Gadani

Gadani () is a coastal town and administrative centre of Gadani Tehsil, Hub District in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. It is located along the Arabian Sea, and lies 50 km west of Karachi. The population of Gadani was estimated to be around 17,540 in 2023. More than 97% of the population is Muslim with a small Hindu minority. The majority of the population speaks the Balochi and Brahui languages and there is a small Lasi speaking minority. They belong to the Sanghur, Kurd, Sajdi, Muhammad Hasni, Gurginari and Bezinjo tribes.

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Settlement.name: Gadani
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.other_name: Gaddani
Settlement.image_skyline: Gadani Beach, Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 280
Settlement.image_caption: Gadani Beach
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Pakistan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kalat
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hub District
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023 census
Settlement.population_total: 17,540
Settlement.timezone: PST
Settlement.utc_offset: +5

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Image: Gadani Beach Top View, Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan.jpg

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Demographics
Gadani Power Project
Port facilities
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Many prehistoric shell-midden sites were discovered along the shores of a small bay, near Gadani. They are characterized of heaps of fragments of marine and mangrove shells among which are flint and jasper tools and stone querns. The first radiocarbon dates obtained from these middens indicate they result from the activity of people who settled along the coast both during the seventh and the fifth millennium before present.