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Garkano Destination Guide

Explore Garkano in Pakistan

Garkano in the region of Sindh is a town in Pakistan - some 422 mi or ( 680 km ) South-West of Islamabad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Garkano is now 11:22 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Khairpur, Dino Shah, Wasti Jiwan Shah, Umed Ali, and Sukkur. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Khairpur . Where to go and what to see in Garkano ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Bhong

Bhong is a small but important town of Rahim Yar Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a Union Council of Sadiqabad tehsil and is located 200 kilometres away from Bhawalpur at 28° 25' 0" North, 69° 55' 0" East. Bhong is the ancestral land of the Indhars Rajput of Bhati descent who migrated from Jaisalmer and settled down in this region.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.42 69.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rahim Yar Khan District

Guddu Barrage

Guddu Barrage is a barrage on the Indus River near Kashmore in the Sindh province of Pakistan. President Iskander Mirza laid the foundation-stone of Guddu Barrage on 2 February 1957. The barrage was completed in 1962 at a cost of 474.8 million rupees and inaugurated by Field Marshal Ayub Khan. Guddu Barrage is used to control water flow in the River Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes. It has a discharge capacity of 1.2 million cubic feet per second (34,000 m³/s).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.43 69.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Barrages, Dams in Pakistan, Geography of Sindh, Irrigation in Pakistan