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instanceOf
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city
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administrativeStatus
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divisional headquarters
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agriculturalRole
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important agricultural center of Sindh
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climateClassification
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BWh
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hot desert climate
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commercialRole
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important commercial hub of central Sindh
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continent
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Asia
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coordinateLocation
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26.248°N 68.409°E
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country
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Pakistan
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distanceTo
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approximately 120 km south of Sukkur
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approximately 270 km north of Karachi
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districtRenamedTo
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Shaheed Benazirabad District
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economicSector
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agriculture
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services
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trade
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formerNameOfDistrict
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Nawabshah District
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hasAirport
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Shaheed Benazirabad Airport
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hasEducationalInstitution
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Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women
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hasHotSeason
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summer temperatures often above 45°C
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hasMedicalCollege
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Peoples Medical College
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hasRailwayStation
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Nawabshah Railway Station
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hasUniversity
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Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology
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irrigationSource
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canals from the Indus River
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isDistrictHeadquartersOf
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Shaheed Benazirabad District
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knownFor
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agricultural production
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commercial activity
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cotton production
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mango orchards
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sugarcane production
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wheat production
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languageMajority
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Sindhi
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languageSpoken
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Balochi
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Punjabi language
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surface form:
Punjabi
Seraiki
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Urdu language
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surface form:
Urdu
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locatedIn
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Sindh
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locatedInAdministrativeUnit
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Shaheed Benazirabad District
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majorRiverNearby
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Indus River
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partOf
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Sindh
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surface form:
Lower Sindh
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populationCharacteristic
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rapidly growing urban population
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region
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Sindh
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surface form:
Sindh province
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religionMajority
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Islam
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roadConnection
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National Highway N-5
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National Highway N-60
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timeZone
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Pakistan Standard Time
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urbanStatus
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major city in Sindh
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UTCOffset
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+5
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