Kotri

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Kotri (Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي‎, Urdu: کوٹری) is a city and the headquarters of the Kotri Taluka of Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River, it is the 118th most populous city in Pakistan.

The name Koṭri is the diminutive form of the word koṭ, meaning "fort"; thus, the name means "little fort".

As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population of Kotri city was recorded as 106,615. According to the 1998 Census, the population of the city was 62,085.

Kotri is a hub for textile production and fishing.

Mehran University of Engineering and Technology

Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences

Ali Muhammad (1940 – 8 August 2016), known professionally as Ali Baba (Sindhi: علي بابا, Urdu: علی بابا), was a notable Sindhi-language drama writer and novelist. He was born in Kotri. He died on 8 August 2016 due to a heart attack in his home at Karachi.

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