- Gaddani
Gaddani or Gadani is a small
coastal city ofLasbela District located in the southern part of Baluchistan along theArabian Sea ,Pakistan . It is a also a Union Council ofHub Tehsil [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=81&dn=Lasbella Tehsils & Unions in the District of Lasbella - Government of Pakistan] ] and is just 1 hour drive away fromKarachi ,Sindh . The population of Gaddani is estimated to be over 100,000 in2005 . More than 97% of the population isMuslim with smallHindu minority. The majority of population speaksBalochi and there is a large Sindhi speaking minority. In Gadani majority of the population speaks a language namedLasi , this language is derived from Sindhi orJadgali .Many prehistoric shell-midden sites were discovered along the shores of a small bay, near Gaddani. They are characterized of heaps of fragments of marine and mangrove shells among which are flint and jasper tools and stone querns. The first radiocarbon dates obtained from these maddens indicate they result from the activity of people who settled along the coast both during the seventh and the fifth millennia before present.
See also
*
Lasbela District
* Gaddani Beach
*Gadani Ship-breaking Yard
*Gadani Fish Harbour References
External links
* [http://www.lasbeladistrictgovt.com/ Lasbela District Government]
* [http://www.lasbeladistrictgovt.com/Union%20Council/Union%20Council.htm Union Council of Lasbela District]
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