Sindh

Sindh is a <a href="/facts/Administrative_units_of_Pakistan/c1UCTqjc">province</a> of <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a>. Located in the <a href="/facts/Geography_of_Pakistan/v68p9F36">southeastern region</a> of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the <a href="/facts/Demographics_of_Pakistan/y09fTTpU">second-largest province by population</a> after <a href="/facts/Punjab%2c_Pakistan/ppTkKUTS">Punjab</a>. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of <a href="/facts/Balochistan%2c_Pakistan/jaM9T3q5">Balochistan</a> to the west and north-west and <a href="/facts/Punjab%2c_Pakistan/ppTkKUTS">Punjab</a> to the north. It shares an <a href="/facts/India-Pakistan_border/pJsG2qqj">International border</a> with the <a href="/facts/Indian_states/jqaAwkWI">Indian states</a> of <a href="/facts/Gujarat/HwmVfMwr">Gujarat</a> and <a href="/facts/Rajasthan/rC0MvrRD">Rajasthan</a> to the east; it is also bounded by the <a href="/facts/Arabian_Sea/JM6V0y3s">Arabian Sea</a> to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of <a href="/facts/Alluvial_plain/YWX4BlV3">alluvial plains</a> flanking the <a href="/facts/Indus_River/7vTRHA4t">Indus River</a>, the <a href="/facts/Thar_Desert_of_Sindh/qPMoKdsd">Thar Desert</a> in the eastern portion of the province along the <a href="/facts/India%25E2%2580%2593Pakistan_border/pJsG2qqj">international border with India</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Kirthar_Mountains/2SapvXUr">Kirthar Mountains</a> in the western portion of the province.
The <a href="/facts/Economy_of_Sindh/fL7debms">economy of Sindh</a> is the second largest in Pakistan after the <a href="/facts/Province_of_Punjab/ppTkKUTS">province of Punjab</a>; its provincial capital <a href="/facts/Karachi/pz65ABkw">Karachi</a> is the <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Pakistan_by_population/RCRTYT81">most populous city in the country</a> as well as its main financial hub. Sindh is home to a large portion of <a href="/facts/Industry_of_Pakistan/rDFnc2Nb">Pakistan's industrial sector</a> and contains two of the country's busiest commercial seaports: <a href="/facts/Port_Qasim/JeQtmVWv">Port Qasim</a> and the <a href="/facts/Port_of_Karachi/2eQqhv3C">Port of Karachi</a>. The remainder of Sindh consists of an <a href="/facts/Agriculture_in_Pakistan/F25H56on">agriculture</a>-based economy and produces fruits, consumer items and vegetables for other parts of the country.
Sindh is sometimes referred to as the Bab-ul Islam (transl. 'Gateway of <a href="/facts/Islam/zDLbL45C">Islam</a>'), as it was one of the first regions of the <a href="/facts/Indian_subcontinent/0XUWGXpx">Indian subcontinent</a> to fall under <a href="/facts/Islamic_rulers_in_the_Indian_subcontinent/Dsr46MUv">Islamic rule</a>. The province is well known for its <a href="/facts/Culture_of_Sindh/IbF4fQ4c">distinct culture</a>, which is strongly influenced by <a href="/facts/Sufism/NFcCu5gP">Sufism</a>, an important marker of Sindhi identity for both <a href="/facts/Hindus/D7TFhcg1">Hindus</a> and <a href="/facts/Muslims/W2ukq4pg">Muslims</a>. Sindh is prominent for its history during the <a href="/facts/Bronze_Age/c09qWcTt">Bronze Age</a> under the <a href="/facts/Indus_Valley_civilization/6xM4aK23">Indus Valley civilization</a>, and is home to two <a href="/facts/UNESCO/QSbkRv3o">UNESCO</a>-designated <a href="/facts/World_Heritage_Site/6AbWWKV4">World Heritage Sites</a>: the <a href="/facts/Makli_Necropolis/8dK7tpoj">Makli Necropolis</a> and <a href="/facts/Mohenjo-daro/aC8lQMa4">Mohenjo-daro</a>.

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