Sindhi Memon

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Sindhi Memons (Urdu: میمن; Sindhi: ميمڻ) are an ethnic group residing in Sindh Province of Pakistan. They speak a dailect of Sindhi. They are primarily involved in agriculture, unlike other Memons who tend to be businessmen^{[citation needed]}.

Sindhi Memons are settled all over the Sindh province. There are many sub-castes amongst them, mainly depicting the area they reside in and their lineage. The main sub castes are Jumani, Deeplai, Yousefani and Bachani.

[edit] Deeplai Memon

Deeplai Memons (Urdu: میمن; Sindhi: ميمڻ) are an ethnic group residing in Sindh Province of Pakistan. They speak Sindhi, one of the Indo-Aryan languages.

The Deeplai Memons stem from the village of Deeplo in the Thar desert (or Tharparkar District, Pakistan) which is a mere few miles from the Indo-Pakistan Border. Today, these "Deeplais" are spread across the globe, with large concentrations in the regional town of Hyderabad in Pakistan, and in the Middle East. Deeplais are generally engaged in either the professions, the civil bureaucracy or the business world.

There is even a "Deeplai Town" on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Pakistan. This "town" is generally where well to do Deeplai's live (or have a second home, if they do not live in Hyderabad).