ڪراچي
Karachi
Karachi
Usage
Capital of Sindh Province and the largest city in Pakistan. A port on the Arabian Sea and the main arrival point by air, rail and road.
Grammar Note
Sindhi spelling starts with ڪ (U+06AA); the Urdu form کراچی uses different letters. Signs mostly read "Karachi" in English.
حيدرآباد
Hyderabad (Sindh)
Hyderabad (Sindh)
Usage
Second-largest city of Sindh, on the Indus. Not the Indian Hyderabad in Telangana.
Grammar Note
Do not confuse it with the Indian city of the same name; add "Sindh" when naming a destination.
سکر
Sukkur
Sukkur
Usage
City on the Indus in northern Sindh; known for the Sukkur Barrage and as a rail hub.
Grammar Note
The second letter ک (U+06A9) is Sindhi kh, a different letter from ڪ (U+06AA).
لاڙڪاڻو
Larkana
Larkana
Usage
Main city of Larkana district, where Mohenjo-daro lies; the usual base for visiting the ruins.
Grammar Note
ڙ (U+0699) is the retroflex flap and ڻ (U+06BB) the retroflex n; the Urdu letters ڑ and ں are never used.
ميرپور خاص
Mirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas
Usage
City in south-eastern Sindh, known for its mangoes.
Grammar Note
A two-word name; خاص is written with خ.
نواب شاهه
Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Usage
Central Sindh city. Officially renamed Shaheed Benazirabad, but the old name is still widely used.
Grammar Note
Signs and tickets show either the old or the new name. The final letter is ه (U+0647).
ٺٽو
Thatta
Thatta
Usage
Historic town in southern Sindh, known for the Makli necropolis and the Shah Jahan Mosque; a day trip from Karachi.
Grammar Note
ٺ (U+067A) is the aspirated retroflex ṭh; signs spell it "Thatta".
جيڪب آباد
Jacobabad
Jacobabad
Usage
Town in northern Sindh near the Balochistan border; known as one of the hottest places in Pakistan.
Grammar Note
جيڪب transliterates the English name Jacob; ڪ is the swash kaf (U+06AA).
شڪارپور
Shikarpur
Shikarpur
Usage
Old trading town in northern Sindh.
Grammar Note
From شڪار "hunt" + پور "town"; listed as a headword in the Sindhi Language Authority dictionary.
خيرپور
Khairpur
Khairpur
Usage
City in northern Sindh, known for its dates.
Grammar Note
پور is the common "town" element in place names.
ڄامشورو
Jamshoro
Jamshoro
Usage
University town on the opposite bank of the Indus from Hyderabad.
Grammar Note
ڄ (U+0684) is the implosive jj; do not replace it with plain ج (U+062C).
عمرڪوٽ
Umerkot
Umerkot
Usage
Town at the edge of the Thar desert region, known for its fort.
Grammar Note
ڪوٽ means "fort"; عمر is the personal name Umar.
بدين
Badin
Badin
Usage
District town in southern Sindh, not far from the coast.
Grammar Note
A short one-word name; بدين is a headword in the Sindhi Language Authority dictionary.
اسلام آباد
Islamabad
Islamabad
Usage
Capital of Pakistan. It lies outside Sindh but is a common domestic flight destination.
Grammar Note
آباد is the common "settlement" element.
لاهور
Lahore
Lahore
Usage
Capital of Punjab. Outside Sindh, but a major city well connected by rail and air.
Grammar Note
The h is U+0647, not the Urdu ہ or ھ.
موهن جو دڙو
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro
Usage
Indus Valley city ruins in Larkana district, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Sindhi name is usually explained as "mound of the dead".
Grammar Note
موهن جو دڙو is a headword in the Sindhi Language Authority dictionary; the Urdu spelling موہنجو دڑو differs.
مڪلي
Makli
Makli
Usage
Vast necropolis near Thatta with tombs of rulers and saints from the 14th to 18th centuries; a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Grammar Note
مڪلي is a headword in the Sindhi Language Authority dictionary, defined as a place in Thatta taluka.
ڪوٽ ڏيجي
Kot Diji
Kot Diji
Usage
Fort and prehistoric site in Khairpur district; the Talpur-era fort stands on a rock ridge.
Grammar Note
ڏ (U+068F) is the implosive dd, a different letter from د (U+062F).
رني ڪوٽ
Ranikot
Ranikot
Usage
Huge fort walls in the hills of Jamshoro district, often called the "Great Wall of Sindh".
Grammar Note
The Sindhi Language Authority dictionary gives رني ڪوٽ as a hill name; as the fort, follow the map spelling.
ڀنڀور
Banbhore
Banbhore
Usage
Ruins of an ancient port city outside Karachi, with a small museum.
Grammar Note
⚠ In the Sindhi Language Authority dictionary ڀنڀور is a kind of fish; give context when naming the site.
شاهجهاني مسجد ٺٽو
Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta
Shah Jahan Mosque (Thatta)
Usage
Seventeenth-century mosque in Thatta from the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's reign, known for its blue tilework.
Grammar Note
The sd.wikipedia title is written with ھ; here it is respelled with ه (U+0647).
سيوهڻ شريف
Sehwan Sharif
Sehwan Sharif
Usage
Town of the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine and a centre of Sufi devotion with pilgrims all year.
Grammar Note
شريف means "noble" and is often added to holy places. ڻ is U+06BB.
لعل شهباز قلندر
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Shrine
Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
Usage
Sufi saint's shrine in Sehwan. Take shoes off before entering and dress modestly; there is often a separate entrance for women.
Grammar Note
This is the saint's name; to mean the shrine itself one may add «درگاهه» ("shrine").
ڀٽ شاهه
Bhit Shah
Bhit Shah
Usage
Town with the shrine of the poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
Grammar Note
ڀٽ شاهه is an SLA headword; ڀٽ means "dune, mound" and is not the ethnic name ڀٽ.
مزار قائد
Mazar-e-Quaid
Mazar-e-Quaid (Jinnah Mausoleum)
Usage
Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, the founder of Pakistan.
Grammar Note
مزار is "tomb" and قائد "leader"; the English sign reads Mazar-e-Quaid.
فريئر هال
Frere Hall
Frere Hall
Usage
Colonial-era building in Karachi, usually visited together with its garden.
Grammar Note
A transliteration of the English name; the sign is in Latin letters.
سکر بئراج
Sukkur Barrage
Sukkur Barrage
Usage
Irrigation barrage across the Indus, completed in 1932.
Grammar Note
بئراج is a loan from English "barrage"; note ئ (U+0626).
ڪينجهر
Keenjhar Lake
Keenjhar Lake
Usage
Large freshwater lake near Thatta; a source of Karachi's water and a popular day-out spot.
Grammar Note
ڪينجهر is an SLA headword; the "jh" uses ه (U+0647). One may add ڍنڍ ("lake").
ڪارونجهر
Karoonjhar Hills
Karoonjhar Hills
Usage
Low hills near Nagarparkar in Tharparkar district, with old Jain temple ruins.
Grammar Note
ڪارونجهر is an SLA headword, defined as a mountain name.
منڇر ڍنڍ
Manchar Lake
Manchar Lake
Usage
One of the largest freshwater lakes in Pakistan, in Dadu district.
Grammar Note
ڍنڍ means "lake, pond" (ڍ U+068D); ڇ (U+0687) is the aspirated chh.
ڪلفٽن
Clifton
Clifton
Usage
Seaside district of Karachi with a beach promenade; useful to name for taxis.
Grammar Note
ٽ (U+067D) renders English t; a transliteration of "Clifton".
سنڌو درياهه
Indus River
Indus River
Usage
The great river running through Pakistan; the name Sindh is thought to come from it.
Grammar Note
سنڌو is "Indus" and درياهه "river"; this is the spelling most used on sd.wikipedia.
ڪراچي ڪينٽ ريلوي اسٽيشن
Karachi Cantt Railway Station
Karachi Cantt Railway Station
Usage
Main long-distance rail station of Karachi; tickets and signs say "Karachi Cantt".
Grammar Note
ڪينٽ transliterates "Cantt" (cantonment); ريلوي اسٽيشن means "railway station".
سکر جنڪشن ريلوي اسٽيشن
Sukkur Junction Railway Station
Sukkur Junction Railway Station
Usage
Railway junction station in northern Sindh.
Grammar Note
جنڪشن is a loan from English "junction".
جناح انٽرنيشنل ايئرپورٽ
Jinnah International Airport
Jinnah International Airport
Usage
Karachi's international airport, with many domestic flights too.
Grammar Note
انٽرنيشنل and ايئرپورٽ are English loans; the official term for airport is هوائي اڏو.
ڪراچي بندرگاهه
Karachi Port
Karachi Port
Usage
Pakistan's largest trading port.
Grammar Note
بندرگاهه means "port"; the sd.wikipedia title uses ھ, respelled here with ه (U+0647).
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