Misplaced Pages

Saddar (Hyderabad)

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Hyderabad neighbourhood

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Saddar" Hyderabad – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This article is missing information about History. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (October 2024)
This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Misplaced Pages's quality standards. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. (October 2024)
(Learn how and when to remove this message)
Area in Sindh, Pakistan
Saddar صددر
Area
Location of Saddar
Coordinates: 25°23′38″N 68°21′50″E / 25.394°N 68.364°E / 25.394; 68.364
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
CityHyderabad
Government
 • TypeCantonment Board
 • NazimKanwar Naveed Jamil
 • Naib NazimZafar Ali Rajput
Time zoneUTC+7 (PST)

Saddar, literally meaning "cardinal", is the central area in the city of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Saddar hosts the district and city's main governing bodies. It constitutes the centre of the city geographically and joins the suburbs at each end. The area includes the Cantonment area. Municipal duties fall under the civic agency Cantonment Board.

History

The area known as Hyderabad cantt /or saddar, was built by the British in 1851. It was declared a cantonment in 1874.

Area

The total area of Saddar was measured at 3015.642 acres (12020sq km). It has the population of 0.1012 million according to census 1998.

References

Stub icon

This Sindh location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: