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About Daharki
Daharki (Urdu: ڈہرکی) is a city in Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Daharki Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district with an area of 2,088 km2. It is situated about 100 km north-east of Sukkur, between Mirpur Mathelo and Ubauro on Pakistan's N-5 National Highway. According to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, it is the 25th largest city of Sindh, having a population of 90,177.
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History
Ghotki was founded as a camp by an Ambassador General of Raja Ibn Selaj Birhman (a relative of Raja Dahar of Sindh) in 637 A.D. At that time it was named as Hath Sam. In 712 A.D, Mohammad Bin Qasim conquered Sindh by defeating Raja Dahar, Ghot Ibn Samed Ibn Patel, the grandson of Raja Dahar, was settled in the area as he converted to Islam and in whose name the Ghota tribe came into being. Arabs awarded many Jagirs (Estates) to Ghotas and named this village as "Daharwali", to honor their grandfather.
Later on, this region was ruled by different dynasties, including the Soomros (1024-1351), the Arghuns (1520-1650), the Kalhoras (1657-1783) and the Talpurs (1783-1843). When Britain invaded the subcontinent, General Charles Napier, a commander in the British Army, defeated the Talpur dynasty and conquered Sindh in 1843. After the British conquest of Sindh province, in 1847, they awarded huge blocks of irrigated fertile land to the Ghotta tribal chieftains in return for their loyalty to the British. Gradually, the town's name changed into Ghotki (of Ghottas).
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- Khairpur 1 km north, about 1 min by car
- Ubauro 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Mirpur Mathelo 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Noorabad 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Khanpur Mahar 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Ghotki 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Adilpur 40 km west, about 40 min by car
- Kashmor 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Rahim Yar Khan 72 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Rohri 89 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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