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City in Sindh, Pakistan
City in Pakistan, Nasrat
Nawabshah
(
Sindhi
:
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,
Urdu
:
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) is a
tehsil
and headquarters of the
Shaheed Benazirabad District
of
Sindh
province,
Pakistan
. This city is situated in the middle of Sindh province. It is the
27th largest city
in Pakistan. Nawabshah Tehsil (formerly known as Nasrat Tehsil from 1903 to 1907) was established in 1903 by the
British government
. The tehsil was a part of
Hyderabad district
(1903 - 1912). On 1 November 1912, Nawabshah was upgraded to a district status of
Sind Division
.
In 1909, Syed Nawab Ali Shah donated 200 acres of land to
British government
for construction of a town
railway station
and 60 acres of land for construction of buildings of district and
taluka
offices free of cost. To commemorate this, the
British government
then changed the name of Nasrat town to Nawabshah town
[1]
Nawabshah is called the heart of Sindh Province.
Area and population 2014
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Area
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4,239 square km
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Population
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1,435,130
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Male
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749,275
|
Female
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685,855
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Population (below 15 Years)
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45%
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Population (between 15 and 65 years)
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52.2%
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Muslim population
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94.1%
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Hindu population
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4.2%
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[2]
[3]
Climate
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Nawabshah
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Climate chart (
explanation
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Nawabshah has a
hot desert climate
(
Koppen climate classification
BWh
), narrowly missing a hot
semi arid
climate. The city is considered one of the hottest cities in Pakistan, with summer temperatures soaring as high as 53 °C or 127.4 °F. Temperatures above 45 °C or 113 °F are fairly common during late May and June. Winters start late, around mid-November, lasting to around mid-February, with night-time temperatures often reaching 4 °C or 39.2 °F, and temperatures below 0 °C or 32 °F occurring two or three times on average in January.
The highest temperatures each year in Pakistan, typically rising to above 50 °C (122 °F), are usually recorded in
Nawabshah District
and
Sibi
from May to August. The climate is generally dry and hot, but sometimes the temperature falls to 0 °C (32 °F). On 26 May 2010 record breaking severe heat wave hit the city and the mercury level reached 52 °C (126 °F) which was the highest temperature ever recorded in
Nawabshah
at the time.
[4]
The climate is generally dry and hot, but sometimes the temperature falls to 0 °C (32 °F). On January 7, 2011, temperatures dropped to 4 °C (39 °F) in the city.
[5]
The highest annual rainfall ever is 685 mm, recorded in 2022.
Climate data for Nawabshah (1991-2020)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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33.7
(92.7)
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38.0
(100.4)
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44.5
(112.1)
|
48.5
(119.3)
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51.0
(123.8)
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50.5
(122.9)
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47.5
(117.5)
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48.9
(120.0)
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44.5
(112.1)
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43.0
(109.4)
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41.0
(105.8)
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35.0
(95.0)
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51.0
(123.8)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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24.1
(75.4)
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28.1
(82.6)
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34.1
(93.4)
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40.6
(105.1)
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44.6
(112.3)
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44.1
(111.4)
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41.0
(105.8)
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39.1
(102.4)
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38.9
(102.0)
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37.9
(100.2)
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32.2
(90.0)
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26.2
(79.2)
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35.9
(96.6)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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15.4
(59.7)
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18.7
(65.7)
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24.5
(76.1)
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30.4
(86.7)
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34.8
(94.6)
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35.4
(95.7)
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34.2
(93.6)
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32.6
(90.7)
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31.7
(89.1)
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28.6
(83.5)
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22.7
(72.9)
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17.2
(63.0)
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27.2
(80.9)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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6.6
(43.9)
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9.4
(48.9)
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14.8
(58.6)
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20.3
(68.5)
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25.0
(77.0)
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27.5
(81.5)
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27.4
(81.3)
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26.2
(79.2)
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24.4
(75.9)
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19.3
(66.7)
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13.1
(55.6)
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8.3
(46.9)
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18.5
(65.3)
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Record low °C (°F)
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?2.6
(27.3)
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?3.6
(25.5)
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3.0
(37.4)
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7.0
(44.6)
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15.0
(59.0)
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17.0
(62.6)
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20.0
(68.0)
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18.9
(66.0)
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14.6
(58.3)
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7.5
(45.5)
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2.8
(37.0)
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?1.0
(30.2)
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?3.6
(25.5)
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Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
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2.5
(0.10)
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4.9
(0.19)
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3.2
(0.13)
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12.2
(0.48)
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22.8
(0.90)
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39.2
(1.54)
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69.1
(2.72)
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87.2
(3.43)
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32.7
(1.29)
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13.1
(0.52)
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0.4
(0.02)
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3.3
(0.13)
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247.6
(9.75)
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Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
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0.6
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0.6
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0.7
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0.5
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0.4
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3.5
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4.7
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5.5
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2.2
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0.3
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0.1
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0.4
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19.5
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Mean monthly
sunshine hours
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230.1
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240.1
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267.0
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274.4
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293.8
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268.8
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229.4
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240.9
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261.1
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280.0
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256.1
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Source:
NOAA
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Major education institutes
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There are various educational institutions in the city, these include:
Sports locations
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- Bilawal Stadium, Benazirabad,
Sindh
,
Parks
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Gallery
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-
Collector's Kacheri Nawabshah Build in 1913
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Chakra Bazar Nawabshah
-
people's Medical college Old Picture
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Benazir Institution of Urology & Transplantion Shaheed Benazirabad
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View of Old Press club Road Nawabshah
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Nawabshah Air Base
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Bilawal Chowk (Stadium Road) Nawabshah
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Indus Mart Nawabshah before 2010
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Indus Rangers Mart Nawabshah
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Habib College Nawabshah
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H M Khoja Auditorium Nawabshah
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H M Khoja library Old Picture
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Dalel Dero Fort Nawabshah
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SZABIST Institute Nawabshah(Shaheed Benazirabad)
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Sheraz Chowk Nawabshah
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Latif Hall PUMHSW Nawabshah(Shaheed Benazirabad)
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Dolphin Bakery Nawabshah(Shaheed Benazirabad)
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Most Popular Area of Nawabshah(Shaheed Benazirabad)
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