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HYDERABAD: is 164 km north of Karachi the second largest city in Sindh and 5th largest in Pakistan.

Hyderabad was capital of Sindh between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Founded in 1768 on the site of the ancient town of Nirun-Kot by Ghulam Shah Kalhora, Hyderabad was laid out by his son,Sarfaraz Khan, in 1782 and was the capital of the emirs of Sindh. The British East India Company occupied Hyderabad when the Sindh became a British protectorate in 1839. From 1947 to 1955 Hyderabad was the capital of Sindh Province.Hyderabad was incorporated as a municipality in 1853.Today newly developed settlements and industrial estates surround the congested old city area.In the old city, buildings are topped by badgirs ("wind-catchers") that look like chimneys on roof tops.They catch the cool breezes which blow steadily in a south-west direction for 40 days from late April each year. Hyderabad is hot for most of the year,although in autumn and winter the temperature dips down to around 24 C . In the old sections of the town, cows still roam the streets giving it a distinctly medieval atmosphere.

INDUSTRY

It has long been noted for its embroideries, precious-metal goods, and cutlery.raditional glass bangles, hand glaced pottery called "Kashi", lackerd wooden furniture called "Jhandi" and most famous cloth "Ajrak", "Susi" and "Khadhi".It is an important commercial center for the millet, rice, wheat, cotton, and fruit that are grown in the surrounding region.It now has industries in food processing, textiles, hosiery, cement, cigarettes, glass, soap, paper, leather goods, plastics, motion picture studios, metal, Embroideries, lacquer ware, and jewelry.

Hyderabad district is a vast fertile alluvial plain, excepting the hilly region of Hyderabad city, extending along the east bank of the Indus. Cultivation is dependent upon canal irrigation. Millet, jowar (sorghum), rice, wheat, cotton, oilseeds, and mangoes are the chief crops. Cottage handicrafts include leatherwork, glazed pottery and tiles, lacquerware and Susi (striped cotton cloth) from Hala (north of Hyderabad city), khes (cotton blankets), susis and anguchahs (cotton cloth) from Nasirpur (northeast of Hyderabad). Historic sites include Bhit Shah (6 km east of Hala), containing the tomb of Shah 'Abd-ul-Latif (d. 1753), the poet and Sufi saint, and an ancient Buddhist stupa.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Hyderabad division (area 34,257 sq mi) comprises Dadu, Hyderabad, Badin, Sanghar, Thar Parkar, and Thatta districts. The division includes the swampy delta of the Indus river on the Arabian Sea (southwest), the fertile alluvial plain of the Indus (north central), and part of the great Thar Desert (east).

Jamshoro is about 14 km from Hyderabad which houses the University of Sindh with 32 affiliated Colleges, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology(MUET) and Liaqat University of Medical and Health Sciences(LUMHS).

Site Seeing In Hyderabad

The must see places in Hyderabad are

• Kalhora Monuments • Shahi bazaar, one of the longest Bazaar of Pakistan • Pacca Qilla(Fort) • Sindh or Sindhhology museum. • Qadam Qah of Hazart Ali

KALHORA MONUMENTS

On the northern side of the hill on which Hyderabad is sited there are tombs from the Talpur and Kalhora periods. Ornately decorated with geometric and floral designs,the tomb of Ghulam Shah Kalhora is one of the finest, although its dome collapsed and has now been replaced by a flat roof.Square Tomb has an octagonal chamber and retains exquisite Blue and White Title work.

SHAHI BAZAAR

Shahi Bazar is blieved to be one of the longest Bazaar of Pakistan.This 2 kilometer maze of narrow crowded lane offers Shop selling Jewellery,shoes,Lacquer ware, Textiles and Rillies(Sindhi Blanket)

QADAM QAH OF HAZRAT ALI

Qadam Qah of Hazrat Ali is a stone slab with the hands and Footprints of Hazrat Ali.

PACCA QILLA

SINDH/SINDHOLOGY MUSEUM: Hyderabad has two forts (Qilas).Pacca Qila is made of baked bricks and so is known as "Pacca Qila".while the other being made with un-baked bricks is commonly known as "Kacha Qila".Hyderabad Fort is built by Ghulam Shah Kalhora.Nearby is the Shah Makkai Fort,built to protect the mausoleum of Sheikh Makkai.Although the fort is in ruins devotess from all over Sindh visit the shrine.

Also worth a visit is the Institute of Sindhhology's museum at the University of Sindh. It has displays on all aspects of Sindhi history, music and culture depicting the lifestyles of the desert tribes. Infrequent buses go to the campus, otherwise take a miniwagon to Jumshoro, across the river from Hyderabad.The Battlefield at Miani is about ten kilometers (six miles) north of Hyderabad and some five kilometers (three miles) off the National Highway.The memorial is down a dusty narrow track in the forest and you'll need a local guide to find it. Hyderabad's eighteenth-century fort was first the court of the Kalhora dynasty and then that of the Talpur Amirs. According to contemporary British descriptions it must have been splendid, but apart from the tower, main entrance, and a room in the harem, little remains to be seen. Portraits of the Amirs and their weapons are exhibited in what passes as the Fort Museum near the railway station. Their stove-pipe hats are on display in Hyderabad's Sindh Provincial Museum, near the Polytechnic College and opposite the Sui Southern Gas Office.you may also contact Archaeology Department, Pacca Qilla for information about this magnificent fort.

Bus Routes

Bus Routes A1 Giddu to NaseemNagir Bhitai Hospital, Latifabad # 10, 5, 11, 9, 8, 7, Niapul, Hyder Chowk, Circle Building, Rahit Cinema, Police Line, Sarfraz Colony, Market, Civil Hospital, Hirabad, City Gate, Pathan Colony, Rajputana Hospital, Bithai Nagar, Naseem Nagir. A1 NaseemNagir to Giddu

Mini Taxi Routes

- Phulleli to Market Tower - Phuleli to Faqeer Ka Pir - Pretabad to Faqeer Ka Pir - Pretabad to Market Tower - Market Tower to Pretabad - Eidgah Pretabad to Niapul - Market Tower to Islamabad - Market Tower to Phuleli - Market Tower to Faqeer ka Pir - Market Tower to Pretabad - Liaqat Colony to Badin Stop - Eye Hospital to Badin Stop.