Subject: One day Road Trip – Karachi to Mirpurkhas (sindh) at Mango Festival
This is Shahid Aziz Farooqi, few days ago, I got the membership at pakwheels .com my ID is
infonix.
I am crazy about the Rail & Road Trip. I already visited to many places in Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, NWFP & Northern Areas.
I & my Friend (Ahmer) recently visited to Mirpurkhas (5 time already visited) at Mango Festival which is the greatest MANGO EVENT of our country and I want to shear and promote this festival and our Mango industry in all over the world through Pakwheels.com.
Note# 1:- Date & Time mention on the Pics are wrong becoz my camera was not properly set at that time.
Note# 2:- If any one have same hobby can contact me for Rail & road trip,
My Cell # is 0300 - 2704036
First of all a short introduction of Mirpurkhas (sindh) & Mango Festival.
Mirpur Khas
its me Shahid (Infonix)
Mirpur Khas was founded by Mir Ali Murad Talpur in 1806. It is located in southeastern
Sindh
,
Pakistan
. Mirpurkhas can be considered as a Gateway to Thar DesertMirpur Khas (
Urdu
/
Sindhi
:
میرپور خاص
; meaning the land of the most high
mirs
) is a city located in the province of
Sindh
in
Pakistan
. It is the fourth largest city in the province with an estimated population of 124,371 (1981). It is the
capital
of
Mirpur Khas District
.Its soil is fertile and the city is known for its
horticulture
produce and farming, of which the most celebrated is the mango cultivation with hundreds of varieties of mangoes produced each year.
Trip Start – Day, Date & Time
Saturday, June 6, 2009 & 5:45 am
05:45 am: LEFT THE HOME
06:00 am: Stay for Fajir Namaz at Al Habib Restaurant
06:25 am: Again start our journey toward Hyderabad
08:30 am: Knock the Hyderabad city
09:00 am: Took some pics at beautiful spot
10:45 am: Had a nice breakfasts near Tando Allah Yar Town
11:25 am: Knock the Mirpurkhas city
11:35 am: reached at Mirpurkhas Press club & called to our friend
11:50 am: reached Banazeer Bhotto Exhibition Hall
12:05 pm: Entered in the Exhibition Hall & enjoy the Exhibition
01:35 pm: came out from the Exhibition Hall
01:45 pm: Refresh with very special Sindh drink Thadal
02:20 pm: Visit an NGO (Sewapak) office
03:00 pm: Again start our journey toward Karachi
04:28 pm: Again Knock the Hyderabad city & had a Fruit Lunch
05:10 pm: Again start our journey toward home
07:30 pm: KNOCK AT HOME
Trip End – Day, Date & Time
Saturday, June 6, 2009 & 7:30 pm
Total distance covered in this trip: 572 km
In Mirpurkhas one can see some historical places, agriculture farms, mango farms, historical buildings and village life.
Kahu Jo Darro:
The oldest historical place in Mirpurkhas is of course Buddhist archeological site, Kahu Jo Darro. A Buddhist Stupa was excavated from this site
Mukhtiarkar Office:
Now a government functionary’s office was reconstructed by the British colonial government at the site of the residence of Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur, the last Talpur ruler of Sindh. Nearby this building are the government buildings now used a prison. These are also worthy of visit and photography
Mango Farms:
Mirpurkhas is famous all over the world for its mango farms. A visit to Mirpurkhas would not be complete if one doesn’t visit any mango farm. The nearest government farm, known as Government Fruit Farm, where Sindh Horticulture Research Institute is located, is most famous and easy to visit. Other farms can be visited by contacting the farm owners and local prominent people.
Village life:
Those interested in village life or in meeting with former Talpur ruling family members may contact any of the prominent persons. They can also arrange travelers’ visit to the rural villages.
Railway Station:
It was also built during British times. Now it has gained importance again due to train to India, which leaves from Karachi, passes with a stop in Mirpurkhas.
Drink & Eat:
Special Drink of Mirpurkhas is Thadal of Belaro Shakh it is on digri road. Drink some Pakola and some Sherbat and Lassi (milkshake)
The first mango show was held at Mirpurkhas Government Comprehensive Middle School building in 1965 when around two dozen varieties of mangoes and other summer fruits were put on display. It was inaugurated by the then Governor West Pakistan Malik Amir Muhammad Khan. The Festival has continued annually since then.
Now the 44th annual mango and summer fruits festival at Mirpurkhas from June 4 to 6 presented a large variety of mango and other seasonal fruits, both for the discerning consumers and the export and marketing entrepreneurs. Besides mangoes the Festival also featured bananas, apples, dates, olives, oranges, grape fruit, watermelons, melon and other fruits.
Total 15 officially registered mango varieties placed in the stalls, divided in three categories viz early varieties, mid varieties and late varieties.
The early varieties include Zaffran, Sarooly, Dasari and Langra, the mid varieties include Sindhri, Gulab Khasa, Chonsa, Saleh Bahi, Anwar Ratol and Bombay Alfanso while in late varieties there were Swornarki, Began Palli, Neelam and Desi Mangoes. Some 185 other varieties of mango displayed at the stalls. About five hundred growers from across Sindh have been invited to participate in this Festival.
Details of Trip
Passenger: Two
* Shahid Aziz Farooqi
* Ahmer Shah Khan
Road Condition
dirdir/dir/dir
Excellent
Mango Show:
