Purāna Dhobi Ghat
in Sindh, Pakistan
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Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (Unesco heritage, 4.838 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - PKR
- Spoken languages:
- Urdu, English, Panjabi, Sindhi, Pushto
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 06:13 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- UTC/GMT offset: 5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:54 am and 8:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.152 and -109.439 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Pakistan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Pakistan. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Purāna Dhobi Ghat
The district Purāna Dhobi Ghat of in Sindh is located in Pakistan about 710 mi south-west of Islamabad, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Karachi, Thatta, Uthal, Jamshoro and Hyderabad. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 80 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
30°C (87 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
33°C (91 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
34°C (93 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
2002 Karachi bus bombing
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