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Khairpur
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| Country | Pakistan |
| District | Khairpur |
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| • Estimate (2006) | 127,857 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Khairpur (Sindhi: خیرپور, Urdu: خیرپور) (khīr´poor) is the twelfth largest city in the province of Sindh in southeast Pakistan. It was founded in 1783 by Mir Sohrab Khan, who established the Khairpur branch of the Talpur clan. The settlement was selected as the seat of the Mirs of northern Sindh. It is the capital of the modern Khairpur District and was the capital of the former princely state of Khayrpur. The great mystic Sufi Sachal Sarmast came from this city. The city is famous for its dates, known in the Sindhi language as Khark, and in Urdu as Khajoor.Its famous cities are Ranipur, Gambat, Kot Diji and Sobhodero.There is one university named Shah Abdul Latif University.
It has some fine historic buildings notably the Faiz Mahal.
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At the 1998 census, the population of the city of Khairpur was 102,188 having increased from 61,447 at the 1981 census. The city had an estimated population[1] of 127,857 in 2006.
The city is situated along the Khairpur East Canal, 11 miles (18 km) south of the Indus River. It is connected by rail with Peshawar and Karachi and by road with Sukkur and Karachi. After the establishment of the state of Pakistan in 1947, Khairpur developed industrially, with textile, silk, leather goods, silk clothing, matches, soap, shoes, cigarettes and carpet manufactures.
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