Gwadar

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Gwadar is a strategic deep-sea port city in southwestern Pakistan that serves as a key maritime hub on the Arabian Sea and a central component of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
deep-sea port
port city
administeredBy Gwadar District
capitalOf Gwadar District
climate hot desert climate
connectedBy Makran Coastal Highway
connectedTo Karachi
Khunjerab Pass
Quetta NERFINISHED
coordinates approximately 25.1264°N 62.3220°E
country Pakistan
countryCapitalType district headquarters
developmentPartner China
ethnicGroup Baloch
governingCountrySince 1958
hasInfrastructureProject East Bay Expressway NERFINISHED
Gwadar Free Zone
Gwadar International Airport
hasPort Gwadar Port
historicalControl Oman
locatedIn Balochistan NERFINISHED
southwestern Pakistan
locatedOn Arabian Sea
Gwadar Bay
Makran Coast
majorEconomicActivity fishing
port operations
trade
near Strait of Hormuz
partOf Belt and Road Initiative
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
populationEstimate tens of thousands
portOperator Chinese state-linked companies
portType deep-sea port
primaryLanguage Balochi
Urdu
province Balochistan NERFINISHED
region Makran
religion Islam
returnedTo Pakistan in 1958
roleIn central component of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
key maritime hub on the Arabian Sea
strategicImportance access point for western China to Arabian Sea
node in Belt and Road Initiative
proximity to Strait of Hormuz
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
utcOffset +5

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gulf of Oman ("Port of Gwadar")
Gwadar ("Gwadar Port")
hasPort
Gwadar ("Gwadar District")
administeredBy
Gwadar ("Gwadar District")
capitalOf
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor ("Gwadar Port")
endPoint
Arabian Sea
hasMajorPort

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