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Kotri (کوٹری),((シンド語:ڪوٽڙي)) a small city and the headquarters of the Kotri Taluka of Jamshoro district of Sindh province in the Pakistan. 〔(Historical Places of Dadu - Population Census Organisation Government. of Pakistan Islamabad )〕 It is situated on the right bank of the Indus and since 1900 has been connected with Gudu Bander on the other side of the river by an iron bridge replacing the steamboat which used to cross between these two places. ==History== In 19th century ''Jhirk'' was the busiest river port and centre of commercial activity in Sindh. It also served as the headquarters of the Indus Flotilla, the most modern navigational system of those days. Karachi Port near Karachi was connected to Jhirk the headquarters of Indus Flotilla, which was in Jhirk town near Kotri and then it will go up to Mithankot Rajanpur district near Dera Ghazi Khan and then to the last point Makhad Attock. This part of Indus Flotilla was called Punjab flotilla and the Indus flotilla interchangeably. British Indus Flotilla of steamboats which once plied the Indus river is described by (Shaw 1998). The river Indus was an important artery of communication between Karachi and Jhirk Near Kotri Sindh, was an important river port, the Indus Flotilla used large quantities of firewood and it was kept to fuel steamboats. Hassan Ali Effendi kept account of the incoming and outgoing wood and Steam boats. The town originally was within the Jagir of Malik Sardar Khan, forefather of Malik Asad Sikandar Khan, District Nazim of Jamshoro District. Newly created district of Sindh province of Pakistan, Chief of Numria, the 'nine-men' clan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kotri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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