Matiari

For the district, see Matiari District. For other uses, see Matiari (disambiguation).

Matiari (مٽیاري)
City
Matiari
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Coordinates: 25°35′45″N 68°26′45″E[1]
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Hyderabad
District	Matiari
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2017)[2]
• City	21,195
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Matyari or Matiari (Sindhi: مٽیاري, Urdu: مٹیاری) is a city located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is 30 km (19 mi) north of Hyderabad on N-5 National Highway. Matiari is also the district headquarter of Matiari District.

The Dargah of Pir Sayed Sakhi Hashim Shah Badshah, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Makhdoom Sarwar Nooh and Sardar Ahmed Shah Lakiari are located in Matiari distract.

Matiari has three talukas, they are Matiari, Hala and Saeedabad.

Matiari is known for its ice-cream and Ajrak (traditional Sindhi printing on cloth). Its city Hala is famous for handicraft such as Ajrak, Kashi, Jandi and embroidery.

Etymology

Matiari word is derived from two Sindhi words Mat and yari, which means friendship with earthen water pots.[3]

G.M Syed states regarding origin of the word Matiari:

Sometime back a pious man who was entirely given to the worship of God, used to serve travelers who came for a drink, for which, purpose he kept a pitcher full of water. For this reason this village known "Mat Waru Goth" (The Village of the Pitcher) later came to be known Matyari.[4]

References

1. "Matiari Map | Pakistan Google Satellite Maps".
2. "Sindh (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
3. History of District Matiari in Urdu/Hindi, retrieved 2023-01-29
4. Syed, Ghulam Murtaza. "Shah Latif and His Message". www.gmsyed.org. Archived from the original on Feb 20, 2020. Retrieved 2023-01-29.