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302: 36: 364:. It is a fertile country, yielding wheat and rice and sesame oil and clarified butter, cotton and the Indian cloths made therefrom, of the coarser sorts. Very many cattle are pastured there, and the men are of great stature and black in color. The metropolis of this country is Minnagara, from which much cotton cloth is brought down to Barygaza." 328:, the greatest of all the rivers that flow into the Erythraean Sea, bringing down an enormous volume of water (...) This river has seven mouths, very shallow and marshy, so that they are not navigable, except the one in the middle; at which by the shore, is the market-town, 324:), the continent making a wide curve from the east across the depths of the bays, there follows the coast district of Scythia, which lies above toward the north; the whole marshy; from which flows down the river 356:
and the coast of the country of Ariaca, which is the beginning of the Kingdom of Nambanus and of all India. That part of it lying inland and adjoining Scythia is called
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Moreover the region which is next to the western part of India, is called Scythia. A part of this region around the (Indus) river mouth is
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Alternatively, "Nagara" being the Sanskrit word for "town", the city itself may have been called "Min", a name found in
332:. Before it there lies a small island, and inland behind it is the metropolis of Scythia, Minnagara; it is subject to 562: 247: 172: 409:. (...) The Larica region of Scythia is located eastward from the swamp near the sea, in which on the west of the 485: 313: 227: 217: 584: 240: 187: 222: 271: 333: 8: 402: 547: 536: 439: 134: 27: 394: 124: 377:
also mentioned Minnagara, which, according to his explanations, would be along the
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A second Minnagara is mentioned in the Periplus, which seems to be upstream of
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Minnagara may be identical with the Manjábarí of the Arab geographers.
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princes who are constantly driving each other out."
576: 417:emporium. On the east side of the river (...) 312:Minnagara is mentioned in the 1st century CE 248: 255: 241: 430:Ptolemy Geographia, Book Seven, Chapter I 369:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Chap. 41 300: 577: 595:Populated places along the Silk Road 590:Former populated places in Pakistan 13: 537:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 38 526:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 42 515:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 38 34: 14: 606: 556: 16:City of the Indo-Scythian kingdom 290:, north of the coastal city of 541: 530: 519: 508: 486:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 314:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 307:Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 1: 7: 449: 10: 611: 563:Minnagara, Persian History 360:, but the coast is called 275: 305:Minagara as mentioned in 208:Federal Capital Territory 501: 413:is the interior city of 282:kingdom, located on the 22:Part of a series on the 442:as a Scythian city in 433: 372: 309: 276:Μινναγάρ and Μιννάγαρα 39: 391: 346: 320:"Beyond this region ( 304: 38: 294:, North and West of 278:) was a city of the 198:Independent Pakistan 585:History of Karachi 440:Isidorus of Charax 310: 218:1972 labour unrest 135:Muhammad bin Qasim 45:Prehistoric period 40: 28:History of Karachi 425:(...) Minnagara". 397:, above which is 265: 264: 602: 568:History of Sindh 550: 545: 539: 534: 528: 523: 517: 512: 431: 370: 348:41. "Beyond the 277: 257: 250: 243: 86:Classical period 19: 18: 610: 609: 605: 604: 603: 601: 600: 599: 575: 574: 559: 554: 553: 546: 542: 535: 531: 524: 520: 513: 509: 504: 452: 432: 429: 371: 368: 261: 232: 192: 167: 158:Kalhora dynasty 144:Local dynasties 139: 119: 81: 58: 17: 12: 11: 5: 608: 598: 597: 592: 587: 571: 570: 565: 558: 557:External links 555: 552: 551: 540: 529: 518: 506: 505: 503: 500: 499: 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 466:Kolachi (port) 463: 458: 451: 448: 427: 381:, upstream of 366: 350:gulf of Baraca 338: 337: 263: 262: 260: 259: 252: 245: 237: 234: 233: 231: 230: 225: 220: 215: 213:Sindh Province 210: 204: 201: 200: 194: 193: 191: 190: 185: 179: 176: 175: 173:British period 169: 168: 166: 165: 163:Talpur dynasty 160: 155: 149: 146: 145: 141: 140: 138: 137: 131: 128: 127: 125:Islamic period 121: 120: 118: 117: 112: 107: 102: 97: 91: 88: 87: 83: 82: 80: 79: 77:Pir Shah Jurio 74: 68: 65: 64: 63:Ancient period 60: 59: 57: 56: 50: 47: 46: 42: 41: 31: 30: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 607: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 582: 580: 573: 569: 566: 564: 561: 560: 549: 544: 538: 533: 527: 522: 516: 511: 507: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 453: 447: 445: 441: 436: 426: 424: 420: 416: 412: 411:Namadus river 408: 404: 400: 396: 390: 388: 384: 380: 379:Narmada River 376: 365: 363: 359: 355: 351: 345: 343: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 318: 317: 315: 308: 303: 299: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 280:Indo-Scythian 273: 272:Ancient Greek 269: 258: 253: 251: 246: 244: 239: 238: 236: 235: 229: 226: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 209: 206: 205: 203: 202: 199: 196: 195: 189: 188:Sind Province 186: 184: 183:Sind Division 181: 180: 178: 177: 174: 171: 170: 164: 161: 159: 156: 154: 153:Samma dynasty 151: 150: 148: 147: 143: 142: 136: 133: 132: 130: 129: 126: 123: 122: 116: 113: 111: 108: 106: 103: 101: 98: 96: 93: 92: 90: 89: 85: 84: 78: 75: 73: 70: 69: 67: 66: 62: 61: 55: 52: 51: 49: 48: 44: 43: 37: 33: 32: 29: 26: 25: 21: 20: 572: 543: 532: 521: 510: 437: 434: 392: 385:, and below 373: 347: 339: 311: 306: 267: 266: 223:Demographics 99: 352:is that of 54:Mulri Hills 579:Categories 496:Barbarikon 446:(Lassen). 403:Syrastrena 362:Syrastrene 330:Barbaricum 292:Barbaricum 105:Barbarikon 481:Barbarice 456:Maheshwar 286:river in 268:Minnagara 100:Minnagara 72:Allahdino 476:Bhambore 450:See also 444:Sakastan 428:—  423:Tiastani 415:Barygaza 407:Barbaria 395:Patalena 383:Barigaza 367:—  354:Barygaza 342:Barigaza 334:Parthian 322:Gedrosia 296:Barygaza 288:Pakistan 228:Violence 115:Banbhore 461:Krokola 421:-Regia 375:Ptolemy 326:Sinthus 95:Krokola 548:Source 399:Abiria 387:Ujjain 358:Abiria 502:Notes 491:Oraea 471:Debal 419:Ozena 284:Indus 110:Debal 581:: 389:: 344:: 316:: 298:. 274:: 270:( 256:e 249:t 242:v

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History of Karachi

Mulri Hills
Allahdino
Pir Shah Jurio
Krokola
Minnagara
Barbarikon
Debal
Banbhore
Islamic period
Muhammad bin Qasim
Samma dynasty
Kalhora dynasty
Talpur dynasty
British period
Sind Division
Sind Province
Independent Pakistan
Federal Capital Territory
Sindh Province
1972 labour unrest
Demographics
Violence
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Ancient Greek
Indo-Scythian
Indus

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