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Sindh, or Sind, Province (pop., 2006 est.: 35,864,000), southeastern Pakistan. It is bordered by Balochistan and Punjab provinces, India, and, to the south, by the Arabian Sea. The capital is Karachi. The centre of the ancient Indus civilization, it was annexed to the Persian Achaemenian Empire in the 6th century bce. Conquered by Alexander the Great in 325 bce, it was part of the Mauryan empire in the 3rd century bce. It fell to the Arabs c. 711 ce. In the 16th–17th centuries it was ruled by the Mughals. It came under British control in 1843. After Pakistan’s independence, Sindh was integrated into the province of West Pakistan but in 1970 was reestablished as a separate province. It is arid except in the irrigated Indus River valley, where cotton, wheat, and rice are grown and where the population is concentrated.

Mohenjo-daro Summary

Mohenjo-daro, group of mounds and ruins on the right bank of the Indus River, northern Sindh province, southern Pakistan. It lies on the flat alluvial plain of the Indus, about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Sukkur. The site contains the remnants of one of two main centres of the ancient Indus

Principal sites of the Indus civilization

Indus civilization Summary

Indus civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 bce, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium bce. Among the world’s three earliest civilizations—the other two are

Karachi Summary

Karachi, city and capital of Sindh province, southern Pakistan. It is the country’s largest city and principal seaport and is a major commercial and industrial centre. Karachi is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea immediately northwest of the Indus River delta. The city has been variously

Pakistan Summary

Pakistan, populous multiethnic country of South Asia. Having a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbours Iran, Afghanistan, and India. Since Pakistan and India achieved independence from British rule on August 14−15,