Dokri
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Dokri is a town in Larkana
District, Sindh
province of Pakistan
and is the capital town of the Dokri Taluka
. The town is located at 27° 22' 29" N 68° 05' 50" E and has an elevation of 39 metres. Mohenjodaro is situated 7 km away in East-South of the Dokri town. The town has been the scene of several leftist and progressive movements in the past. There are girls and boys primary and secondary schools and colleges in the town. Rice Research Institute is situated in the west of the town along Mohen-jo-Daro Railway Station road.
Dokri is famous for rice production in Asia due to the hot & humid climatic conditions.
Dokri is taluka headquarter since 1906. Dokri is the one of the oldest town in sindh. There are many social organizations working here. In the every field of life Dokrian plays vital role.
Personalities of Dokri Town
1. Comrade Hyder Bux Jatoi (Baba-e-Sindh)
2. Comrade Sobho Gayan Chandani
3. Anwar Ali Pirzado (Author & Poet)
Other towns near Dokri
These are the closest towns with coordinates to this town.
Garello (4.3 miles / 7.0 km N/NW)
Badah (6.0 miles / 9.7 km SW)
Nasirabad (11.6 miles / 18.7 km W)
Larkana (14.1 miles / 22.8 km N/NE)
Kambar (16.0 miles / 25.7 km N/NW)
Radhan (16.6 miles / 26.7 km S/SW)
Warah (19.0 miles / 30.6 km W/NW)
Sobhodero (19.2 miles / 30.9 km E/SE)
Hingorja (22.3 miles / 36.0 km E/SE)
Mehar (22.5 miles / 36.2 km SW)
Larkana District
Larkana or Larkano is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,927,066 of which 28.70% were urban. Its main city is Larkana...
District, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and is the capital town of the Dokri Taluka
Dokri Taluka
Dokri Taluka is an administrative subdivision of Larkana District in the Sindh province of Pakistan, the city of Larkana is the capital.-Administration:Dokri Taluka is administratively subdivided into 13 Union Councils....
. The town is located at 27° 22' 29" N 68° 05' 50" E and has an elevation of 39 metres. Mohenjodaro is situated 7 km away in East-South of the Dokri town. The town has been the scene of several leftist and progressive movements in the past. There are girls and boys primary and secondary schools and colleges in the town. Rice Research Institute is situated in the west of the town along Mohen-jo-Daro Railway Station road.
Dokri is famous for rice production in Asia due to the hot & humid climatic conditions.
Dokri is taluka headquarter since 1906. Dokri is the one of the oldest town in sindh. There are many social organizations working here. In the every field of life Dokrian plays vital role.
Personalities of Dokri Town
1. Comrade Hyder Bux Jatoi (Baba-e-Sindh)
2. Comrade Sobho Gayan Chandani
3. Anwar Ali Pirzado (Author & Poet)
Other towns near Dokri
These are the closest towns with coordinates to this town.
Garello (4.3 miles / 7.0 km N/NW)
Badah (6.0 miles / 9.7 km SW)
Nasirabad (11.6 miles / 18.7 km W)
Larkana (14.1 miles / 22.8 km N/NE)
Kambar (16.0 miles / 25.7 km N/NW)
Radhan (16.6 miles / 26.7 km S/SW)
Warah (19.0 miles / 30.6 km W/NW)
Sobhodero (19.2 miles / 30.9 km E/SE)
Hingorja (22.3 miles / 36.0 km E/SE)
Mehar (22.5 miles / 36.2 km SW)