Ormara

Ormara (Balochi, Urdu: اورماڑا‎), is a town in Gwadar District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a port city (25° 16' 29N 64° 35' 10E) located in the Makran coastal region. It is located 360 kilometres (220 mi) west of Karachi and 230 kilometres (140 mi) east of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. This port is also mentioned in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea as Oraea.

Ormara

اورماڑا
City
A view of Ormara's "Double Crescents"
Ormara
Location in Pakistan
Ormara
Ormara (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 25°12′51.96″N 64°37′59.87″E
Country Pakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DistrictGwadar
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Highways N-10
Ormara Lighthouse
Pakistan
LocationOrmara
Pakistan
Coordinates25°11′19.3″N 64°41′15.8″E
Year first constructed1970
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Tower shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower
Markings / patterngrey tower
Tower height10.7 metres (35 ft)
Focal height223 metres (732 ft)
Current lensType LASE-28/6
Light sourcesolar power
Intensity28,900 cd
Range16.7 nautical miles (30.9 km; 19.2 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 20s.
Admiralty numberD7742
NGA number28504
ARLHS numberPAK-008
Managing agentMercantile Marine Department [1][2] [3]

History
Ormara beach, west side of the city

Going towards Gwadar through the Makran Coastal Highway, Ormara comes in midway between Karachi and Gwadar. Its historical routes are linked with Alexander the Great, who stayed there with his army for a few days on his way back from the Indus region after conquering the lands of Sindh, Punjab and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions of modern-day Pakistan in 400 BC. One of his generals, Ormoz, died there, and the present-day city was named after him.

For a few centuries, Ormara remained a battle field between the Baloch Sardar (local feudal) and foreign aggressors. Before independence, it was part of the state of Las Bela and afterward it became part of the Makran Division. Being an isolated town, it remained undeveloped; however, after construction of the Makran Coastal Highway and Jinnah Naval Base, life has taken a positive change for the locals with many local industries and the resultant increase in jobs available for the locals. It has a population of about forty thousand people and still offers a traditional look at how the ancients lived. Most residents make their livelihood from fishing; a few of them also work in Middle Eastern countries. Ormara has witnessed considerable growth in recent years, especially with the foundation of the Makran Coastal Highway, which integrated the area more with the mainstream Pakistani economy and major urban centres allowing for an easier transport of goods, commerce and people.

Transportation

Ormara has a port and fish harbour. The Jinnah Naval Base of the Pakistan Navy is located at Ormara.[4] Ormara Airport (ORW) connects it with rest of Pakistan.

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See also

References
  1. Pakistan The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 October 2016
  2. NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 13 October 2016
  3. Mercantile Marine Department Retrieved 13 October 2016
  4. "Jinnah Naval Base". Fas.org. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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