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Ormara (Balochi, Urdu: اورماڑا), is a town in Gwadar District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a port city (25° 16' 29N 64° 35' 10E) located in the Makran coastal region. It is located 360 kilometres (220 mi) west of Karachi and 230 kilometres (140 mi) east of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. This port is also mentioned in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea as Oraea.

Ormara اورماڑا
City
A view of Ormara's "Double Crescents"
Ormara Location in Pakistan Show map of Balochistan, Pakistan Ormara Ormara (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 25°12′51.96″N 64°37′59.87″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
District	Gwadar
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Highways	N-10
Ormara Lighthouse
Coordinates	25°11′19.3″N 64°41′15.8″E
Constructed	1970
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	10.7 metres (35 ft)
Shape	square pyramidal skeletal tower
Markings	grey tower
Power source	solar power
Operator	Mercantile Marine Department [1][2][3]
Focal height	223 metres (732 ft)
Lens	Type LASE-28/6
Intensity	28,900 cd
Range	16.7 nautical miles (30.9 km; 19.2 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 20s.

History

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Going towards Gwadar through the Makran Coastal Highway, Ormara comes in midway between Karachi and Gwadar. Its historical routes are linked with Alexander the Great, who stayed there with his army for a few days on his way back from the Indus region after conquering the lands of Sindh, Punjab and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions of modern-day Pakistan in 400 BC. One of his generals, Ormoz, died there, and the present-day city was named after him.

For a few centuries, Ormara remained a battle field between the Baloch Sardar (local feudal) and foreign aggressors. Before independence, it was part of the state of Las Bela and afterward it became part of the Makran Division. Being an isolated town, it remained undeveloped; however, after construction of the Makran Coastal Highway and Jinnah Naval Base, life has taken a positive change for the locals with many local industries and the resultant increase in jobs available for the locals. It has a population of about forty thousand people and still offers a traditional look at how the ancients lived. Most residents make their livelihood from fishing; a few of them also work in Middle Eastern countries. Ormara has witnessed considerable growth in recent years, especially with the foundation of the Makran Coastal Highway, which integrated the area more with the mainstream Pakistani economy and major urban centres allowing for an easier transport of goods, commerce and people.

Transportation

Ormara has a port and fish harbour. The Jinnah Naval Base of the Pakistan Navy is located at Ormara.[4] Ormara Airport (ORW) connects it with rest of Pakistan.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Pakistan
• Oraea

References

External links

• Ormara satellite image

На других языках

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- [en] Ormara

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[ru] Ормара

Орма́ра (англ. Ormara; урду اورمارا‎‎) — портовый город в пакистанской провинции Белуджистан, находящийся на Макранском побережье. Одна из главных баз ВМС Пакистана. Исторически основой экономики Ормары являлся акулий промысел: торговля акульим мясом велась с Коломбо (Шри-Ланка) и другими населёнными пунктами Макрана.

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