Shaheed Fazil Rahu

Place in Sindh Province, Pakistan
SHAHEED FAZIL RAHU
گولارچی
GOLARCHI
SHAHEED FAZIL RAHU
24°34′N 68°50′E / 24.567°N 68.833°E / 24.567; 68.833
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh Province
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Shaheed Fazil Rahu (also known as Golarchi) is a city in district Badin. The old name of Golarchi was Tando Akram. It then changed to Shaheed Fazil Rahu after the murder of Fazil Rahu. Golarchi is famous for petroleum and natural gas. It is also an agricultural centre famous for sunflowers, paddies and sugarcane. In Golarchi, there are several oil fields in various locations. One of the main oil fields is near Kario Ghanwer. The main oil and gas field of Golarchi is located at 25 chak on Sujawal–Badin road.

One of the biggest producers of rice and sunflower in Pakistan, it generates a reasonable revenue. Golarchi has several mills and grinding centers for rice. The total number of rice mills in Golarchi is over 50 Including Garibsons Pvt Ltd, Pakistan's largest rice exporter.

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Populated places in Badin District
TalukasPopulated places
See also: Agham Kot
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Tehsils (Talukas) of Sindh
Banbhore
Badin
Sujawal
Thatta
Hyderabad
Dadu
Hyderabad
Jamshoro
Matiari
Tando Allahyar
Tando Muhammad Khan
Karachi
Karachi Central
Karachi East
Karachi South
Karachi West
Korangi
Malir
Larkana
Jacobabad
Kashmore
Larkana
Qambar-Shahdadkot
Shikarpur
Mirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas
Sanghar
Tharparkar
Umerkot
Sukkur
Ghotki
Khairpur
Sukkur
Shaheed Benazir Abad
Naushahro Feroze
Shaheed Benazir Abad
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