Ghotki has very hot weather around the year and winter only lasts for 3 months. Ghotki has very fertile land and main crops it produces are Cotton,Wheat and Rice.
History of Ghotki
Ghotki was founded by an ambassador general of Raja Ibn Selaj Birhman (a relative of Raja Dahar of Sindh) of the Sindh in 637 A.D (15th year of Hijra) named Hath Sam who set up an army settlement/camp after defeating a Muslim Army of Arabia. The camp later assumed the shape of a village on 17th Shaban in 17th year of Hijra (639 A.D) when people of different tribes came to settle here. Two years later the people deserted this village and it again became a land of birds and animals. In year 695 A.D certain fishermen came here and settled and named the village as "Miani". But when the river changed its direction the people left the village again to the mercy of jackals.In 712 A.D Mohammad Bin Qasim conquered the Sindh by defeating Raja Dahar. Ghot Ibn Samed Ibn Patel a Hindu born to a son of Raja Dahar was settled here. Ghot voluntarily and happily accepted the Islam on the hands of Arabs and married to a new Muslim -Emna according to Shariat-e-Mohammadi and gave birth to a baby boy Tameer from whom the Ghota tribe came into being. Arabs awarded many jagirs to Ghotas and named this village as "Dharwali" to honour their grandfather Subsequently as the Ghotas progressed quantitatively and culturally the name of village was changed from Dharwali to Ghotki on 25th Rajab in 923 year of Hijra (A.D 13th August 1517).
Jamia Masjid ("Jamia" Mosque)
In the Ghotki there is a historical grand mosque known as Jamia Masjid Ghotki. According to a hand-written book "Sahih-ul-Subaten" of Gul Mohammad, that is available in library of the Madrassa Qasim-ul-uloom of the Ghotki, Syed Abu Saleh Moosa Shah Hussiani Jillani who was the main khalifa of the famous saint Hazrat Sultan Baho of district Jhang in the days of Mian Noor Mohammad S/O Mian Yaar Mohammad Abbasi / Kalhoro in the year 1148 hijra constructed this Mosque. This Jamia Masjid is a large mosque and is one of the oldest mosques of the Sindh.In the construction of this mosque Syed Moosa Shah himself took part along with his followers. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai who is world famous Sindhi poet as he was the close friend of Syed Moosa Shah also visited this mosque. here is the ralilway station for the pople
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