Sindh

Sindh
Sindh; سنڌ
	Province
	Location o Sindh in Pakistan
	Map o Sindh PAKISTAN
	Coordinates: 24°52′N 67°03′E / 24.87°N 67.05°E
Kintra	Pakistan
Established	1 Julie 1970
Caipital	Karachi
Lairgest ceety	Karachi
Govrenment
• Teep	Province
• Bodi	Provincial Assembly
• Govrenor	Ishrat ul Ibad (MQM)
• Chief Meenister	Syed Qaim Ali Shah
• Heich Court	Sindh Heich Court
Area
• Total	140,914 km2 (54,407 sq mi)
Population (1998 est.)
• Total	35,470,648
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)
Main Leid(s)	Sindhi (Provincial); Urdu (Naitional); Inglis (Offeecial); Ither: Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki
Assembly seats	168
Destricts	27
Touns	119
Union Councils	1108
Website	sindh.gov.pk

Sindh (pronounced [sɪnd̪ʱ]: Sindhi: سنڌ‎, Urdu: سندھ‬‎) historically referred tae as Ba'ab-ul-Islam (lit. The gateway o Islam), is ane o the fower provinces o Pakistan an historically is hame tae the Sindhi fowk. It is an aw locally kent as the "Mehran". The name o Sindh is derivit frae the Indus River that separates it frae Balochistan an the greater Iranian Plateau. This river wis kent tae the auncient Iranians in Avestan as Harauhuti, in Sanskrit as Sarasvati, tae Assiries (as early as the seivent century BC) as Sinda, tae the Greeks as Indos, tae the Romans as Indus, tae the Persies as Ab-e-sind, tae the Pashtuns as "Abasind", tae the Arabs as Al-Sind, tae the Cheenese as Sintow, an tae the Javanese as the Santri.

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Sindh is bundit tae the wast bi the Indus River an Balochistan, tae the north bi Punjab, the east bi the Indie states o Gujarat an Rajasthan an tae the sooth bi the Arabie Sea. The caipital o the province is Karachi, Pakistan's lairgest ceety an financial hub. Maist o the population in the province is Muslim, wi sizeable Christian, Zoroastrian an Hindu minorities. The main leid spoken is Sindhi bi aboot 40 million fowk, while there exists a significant Urdu-speakin minority.