Mirpurkhas
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Mirpur Khas ميرپورخاص |
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 Mirpur Khas
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| Coordinates: 25°31′30″N 069°00′57″E / 25.52500°N 69.01583°ECoordinates: 25°31′30″N 069°00′57″E / 25.52500°N 69.01583°E | ||
| Country | Pakistan | |
| Province | Sindh | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal Committee | |
| • Chairman of Mirpurkhas | Farooq Jameel Durrani | |
| • Vice-Chairman of Mirpurkhas | Fareed Ahmed | |
| Population | ||
| • Estimate (2011) | 612,520 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) | |
| Calling code | 0233 | |
| Number of towns | 5 | |
Mirpur (Khas) (Urdu: میرپور خاص) is a city in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. It is the capital city of Mirpur Khas District and was the capital of an eponymous princely state. It is the fourth largest city in Sindh province with an estimated population of 488,590 (2009). mirpurkhas is one of the peaceful city of sindh province that literacy rate is 38.% mirpurkhas city has several shopping centers and bazzars, which include . baldia shopping center . khisakpura . shahi bazzar . the city has many places for leisure like baldia prk nazeer husain prk and also most beatuful place of city is fruit farm the 70% business of mirpurkhas depende on the rural areas. the begast areas of mirpurkhas are satellite town. gariabad. jamnadaas. bahansingabad. gulshan colony. a gulshan colony which is one of the posh area. after 30 years ago there was no resident but afterwards the city stretched its wings due to urbanization and increas in population day by day. which famous personalities of mirpurkhas are Faisal Husain (research scholar in botanist). Fakir Basheer Ahamed Laghari (Great Sindhi Scholar and Writer) and Dr.sughra junejo. mirpurkhas has many historical places but recently appeared more than 300 oldest graves that located on purran canal from mirpurkhas to nokot in this graves buried approximately one lac awliya. .. Its soil is fertile and the city is known for its horticultural produce and farming, as well as mango cultivation, with hundreds of varieties of mangoes produced each year. Mirpurkha is also growing in I.T Software Education and Business.
Prior to the Islamic conquest of Sindh by the Arabian armies of Muhammad Bin Qasim, the land where Mirpur was situated had a thriving Buddhist settlement known as Kahoo Jo Daro. The remnant stupa still remains and as the armies settled in the area, newer buildings occupied the land and led into massively progressive landscapes. Farming became known to people and horticulture and cotton fields blossomed.
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