The Kacchi Plain or Kachhi Plain also known as Kach Gandava is an ancient region located in central Pakistan, in Balochistan Province.^[1]

History[edit]

The Kachhi Plains are the home of the archeological site of Mehrgarh. One of the most important Neolithic sites in archaeology, lies on what is now the Kachhi district of today's Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in South Asia.

Until the end of the 15th century Kacchi had been part of Sindh.^[2] Around 1500, it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun dynasty from the Samma dynasty of the Sultans of Sindh. The territory was conquered by the Kalhoras Amirs of Sindh;^[3][4] they were displaced by the Nadir Shah of Persia and he made it the part of Kalat Khanate in 1740.^[5][6] Kachhi was notified as a district in February 1965. At that time Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi and Jafarabad districts were included; these were separated in 1987.

Geography[edit]

Plain[edit]

The Kacchi Plain is an arid plain with mountain ranges on three sides except to the east, located in:

• the Kachhi District and Lasbela District
• the southern part of Sibi District, extending into the Nasirabad Division
• the southern part of Dera Bugti District

Mountain ranges[edit]

There are three main mountain ranges in Balochistan:

• the Central Makran Range (2,000–3,000 metres (6,600–9,800 ft));
• the Siahan Range (1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft)).

Districts:

Kachhi, Sibi, Nasirabad, Jafarabad, Jhal Magsi, Usta Muhammad, Sohbatpur, Harnai, Lasbela and Hub districts of Balochistan.

Archaeology[edit]

Mehrgarh is one of the most important neolithic sites (7000 BCE to c. 2500 BCE) in archaeology and is located in Kacchi Plain.

See also[edit]

• Geography of Balochistan, Pakistan
• Makran
• Mehrgarh

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Balochistan Government
• Agriculturists in the Kachhi Plain, Balochistan
• Nomadic Pastoralists and Sedentary Agriculturists in the Kachhi Plain, Balochistan