Area of Sindh is about 54,000 square miles. Districts Sukkur in the North is adjoining Punjab. Karachi and Thatto in the South are two coastal districts along the Arabian Sea. Some major cities of Sindh are: Karachi, Thatto, Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Nawabshah, Khairpur, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Larkano, Dadu and Sehwan.
Karachi port was the largest and most advanced town of Sindh at the time of partition. Karachi Port had its anchorage situated in the sheltered lagoons between islands of Manohora and Kiyamari. It had a character of a fastest growing cosmopolitan city with contributions from various communities such as Parsees, Gujratis, Punjabis, Sindhis and Britishers. In 1947 the Capital of Pakistan was set in Karachi and later it was detached form Sindh. The Government of Sindh was shifted to Hyderabad.
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