Gwadar

Gwadar City

Gwadar
City in Pakistan
Gwadar is a port city on the southwestern coast of Pakistan's Balochistan province where the Arabian Sea meets the Persian Gulf just outside the Strait of Hormuz near key shipping routes in and out of the Persian Gulf.
Area: 12,637 km²
Province: Balochistan, Pakistan
Getting there: 13 h 25 min flight. 
Number of airports: 1




HISTORY OF GWADAR

In 1783, Oman’s Saiad Sultan took refuge in ZIK from where he went and sought asylum from Shah Nasir of Kalat, who doled him Gwadar out for sustenance until he usurped the Sultanate of Muscat in 1797 from his brother Saiad Said.
From 1863 to 1879 Gwadar was the headquarters of a British Assistant Political Agent.
Gwadar was a fortnightly port of call for the British India Steamship Navigation Company’s steamers and contained a combined Post & Telegraph Office.
Sultan was the sovereign of Gwadar until 1955 when negotiations were held during the period of Ghulam Mohammad. A British adjudicator with Ch. Mohammad Ali representing Pakistani side, decided that Pakistan shall pay Rs. 55 crore, which were paid. Sultan Qaboos wanted that the same amount be returned to Pakistan for getting Gwadar back. The Agreement had two important clauses: (1) All Balochistan would form cachment for Omani forces. Resultantly, Balochees constituted a major part of Omani forces, and (2) Resources of Gwadar would be further developed.
In 1955, Makran acceded to Pakistan and was made a district - Gwadar then, was not included in Makran.
In 1958, Gwadar and its surrounding areas were reverted by Maskat to Pakistan. It was given the status of a Tahsil of Makran district.
On July 01, 1977, Makran District was upgraded into a division and was divided into three districts of Turbat (now Kech since
1994-95), Panjgur and Gwadar.

Gwadar Port
Changing the destiny of the long-deprived land
The only port for mother ships, requiring a depth of 14.7 meters
Alternate port in case of emergency
Hub port for the Middle East
Transit port for trade with Afghanistan, CIS and China
Oil refineries and large oil storages
Warehouses and cold storages
Shipping-related service industries, like Ferry service to Karachi, Oman, Bandar Abbas, UAE, etc.
Marine-related industry
Private cargo handling equipment and trucking yards
Corporate infrastructure i.e., offices for operating firms and agencies
Construction yards
Hotels and motels
Mothering of other mega projects

Other Projects
Electric Power Supply
Gwadar International Air Port
Dry Port
Water supply
Rice Zone
Saindak Copper Gold
Trans Afghan Gas Pipe Line
Makran Coastal Highway
Mirani Dam And Canals