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Nawabshah (Sindhi: نوابشاھ, Urdu: نوابشاہ) 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 1907 to 1909) was established in 1907 by the British government. The tehsil was a part of Hyderabad district (1907 - 1912). On 1 November 1912 Nawabshah was upgraded to a district status of Sind Division.
Nawabshah
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| Coordinates: 26°14′39″N 68°24′36″E / 26.24417°N 68.41000°ECoordinates: 26°14′39″N 68°24′36″E / 26.24417°N 68.41000°E | |
| Old Name | Nasrat |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
| District | Shaheed Benazirabad |
| Government | |
| • MPA | Ch.. Tariq Masood Arain |
| Population | |
| • City | 279,688 |
| • Rank | 27th, Pakistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 67450 |
| Calling code | 0244 |
| Established | 1907 |
| Founded by | British government |
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[2]
Area and population 2014Edit
| Area | 4,239 square km |
| Population | 1,435,130 |
| Male | 749,275 |
| Female | 685,855 |
| Population (below 15 Years) | 45% |
| Population (between 15 and 65 years) | 52.2% |
| Muslim population | 94.1% |
| Hindu population | 4.2% |
ClimateEdit
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Nawabshah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). 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 early 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.[6] 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.[7] The highest annual rainfall ever is 685 mm, recorded in 2022.
| Climate data for Nawabshah, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
44.5 (112.1) |
48.5 (119.3) |
51.0 (123.8) |
50.5 (122.9) |
47.5 (117.5) |
48.9 (120.0) |
44.5 (112.1) |
43.0 (109.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
51.0 (123.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
43.4 (110.1) |
43.6 (110.5) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.4 (99.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
2.7 (0.11) |
3.4 (0.13) |
2.7 (0.11) |
1.3 (0.05) |
6.6 (0.26) |
54.5 (2.15) |
43.7 (1.72) |
12.9 (0.51) |
3.4 (0.13) |
1.0 (0.04) |
3.6 (0.14) |
114.1 (4.49) |
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EducationEdit
There are various educational institutions in the city, these include:
- Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences[9]
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Shaheed Benazirabad[10]
- Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women[11]
- Quaid-e-Azam Law College Nawabshah
- Bakhtawar Cadet College For Girls Shaheed Benazirabad
- Benazir Institute of Urology and Transplant Shaheed Benazirabad
- Shah Sachal Sami Foundation [12]
SportsEdit
- Bilawal Stadium Shaheed Benazirabad
- Hockey Stadium Nawabshah
GalleryEdit
Collector's Kacheri Nawabshah Build in 1913
Chakra Bazar Nawabshah
people's Medical college Old Picture
Benazir Institution of Urology & Transplantion Shaheed Benazirabad
View of Old Press club Road Nawabshah
Nawabshah Air Base
Bilawal Chowk (Stadium Road) Nawabshah
Indus Mart Nawabshah before 2010
Indus Rangers Mart Nawabshah
Habib College Nawabshah
H M Khoja Auditorium Nawabshah
H M Khoja library Old Picture
Dalel Dero Fort Nawabshah
SZABIST Institute Nawabshah(Shaheed Benazirabad)
Sheraz Chowk Nawabshah
Latif Hall PUMHSW Nawabshah(Shaheed Benazirabad)
Dolphin Bakery Nawabshah(Shaheed Benazirabad)
Most Popular Area of Nawabshah(Shaheed Benazirabad)
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Population Welfare Department". Sindh.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR290/FR290.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Climatological Information for Nawabshah, Pakistan". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Government of Pakistan". www.pakmet.com.pk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Mercury dips to 4°C in Nawabshah". Dawn.Com. 2010-10-13. Archived from the original on January 25, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "..:: SBBUVAS ::." sbbuvas.edu.pk.
- ^ "SBBU (Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University) SBA". sbbusba.edu.pk.
- ^ "!!! PEOPLES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES FOR WOMEN- SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD !!!". pumhs.edu.pk.
- ^ "Website Move to New Domain". shahsachalsami.org.
External linksEdit
Nawabshah travel guide from Wikivoyage- Pakistan Meteorological Department
