Nawabshah
Nawabshah (Sindhi: نوابشاھ, Urdu: نوابشاہ) is a tehsil and headquarters of the Shaheed Benazirabad District of Sindh province, Pakistan. This city is situated in the middle of Sindh province. It is the 27th largest city in Pakistan. Nawabshah Tehsil (formerly known as Nasrat Tehsil from 1903 to 1907) was established in 1903 by the British government. The tehsil was a part of Hyderabad district (1903 - 1912). On 1 November 1912, Nawabshah was upgraded to a district status of Sind Division.
Nawabshah
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City | |
Collector's Kacheri Nawabshah | |
Nawabshah Nawabshah | |
| Coordinates: 26°14′39″N 68°24′36″E | |
| Old Name | Nasrat |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
| District | Shaheed Benazirabad |
| Taluka | Nawabshah |
| Municipal Corporation Towns | H.M Khoja Town & Nawabshah Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Qazi Rasheed Bhatti |
| • Deputy Mayor | Arslan Arain |
| Area | |
| • City | 2,552 km2 (985 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 435.0 km2 (168.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • City | 279,688 |
| • Rank | 27th, Pakistan,5th, Sindh |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code of Pakistan | 67450 |
| Calling code | 0244 |
| Established | 1903 |
| Founded by | British government |
In 1909, Syed Nawab Ali Shah donated 200 acres of land to British government for construction of a town railway station and 60 acres of land for construction of buildings of district and taluka offices free of cost. To commemorate this, the British government then changed the name of Nasrat town to Nawabshah town
Nawabshah is called the heart of Sindh Province.