Dhabeji
Dhabeji (Sindhi: ڌاٻيجي, also known as Dhabeji Station), is a town and union council of Mirpur Sakro tehsil, Thatta District, Pakistan. It was previously in Thatta District, Sindh.[1]
Dhabeji ڌاٻيجي | |
|---|---|
Town and union council | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Sindh |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
It is near the suburbs of Karachi. As well being declared an industrial zone by the Government of Sindh there is also a water treatment plant providing water for Karachi City from the Indus River. The Smart School, a project of The City School, Gharo Dhabeji Campus is situated in New Dhabeji.
Coordinations
Dhabeji is located at 24'47" N 67'31" E.
History
When, in late 711 AD, Imad-ud-din Muhammad bin Qasim, following two failed expeditions, led an army of 12000 to the kingdom of Sind, which was then ruled by a Brahman, Dahir, son of Chach, he crossed the frontier form Gedrosia, the modern Makran, then part of Caliphate, into the dominion of Dahir near Dhabeji, then called Armail, to besiege Debul, a town twenty-four mile south-west of the modern city of Thatta. Historically, the town was also called Darbeji.[2]
References
2.Cambridge History of India, Volume ||, Turks and Afghans, Ch. # 1, The Arab Conquest of Sindh.