Sanghar
Template:Short description Template:Use Pakistani English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Sanghar (Template:Langx; Template:Langx English: Sānghar) is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka (a subdivision of the district).[1] The driving distance of Sangher from Karachi is 268 kilometers (166 miles).[2] It has road links with Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Mirpur Khas, Khairpur, Sukkur, Karachi and other major cities of Sindh.[3]
The surrounding area consists chiefly of semiarid land, a part of the great Thar Desert, and some cropped areas irrigated by the Mithrao Canal system, which feeds from the Indus River.[4] It is located in an agricultural area where rice, wheat, and cotton are mainly grown, but it is also home to several cotton-textile factories and is a local market town.[3]
Population of the city is 75,209 (2017).[5] This is the third most populous city of Sanghar district after Tando Adam and Shahdadpur.
It is not known when Sanghar was founded. However, it was a small village with a population of few hundred. It is generally believed that Sanghar was named after a pious fisherwoman Mai Sanghar.[6] During the British rule in India, the population of this village increased and it grew in a small town. When Sindh was separated from the Bombay Presidency in 1935, Sanghar earned the title of Taluka. In 1954 it was given the status of District Headquarter.[6][7]
Educational institutions
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Shaheed Benazirabad (Sanghar Campus), a public sector institute offering Bachelors in Business Administration, English and Information Technology (4 years programs)
- Bahria Foundation College, Sanghar (a private sector institute offering studies up to Intermediate Science from Nursery level)
- Fauji Foundation School, Sanghar (military - private sector institute offering studies up to Matriculation from Nursery level)
- OPF Schools Sanghar Campus[8] (a private sector institute offering studies up to Matriculation from Nursery level)
References
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External links
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