Dhari Island

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Dhari Island
Native name:
دھاری جزیرہ
Dhari Island
Geography
Location Arabian Sea
Coordinates 24°47′0″N67°10′40″E / 24.78333°N 67.17778°E / 24.78333; 67.17778
Archipelago Indus Delta
Adjacent toKorangi Creek
Administration
Demographics
PopulationIninhabited

Dhari Island is an uninhabited island of Pakistan situated within Karachi's Korangi Creek. [1]

Location

The island lies northeast of the peninsular area known as Defence, along Sindh's Arabian Sea coastline, and approximately 1.5 kilometres southeast of the Ibrahim Hyderi fishing village. [2] It represents the westernmost extent of the Indus River Delta archipelago, with the adjacent Khiprianwala situated further to the south.

The island is located in a tidal zone, experiencing a fluctuation of nearly three meters between high and low tide. [3]

References

  1. "Dhari Island, Sindh, Pakistan". www.mindat.org. Keswick, Virginia: Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. Amin, Tahir (28 February 2025). "Uptick in inflation, water stress for crops likely". brecorder.com. Business Recorder . Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. "Get Dhari Island tide times". Tideschart.com. Retrieved 28 February 2025.