16 Facts About Hyderabad Sindh

Hyderabad Sindh's name translates literally as "Lion City"—from haydar, meaning "lion, " and abad, which is a suffix indicating a settlement.

The attempt failed, and Hyderabad Sindh continued to prosper while New Khudabad was abandoned by 1814.

Hyderabad Sindh then captured Hyderabad in 1775, and shifted his capital there in 1789 after Khudabad flooded.

Hyderabad Sindh claimed to have seen 341 ships over the course of 19 days at Hyderabad, indicating its importance as a major trading center by this time.

Unable to fulfill demand for its products, Hyderabad Sindh's traders began to import crafts from Kashmir, Varanasi, China, and Japan to ease demand.

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City of Hyderabad served as the capital of Sindh province between 1947 and 1955.

The Partition of India resulted in the large-scale exodus of much of the city's Hindu population, though like much of Sindh, Hyderabad did not experience the widespread rioting that occurred in Punjab and Bengal.

The so-called "Hyderabad Sindh Massacre" resulted in the deaths of over 60 people in a single day, and more than 250 deaths in total.

Hyderabad Sindh has a hot desert climate, with warm conditions year-round.

Hyderabad Sindh is an important commercial center where industries includes: textiles, sugar, cement, manufacturing of mirror, soap, ice, paper, pottery, plastics, tanneries, hosiery mills and film.

Hyderabad Sindh produces almost all of the ornamental glass bangles in Pakistan, as well as layered glass inlay for jewelry.

Hyderabad Sindh is surrounded by fertile alluvial plains, and is a major commercial center for the agricultural produce of the surrounding area, including millet, rice, wheat, cotton, and fruit.

Hyderabad Sindh is famed for its heat-relieving winds, and so homes featured wind-catchers that directed cool breezes into each homes' living quarters.

Hyderabad Sindh has trains to Nawabshah, Badin, Tando Adam Junction, Karachi, and points in northern Pakistan.

Hyderabad Sindh Airport is no longer served by commercial air traffic.

Relief from the regular broadcasts in other cities, entertainment content on the Hyderabad Sindh radio gave birth to many a star whose names became an attribute to Hyderabad Sindh's richer media content.