My Home Town Mirpurkhas

Presented By: Zafar ali

Table Of ContentIntroductionHistoryPopulation and CultureFamous ForEducationFamous PlacesConclusion

IntroductionForth largest city in Sindh. Its soil is fertile and the city

is known for its horticultural produce and farming, as well as mango cultivation, with hundreds of varieties.

 

History In 1806, Mankani Talpurs shifted their

capital from Keti Mir Tharo and laid foundations for Mirpur Khas under the leadership of Mir Ali Murad Talpur. Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur succeeded Mir Ali Murad.

The opening of the Jamrao Canal in 1900 made Mirpur Khas stand out of the rest of the towns in the district.

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, because of its proximity with the Indian border, Mirpur Khas became the first city to welcome refugees to Pakistan.

It acted as a primary railway junction for the first trains to rail across the Rajasthan to the Sindh province.

Population and Culture It is the fourth largest city in

the province. An estimated population of

488,590 (2009). The city was able to produce

and cycle crops to supply mainly grain, cotton products like fabrics, and sugar from the sugarcane cultivations.

The best cotton producer in the history

The city also have well known Sindhi Arain population.

Famous forIts 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.

Mirpurkhas also growing in I.T Software Education and Business.

Primary produce includes mangoes (famous for producing mangoes), sugarcane and cotton, wheat, & chillies

Bananas are also widely cultivated around the region and also one of the biggest producer of Bananas in the country.

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Mirpur Khas Railway Station is in middle of city.

After 40 years a railway link between Pakistan and India is being opened again.

A broad gauge line has been laid from Mirpurkhas to Khokhrapar, which is the border town from Pakistani Side.

The new link now connects Karachi (Pakistan) to Jodhpur (India) by the new train service Thar Express.

In 2005, work started on converting themetre gauge railway line to Khokhrapar to broad gauge.

Mirpurkhas Railway Station has one of the longest platforms in Pakistan.

EducationThe city has three government

colleges, all affiliated with the University of Sindh.

Mirpur Khas has a Sindh University campus with five degree programs: BS-Information Technology, BS-Computer Science, BS-Commerce, BBA, BS-Geology.

Famous Places Chitorri, a historical

graveyard with many sandstone tombs of Talpur rulers.

Kahu-Jo-Darro, an ancient Buddhist archaeological site.

Brahma from Mirpur-Khas a famous historic Gupta period.