Summary
Somiani (Urdu: سونمیانی) is a coastal town in the southeast of Balochistan province in Pakistan, approximately 145 kilometres northwest of Karachi. The coast of Sonmiani is the northernmost point of the Arabian Sea. The Sonmiani Beach is one of the most popular beaches near Karachi. The town also serves as a Tehsil of Hub District .[1] Sonmiani is noted for its space research and development. There is a space center/spaceport, which is known as Somiani Spaceport is situated at Sonmiani District. The Pakistan Economic Coordination Commission has announced a plan for construction of a liquid natural gas terminal.[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
- SUPARCO official website
- Astronautix.com page on Sonmiani
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 (April 23, 2007). "Survey of Sonmiani sea coast for another port". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Balochistan to have second seaport in Sonmiani: Musharraf inaugurates Gwadar Port". Brecorder. March 21, 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.
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