Jacobabad

Jacobabad is in Northern Sindh.

Understand

Jacobabad is named after Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (1812 – 1858), an officer of the British East India Company who planned and supervised the transformation of thousands of acres of desert into arable land sourring the city with the excavation of the Begaree Canal.

Climate

See also: Hot weather

The city is one of the hottest places on earth, with summer temperatures regularly rising to a mean temperature of 37 °C (99 °F). In particular, compounded by the humidity and climate change, Jacobabad has been the site exceeding a wet-bulb temperature of 35 °C (95 °F), a temperature where human bodies can no longer cool themselves. The city experiences a short winter during December and January with a daily mean of 15 °C (59 °F) while spring and autumn temperatures are around 25 °C (77 °F) to 30 °C (86 °F).

Get in

Trains running between Karachi and Quetta calls in Jacobabad, including the Bolan Mail. There are also some trains from northern Pakistan that calls here.

• 1 Jacobabad Junction railway station. (updated Jun 2022)

See

• 1 Victoria Tower. Built in 1888. (updated Jun 2022)
• 2 Grave of John Jacob. (updated Jun 2022)
• 3 Tomb of Muslim British Soldiers. A tomb, unfortunately quite neglected, dedicated to local Muslim soldiers who enlisted in the British colonial army. (updated Dec 2022)
• 4 Jamia Mosque (In the village of Usto Bhaledinoabad, 11 km southwest of the city). One of the most decorated mosques in this region, built in 1911. (updated Dec 2022)