Jacobabad
| Jacobabad جيڪب آباد |
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 Jacobabad
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Jacobabad District |
| Founded | 1847 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Jacobabad or Khangarh (Sindhi: جیکب آباد) is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, serving as both the capital city of Jacobabad District and the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district. The city itself is subdivided into 8 Union Councils. Sitting close to the provincial boundaries of Sindh and Balochistan, Jacobabad was founded by General John Jacob in 1847 on the site of an existing village, and is crossed by the Pakistan Railway and many main roads of the province.
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 South Asia, and has a mean summer average of 98°F (37°C).[1]
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.[citation needed]
In November 2010, former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani announced that University of Information Technology will be established at Jacobabad.[2]
Jacobabad is famous for its historical horse and cattle show, initiated by the British Government to obtain good horses for its cavalry.[citation needed]
Twenty-two Shiites were killed in by a suicide bomber in October 2015.[3]
Climate
Jacobabad has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. The highest recorded temperature is 52.8 °C (127.0 °F), and the lowest recorded temperature is −3.9 °C (25.0 °F). Rainfall is low, and mainly occurs in the monsoon season (July–September).
| Climate data for Jacobabad | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
41.4 (106.5) |
45.6 (114.1) |
51.0 (123.8) |
51.1 (124) |
47.8 (118) |
45.0 (113) |
42.8 (109) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
51.1 (124) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
43.1 (109.6) |
44.3 (111.7) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
34.15 (93.48) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.8 (82) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
27.05 (80.68) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
19.95 (67.91) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.9 (66) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.8 (73) |
17.8 (64) |
12.0 (53.6) |
3.9 (39) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−1.1 (30) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.122) |
7.1 (0.28) |
10.3 (0.406) |
2.0 (0.079) |
1.7 (0.067) |
4.7 (0.185) |
36.8 (1.449) |
26.3 (1.035) |
11.2 (0.441) |
2.3 (0.091) |
1.2 (0.047) |
3.7 (0.146) |
110.4 (4.348) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 241.9 | 214.7 | 247.5 | 249.4 | 266.4 | 272.7 | 236.0 | 259.8 | 278.1 | 288.8 | 267.6 | 243.7 | 3,066.6 |
| Source: NOAA (1961–1990) [4] | |||||||||||||
Airport and airbase
The commercial airport at Jacobabad, about 300 miles (480 km) north of Karachi and 300 miles (480 km) southeast of Kandahar, is located on the border between Sindh and Balochistan provinces. The Shahbaz Air Base (co-located with the commercial airport in Jacobabad) was one of three Pakistani air bases used by U.S. and allied forces to support the Operation Enduring Freedom campaign in Afghanistan and reportedly ongoing drone strikes in North Western Pakistan tribal regions.[5]
References
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