matriculation 2,847,769 2,227,684 5,075,453 34%Intermediate 1,473,598 1,018,682 2,493,280 17%Diploma certificate

1,320,747 552,241 1,872,988 10%

BA, BSC Degrees

440,743 280,800 721,543 9%

MA, MSC Degrees

106,847 53,040 159,887 2%

Culture of Sindhi people

Men’s culture of dressing

Men mostly wear shalwar kameez and kurta Shindhi’s had their own traditional costumes.

Sindhi women wear the shalwar kameez or the sari.

Lakes in sindhThere are popular lakes in sindhKeenjhar lakeHalej lakeHadero lakeManchar lakeKalri lakeSaran lakeDrigh lakeHamal lakeManchar lake is the largest lake of Pakistan.

MountainsThere are three mountains in sindh

Gorakh hillKaroonjhar Khirthar

Gorakh hill

Karoonjhar

19 km in lengthheight of 305 m

SportsMalakhiraRace of horsesFighting of kodi kodiMale of cocksCricketRace of bulls

SaintsOur sindh province is blessed with many saints

of ALLAH .As Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif →Qalandar lal shahbaazSachal sarmast.

Minerals found in sindhCoalSaltLime stoneAlumGypsum

CoalThere are huge reserves of coal at melting jhumpir in Thatta district. There are about 25 million metric tons of coal deposits in these reserves. A new coal field has also been discovered in tharparkar.

SaltWe get salt from saran lake in taluka deeplo district tharparkar. It is the biggest salt lake in sindh another salt lake is located in taluka khipro district sanghara. It is gotten about 200 metric tons of salt from the sea water at maripur near Karachi.

Lime stoneThe large quantity of lime stone is available in all the mountains of sindh.

Alum In our province sindh alum is found in Khirthar ranges. Water is filtered with help of alum it has so medical uses.

Gypsum It is very valuable stone. It is mainly found in most mountain of sindh. It is used for manufacturing cement.

Chemical fertilizersSilica sand It is used in manufacturing glass. Our province has big reserves of this sand.

Sodium compoundIt is found in lakes of khairpur and the valley of eastern NARA. It is used in manufacturing soap.

Natural recoursesOur sindh is filled with natural recourses. Like Iron, Gas, Petrol, Uranium etc is available in sindh. In the comparison of Baluchistan and KPK our sindh has larger sources of Iron, Gas and Petrol.

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