History

The Historically Time of these Area^traditionally background!The Forth Port of Pakistan (The Sonmiani Port)

(Pakistan has a coastline of about 1050 km along the Arabian Sea.350km in Sindh and 700km in Balochistan,in part Makran ranges cover a vast area that is about 400 km long and 250 km wide. 

The forth port of Pakistan, Sonmiani a small area in the distric lasbela of East Coast Balochistan. Lasbela district can be divided into three parts,  The north-eastern mountains and hilly areas, the southern western hilly areas and the central plane. In the Sonmaini (winder,dam ,miani,balochi goth(town),meer abad,gulshairry and some small rural areas). Sonmani is  80  km North West of Karachi.

Port is 13km from Winder City RCD Highway in the west. Port is linked with RCD by road which passes from the center of the village and terminates at Daam Bunder some 3 km in the West from  Miani. Most diffrent people have  own trad of life there is business more then Fishing. In the Sonmiani mostlly knouwn area's Daam port, becous it is now only one port in the sonmiani!

The History of sonmiani creat from Miani, wiche are now are small area.It was a  papular city in the coastal area of balochistan .According to Area People it was a beg fishing Shore,mostly,there was shope 500 to 600 of business,

THE HISTORICALLY PAST.

Historically Sonmiani was a beg place ,traditionally and culturally it was  place in Central Asia, which is now carried to Karachi by the railway, made its way through Kalat to the coast at Miani.According to the historical record in Sonmiani’s Palmyra (an Asian fan palm which yields or carried wood fiber ,and more then fruit) in The Trade days, 500 boats were engaged in fishing and 250 large native crafts in the carrying trade to Muscat ,Karachi, Bombay and elsewhere. Pearl oysters were found in the bay. About the year 1805 the Joasmi pirates of Ras-ul-Khima, known as Uttumi sacked and burned the town. 

 On the construction of the Indo-European Telegraph lines, a large bungalow was built by the telegraph department. At one time Sonmiani was surrounded by a mud wall,but this was allowed to fall, and by 1838 scarcely a vestige of it remained. The remains of a small fort in the suburbs, built in former times to resist the attacks of pirates, were visible till 1840. However, it was later on completely destroyed.

 There are different stories about how the village was named as Sonmiani. According to one such story,.. As “son” is Sindhi word for gold, the village was named as Sonmiani. port of the gold.  However,according to another aphorism, more than a century back there lived a woman name “Soan”. She was a hospitable woman, who would serve the travelers traveling from long distance as well as the poor fishermen fishing in the area, with meals. Thus, the village was later on named after that generous woman. 

 According to community elders’ view, historically Sonmiani was a large and prosperous sea port of Balochistan. Business activities also boomed in this port town as the town bazaars were existed more than 600 shops. The village population had soured to 10,000. Hindus were engaged in business and trade.. Even before the independence of Pakistan, Sonmiani was a busy business and trade centre, with Hindus dominating the trade activities. However, the town received a big jolt as Hindus migrated from the area soon after the partition of the subcontinent.

 The fate of the town was also being sealed gradually by another important factor. The Winder River mouth (Delta) area had also started silting with the passage of time.Interestingly such silting process also reached at its peak at the same period when the town was facing the economic jolt due to the migration of Hindu businessmen. As a result, fishermen communities of the town were deprived of their fishing port as well as a major shallow water fishing ground. The siltation blocked water into Sonmiani Port, resultantly; the boats could not be anchored. This was a great economic shock for the villagers, who had no other option but to find another fishing ground as well as port. Dam Bunder, a village and fishing port was the only alternative being in the proximity of Sonmiani village. A number of villagers of Sonmiani village had to migrate to Dam Bunder to continue their fishing activities.

The Historically Time of these Area^ background!

1947-48	Many Hindus migrated from Sonmiani.These Days Hindus closed More article of miani hor.
1950	Primary Boys School was established in Dam Village.
1951	Houses left by hindus were allotted to the Locals.
1953	Tehsil Sonmiani Headquater shifted to winder.
1957	Middle School established to Sonmiani.
1966	Water Flow increased in Winder River Due To High Flood.
1968	Sonmiani Was made tehsil.
1972	Road Was constructed between Sonmiani and Winder.
1973	Drinking water was supplied.
1978	Drastic Reduction in winder River Due to lack of rains.
1986	Electricity was Provided To Sonmiani,

  

Natural Resources  :            

Here are Maximume focus Attention of Some thing Like Mangrove forest ,Sand Beach,desiret ,Serinda lake ,and Species of fish’s like Shrimp’s ,Jelly Fish,Comb jelly Fish,sand dun’s ,crab,shells.and here are many species found in this ecosystem  ,including animal’s and Bird’s.. Mangrove forests are considered to be breeding grounds for fish and shrimp species.

Mangrove Resources 

Sonmiani Port famous for its Mangrove Forest ,Mangrove Species ,including Timar,Kumri and Kain are found in this Port,`Mangrove forests are the key natural resources of this port  , which is a swampy lagoon situated in 90 km from Karachi on the eastern-north part of Balochistan coast. This 60-km long and 7-km wide tortuous and contorted body of water is connected to the sea by a 4-km wide mouth. Porali and Windor rivers are the main source of freshwater for Miani Hor, which enter into the bay. The total area of the bay is about 125.5 sq. km and the shelf adjacent to it is about 80 km wide.  

As there is little pressure of cutting and chopping on this species. Its fodder is nutrient for the cattle; therefore communities’ prefer to use it as fodder. However, the Kumri species is certainly on decline. It is because the Kumri wood is straight and is used in building houses etc. Similarly, Kain is also on decline due to cutting and browsing by the animals especially camels, belonging to Layari, Bhira and other villages.

Fish:

      Different kinds of fish and shrimp species are found in the coastal waters of Sonmiani as well as Dam Bunder.  The major fish species, according to local communities, are 15 sort of shrimps,5 sort of crab,comb jelly are 3 spices,sharks as 3 sort still .and the shrimp species.  The fishing season starts from month of August and continues up to the mid of March while in June and July the fishing is off due to high tides in the sea and official breeding season ban. In summer season as the sea is closed for fishing due to high tides, the fishermen catch different kinds of crabs including Blue and Red Crab.Tortoise exact a wonderfull and intrestlly a sort by fish , very fast inteligent and manner of good fen fish,that are (Haram) like not alow eat in Islam ,and 2nd is that Tortoise com in fish-net then people throw easlly in sea , that our smile when we catch and throw by Hope that com next time.

Sand dunes

Dunes Occur throughout the world on coast and are in majority arid desert regions. The sand is used commercially for many purposes elsewhere but the local community of Sonmiani is unaware of its utilization on commercial basis. There are about 12,698 ha of area covered by sand dune (Rasool et al, 2000). The sand dunes on the coast are encroaching the mangrove forests, thus covering the forest area.

Molluscan Shells

Shells are used to make artificial ornaments and many types of decoration pieces. A variety of gastropod and pelecypod shells are available that could be used for making ornaments or decoration pieces. But the locals lack knowledge of proper marketing; values of these resources, hence these resources are not being utilized at all.

 Lake 's

There is only one natural lake also known as Siranda Lake. It is a shallow brackish lagoon, separated from Sonmiani Bay to the west by a series of sand dunes. Its total area is about 2700 ha. The lake is fed by local run off and possibly seepage of seawater through the dunes. Water level fluctuates widely and in some years the lake dries out completely. It is an important wintering area for water birds including flamingos, ducks (particularly shelduck) and coots. The lake is a hunting resort for shikaris. If the lake is managed properly then there is likelihood of getting fish from the lake as well as generating opportunities for locals through eco-tourism development.

Tourist Area’s

           Sonmiani is the Location of Daam Port,where Pakistan Forth Port,Sonmiani famous tourist Site.Here are Beach’s wiche are very beatifull for all Picnic Season,Specially In Rainy Day’s and The winter Season most spectacle around rider in sea .Treat oneself Hunting Fish with angling,Here Touristy much respectable for Guest and Per visit one toure in Boat with 2thousand rupee’s with per 10km .Here People Management very must and reliable for toure or Picnic.

            Sandy Shore at the Edge of the sea link with desertification and lake.Morning to Evening Weather is Tremendous in the winter.