Miani Hor

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Designated10 May 2001
Reference no.1068 [1]

Miani Hor is a swampy lagoon southwest of Uthal, lying on the coast of Lasbela District of Balochistan, Pakistan. [2] Covering an area of 7,471 hectares, [2] it was designated a Ramsar site in May 2001.

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Location

The site is located just southwest of Uthal, the district headquarter, and 95 kilometres from Karachi, near Sonmiani Bay. [2]

Site description

The lagoon is 60 km long and 4 to 5 km wide. [3] It mouth is 4 km wide. [3] Two seasonal rivers, Porali and Windor enter into this bay. [2] [3]

Flora and fauna

The lagoon is the only place in Pakistan where three species of mangroves, Avicennia marina , Rhizophora mucronata , and Ceriops tagal occur naturally. [2]

Threats

It faces two threats, namely domestic waste disposal and accumulated solid waste debris. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Miani Hor". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Pakistan:Mangroves Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Edited by Dr. Pamela Stedman-Edwards pg 2 Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Mangroves of Miani Hor Lagoon on the North Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan by SM Saifullah and Fayyaz Rasool pg 1 Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  4. ↑ The Annotated Ramsar List: Pakistan. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

25°32′N66°12′E / 25.533°N 66.200°E / 25.533; 66.200


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