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Only a few districts in Sindh can match Jamshoro’s diversity. The existence of higher seats of learning, a vast industrial area, massive tourism potential, Asia’s biggest freshwater lake Manchhar, reserves of natural resources of gas and oil (four in number), the rain-fed Darawat dam, tobacco cultivation and large hilly tracks make it distinctive in Sindh. And above all shines the ethereal beauty of the shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Jamshoro’s Sehwan taluka, which attracts people from across Pakistan, nay the subcontinent.
One could write a painful saga about the Manchhar lake in Jamshoro. It attains significant political importance when it comes to the debate on interprovincial irrigation water distribution due to the Kotri barrage, the last controlling point over river Indus. The barrage is considered a benchmark for judicious water distribution among provinces under the 1991 accord.
Once the capital of the Sumra dynasty in Sindh, Umerkot not only boasts ancient history but is equally rich in agricultural diversity. From being the birthplace of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great to the legendary folklore of Umar and Marvi discussed by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, Umerkot district or Amarkot holds a distinctive place in Sindh. From veggies to cotton and from mango orchards farming to ispaghol cultivation, the district is also known for the production of dundi cut chilli.
Umerkot is synonymous with Marvi, one of the seven queens in folklore poetry of Sindh’s great mystic poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. He has described the tragic romance saga as the symbol of resistance and love for her native land. In her folktale, Bhitai discussed veggies grown in the desert of Thar of which Umerkot is historically a part of. Located in eastern Sindh, about 60km from the Indian border, it is famous for the fort that dates back to the 11th century and exists today.