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Jiwani port is
located along
Arabian Sea in
Gwadar District,
Balochistan,
Pakistan. It is
located near the
Iranian border. It
has a population of
25,000 and it is
expected to become a
major commercial
center in concert
with the development
of the port of
Gwadar located
nearly 80 Km to the
east.
Jiwani is located at
the eastern end of
Gwadar Bay, which is
shared between Iran
and Pakistan. The
area around the bay
includes an
important mangrove
forest extending
across the
international
border, and is an
important habitat
for a wide variety
of wildlife,
especially the
endangered Olive
Ridley and Green
Turtles. Plans to
grant fishing
concessions and
offshore drilling
rights are
potentially a threat
to the wildlife of
the area.
Jiwani holds
strategic importance
in the region,
located immediately
adjacent to the
shipping lanes to
and from the Persian
Gulf. This is the
main reason that the
town hosts a small
naval base and an
airport with a
5,500-foot runway. |
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