Jungshahi
| Jungshahi | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Jungshahi | |
| Coordinates: 24°51′26″N 67°46′21″E / 24.85722°N 67.77250°ECoordinates: 24°51′26″N 67°46′21″E / 24.85722°N 67.77250°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Thatta |
Jungshahi (also spelled as Jang Shahi) is a town of Thatta District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It lies to the east of Karachi at 24°51'26N 67°46'21E[1] and is a Union Council of Thatta tehsil.[2] In 1949 Major General Muhammed Iftikhar Khan, who was due to become the first native commander of the Pakistan army after the retirement of Sir Douglas Gracey, died in an air-crash near the city.[3] Jungshahi is 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of the district capital Thatta, during British rule the North Western Railway connected the town with Karachi.[4]
Google Maps as well as MS Encarta maps show the town east of Karachi. This is in correspondence that Thatta (District town) lies east of Karachi too.
More about Jungshahi
The nature has preserved precious wealth of minerals under the surface of earth for us. In Sindh, the mountainous areas of Thatta, “Khohistan” are very rich in minerals. The towns of Thatta, Jungshahi and Jhimpir are totally covered around mountains. Sandstone, gypsum, silica, granite, concrete, limestone and coals are found there.Man extracted these minerals after quite long labor and utilized them for his own benefit. The sandstone is available in different colors like white, red, and yellow. Silica found there is used in glass manufacturing factory. Sandstone is supplied to other parts of country but mostly it is sent to Faislabad, where it is used to make floor tiles and even used in buildings and roads.
Limestone is also found in all mountains of this area. Different types like massive limestone, chalky limestone and nodular limestone are present here. Hard stone is available in small extent but chalky limestone is in large quantity which is used in cosmetics, distemper and oil paint. A type of limestone is also used in cement and choona, moreover bleach powder and soda are also prepared from it.
In Jhimpir locality, mines of coal are present. It is estimated that there are about 25 million metric tons of coal deposits in these reserves. At present,we are getting twenty thousand metric tons of coal annually from this coal mine which is utilized to make bricks.
The gypsum is accessible in large quantity at Jungshashi. Generally, it is used in construction and preservation of historical places.
The gypsum of Jungshahi is a very valuable stone. It is used for manufacturing cement, chemical, fertilizers, plaster of Paris and paper. A brownish stone is also extracted which is supplied to Pakistan steel mills. It helps in making iron.
The quartzite, a stone and granite are quite useful. The local people discover these stones by good labor and they have good artistry for make grinding machines of different sizes from that stone. It is supplied all over country. Grinding machines of stone are called Jhund. Chucky are used in flour mills and homes of rural areas. Local people also make household things from stones. These people are also known as fine sculptors in Sindh and are used as labor in building works, tombs and mausoleums. The flint stone is available at Jungsahahi in huge capacity. Flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in color which is supplied to the other parts of country by contractors. It is used in making pots of china clay. Flint was used in the construction of many houses and other buildings at Makli Hills and castles of 15th and 16th centuries. The cut stone of Kohistan is also very well known. It is very difficult to find. It is carved and polished in the making of statues. The area is rich with minerals and natural resources.
References
- ↑ Location of Jungshahi - Falling Rain Genomics
- ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Thatta
- ↑ Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism - Hassan Abbas
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 254.
