Sonmiani
Somiani (Urdu: سونمیانی) is a coastal town in the southeastern Balochistan (Pakistan), located approximately 145 kilometres northwest of Karachi. Its coast marks the northernmost point of the Arabian Sea, and Sonmiani Beach is a popular destination for visitors from Karachi. The town also serves as the administrative centre (Tehsil) of Hub District.[1] Sonmiani is notable for its space research and development, housing Somiani Spaceport. Additionally, the Pakistan Economic Coordination Commission has announced plans to build a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal in the area.[2]
Longest Sea Route
[edit]Sonmiani is at one end of the world's longest estimated straight-line path over water (32,090 km, ending at the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Karaginsky District in Russia).[3]
Port
[edit]Sonmiani Port (Urdu: بندر گاہ سونمیانی) is a proposed fourth port in Sonmiani coastal town of Hub District, Balochistan Pakistan.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The port is 160 km to the west of Karachi.[10][11]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Lasbella - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-08-05 at archive.today
- ^ Pakistan to install five more LNG terminals
- ^ MIT Technology Review – Computer scientists have found the longest straight line you could sail without hitting land
- ^ Fazl-e-Haider, Syed (23 April 2007). "Survey of Sonmiani sea coast for another port". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Balochistan to have second seaport in Sonmiani: Musharraf inaugurates Gwadar Port". Brecorder. 21 March 2007.
- ^ "Aladdin Port at Sonmiani". 25 April 2007.
- ^ "Gwadar Port inaugurated: Plan for second port in Balochistan at Sonmiani". 21 March 2007.
- ^ "Musharraf opens Pakistani port and promises another". Reuters. 20 March 2007.
- ^ "Dialogue, NOS, the News International".
- ^ "Foreign investors forced to roll back from Sonmiani – Business Recorder".
- ^ "Adjournment motion on Sonmiani port". 23 May 2007.