Jacobabad
| Jacobabad جيڪب آبادYaqubabad |
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 Jacobabad
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| Coordinates: 28°16′37″N 68°27′05″E / 28.27694°N 68.45139°ECoordinates: 28°16′37″N 68°27′05″E / 28.27694°N 68.45139°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Jacobabad District |
Jacobabad or Yaqubabad (Sindhi: جیکب آباد) is the capital city of Jacobabad District, Sindh, Pakistan. The city is also the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district, the city is subdivided into 8 Union Councils.[1] The city is crossed by the Pakistan Railway and many main roads of the province.
[edit] History
During British rule, as part of British Raj, the town was the administrative headquarters of the Upper Sind Frontier District of the Bombay Presidency; with a station on the Quetta branch of the North-Western Railway. It became well known for consistently having the highest temperature in the South Asia, and has a mean summer average of 98°F,[2] and during the month of June the temperature can consistently reach between 120° and 131°F (49 to 55°C).
The town was founded on the site of the village of Khangarh in 1847 by General John Jacob, for many years commandant of the Sind Horse, who died here in 1858. A memorial exists at the Victoria Tower in the heart of the city.
In November 2010, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani announced that University of Information Technology will be established at Jacobabad.[3]
[edit] Airport and airbase
The commercial airport at Jacobabad, about 300 miles north of Karachi and 300 miles southeast of Kandahar, is located on the border between Sindh and Balochistan provinces. The Shahbaz Air Base is co-located with the commercial airport in Jacobabad. The Shahbaz Air Base was one of three Pakistani air bases used by U.S. and allied forces to support the Operation Enduring Freedom campaign in Afghanistan.
[edit] References
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jacobabad - Government of Pakistan
- ^ Medical and Physical Society of Bombay (1857). Transactions. http://books.google.com/books?id=2COgAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA116. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Jacobabad to have IT university: PM". thenews.com.pk. http://www.thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=6278. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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