Badin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Badin بدين
City
Badin Location in Sindh Show map of Sindh Badin Location in Pakistan Show map of Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
District	Badin
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2023)
• City	117,455
• Rank	105th, Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)

Badin (in Sindhi and Urdu: Urdu: بدين) is an important city in Pakistan. It is the main city and capital of the Badin District in the Sindh province. You can find it to the east of the famous Indus River. Badin is one of Pakistan's larger cities.

People often call Badin the 'Sugar State' because it produces a lot of sugar! The Badin District was created in 1975. It includes five smaller areas called Talukas. These are Badin, Matli, Shaheed Fazal Rahu, Talhar, and Tando Bago. The district shares borders with other districts like Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas. It also borders the Kutch district of India to the south.

History of Badin

Badin has an interesting history, especially in the late 1500s. At that time, the Tarkhan dynasty ruled the area. When their governor, Mirza Baqi Muhammad Tarkhan, passed away in 1585, there was a struggle for power.

Early Conflicts

Mirza Muzaffar Muhammad, who was in Badin, tried to become the new ruler. However, the nobles decided they wanted someone else. They chose Mirza Jani Beg, who was known for being very capable. Mirza Jani Beg marched to Badin with his army. He defeated his uncle, Mirza Muzaffar, and took control of Badin.

A few years later, in 1592, the Mughal Empire took over Badin. This happened when Mirza Jani Beg was challenging the Mughal rule.

Later Developments

Around 1614, a person named Mir Abu al-Baqa' was put in charge of Badin. He was later called back to the Mughal court for a military campaign.

The old town of Badin was once located on the western side of the Ghari Mandhar canal. It was later destroyed during a raid by the Pathan Madat Khan. The Badin we know today was started around 1750. It was founded by a Hindu man named Sawalo. The new town is located between the Ghari Mandhar and Kaziah canals.

Badin officially became a municipality in 1857. By 1874, it was much smaller than it used to be. The town was known for making shoes and farming tools like spades and axes. People also made earthenware pottery and wooden irrigation wheels. Badin was a busy trading center for things like rice, sugar, cloth, and tobacco.

People of Badin

Here is how the population of Badin city has grown over the years:

Climate

Badin has a hot climate, but it's often made a bit cooler by sea breezes. These breezes blow for about eight months of the year, from March to October. This makes the hot weather more comfortable than in some other parts of Pakistan.

During the monsoon season, the sky gets cloudy, and there are heavy rains. The rest of the year is usually drier. Summers in Badin are generally moist and humid. The cold weather starts in November. A sudden change in wind brings cooler temperatures. Because Badin is near the sea, it can sometimes experience cyclones and floods.

Education in Badin

The University of Sindh has a campus in Badin city. It is called 'Laar Campus, Badin' (S.U.L.C). This campus was built to help people in the Laar region get a higher education. It is especially helpful for girls in the area.

The campus offers many useful things for students. It has a library where you can find books and study. There is also a computer lab with internet access. Students can study for 4-year bachelor's degrees in subjects like Business Administration, Commerce, English, and Computer Science. They can also get postgraduate diplomas in Computer Science and other education degrees.

As of 2013, there were many government schools in Badin. There were 209 schools for boys and 102 schools for girls. There were also 691 primary schools and 428 schools that taught both boys and girls. For older students, there were 15 high schools and colleges.

Culture

Badin was once a very important place for Sufism, which is a spiritual part of Islam. The city used to host a famous festival called Shah Qadri Mela. It was also known as "Giyarwee Shareef Mela" (the Festival of Abdul-Qadir Gilani). This festival started around 1569 and was very popular.

The festival would attract more than fifty thousand people each time it was held. However, it stopped around 1969. This was partly because it didn't get enough support from the government. Also, a different way of thinking about Islam became more common. This view did not support these kinds of festivals.

See also

In Spanish: Badin (Pakistán) para niños