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- This article details the city of Khairpur. For other meanings see State of Khayrpur and Khairpur District
Khairpur (Urdu: خیرپُور) (khīr´poor) is the twelfth largest city in the province of Sindh in southeast Pakistan. It is the capital of the modern Khairpur District and was the capital of the former princely state of Khayrpur.
History
Demographics
At the 1998 census, the population of the city of Khairpur was 102,188 having increased from 61,447 at the 1981 census. The city has an estimated population of 127,857 in 2006.
Economy
Khairpur trades in wheat, cotton, tobacco, and dates and is linked by road and rail to Karachi. Manufactures include textiles, carpets, refined sugar, and leather goods.
The city is a cultural center with fine historic buildings, notably the Faiz Palace, Kot Diji Fort, and Shah Abdul Latif University.
See also
References
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