Ghotki

Ghotki (Urdu: گھوٹکی; Sindhi: گهوٽڪي) is a city in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It is the headquarter of Ghotki District. It is the 87th largest city of Pakistan by population.[2] Ghotki is famous for Date Palm.[3]

For other uses, see Ghotki (disambiguation).
Ghotki
  • گھوٹکی
  • گهوٽڪي
Ghotki Park
Coordinates: 28.1°N 69.19°E / 28.1; 69.19
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total111,321
 • Rank87th, Pakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

History

According to Mirza Kalich Beg, Ghotki was found by Pir Mohsin Shah during 1447 and had also constructed a glorious mosque. He has written that the previous name of Ghotki was loha sahiban.

See also

References
  1. "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Sindh (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  3. "Dynamics of date farming in Khairpur - Newspaper - DAWN.COM".
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