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Jacobabad, Pakistan
جکوبباد
Jacobabad is a town of 219,315 people in Sindh, Pakistan, founded in 1847.
Why visit Jacobabad
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Jacobabad
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Jacobabad
Jacobabad, (Sindhi: جيڪب آباد; Urdu: جیکب آباد) is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, serving as both the capital city of Jacobabad District and the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district. The city itself is subdivided into eight Union Councils. Sitting far to the northwest of the province, near the provincial boundaries of Sindh and Balochistan, Jacobabad became a city on the site of an existing village (Khangarh), and is crossed by the Pakistan Railways and many main roads of the province. It is the 47th most populous city in Pakistan.
From the Wikipedia article Jacobabad (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Jacobabad on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes4
Al Shahbaz Hotel
Restaurant · Coffee Shop, Regional, Chicken · 0.6 km
Faizan-e-Madina Road, Jacobabad
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Eidgah JacobAbad
Place of worship · Sunni · 0.9 km
Jacobabad-Quetta Highway, Jacobabad
Faizan-e-Madina Jacob Abad
Place of worship · Sunni · 0.7 km
Faizan-e-Madina Road, Jacobabad
History
In 1847 Jacob was placed in political charge of the frontier and established his headquarters at the village of Khangurh (or Khanger). He started building infrastructure for the town around the village. Being an architect and an engineer himself, he designed and then executed the plans of laying a wide road network around the town that measured a good 600 miles (965 km). In that he resolved the problem of unavailability of potable water for the residents by excavating a tank that contained water brought from Indus through a canal. His biggest and most important feat was the excavation of Begaree Canal, originating from Guddu barrage on river Indus, going round the district irrigating thousands of acres of land previously uncultivated, thereby providing means of living to thousands of people.
After the British Raj, the city was ruled by a Sardar, Azad Khan Jakhrani.
In November 2010, then Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani announced that University of Information Technology would be established in Jacobabad.
From the History section of Jacobabad on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Healthcare1
Map of Jacobabad
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dr. Safdar Sarki Airport (JAG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 km away.
- Mian Sahib 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Nao Mian Sahib 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Sohbatpur 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Thul 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Dera Murad Jamali 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
- Usta Muhammad 40 km west, about 40 min by car
- Shikarpur 41 km southeast, about 41 min by car
- Garhiyasin 42 km south, about 42 min by car
- Garhi Khairo 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
- Sukkur 76 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Jacobabad 3 2006, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jacobabad 1 2006, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jacobabad 2 2006, Özgür Esen ( Surdurulebiliryasam ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Remains of a school destroyed by flooding, near Jacobabad (5333104910), DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0
- 'The black buck shoot' (Jacobabad) (8091182243), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 'H.E. & The Mir' (Jacobabad) (8091210430), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Providing clean water and sanitation (5367165679), DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0
- Returning home to devasted villages (5331021156), DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0
- Providing essential clean drinking water (5330416749), DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0
- 'Rué, Clarke, H.E., Ken, self' (General Jacob Hospital) (8091173961), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Mir & H.E. (8091186088), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hawking (8091204878), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
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