Kalmat Naval Base
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The Kalmat Naval Base (KNB) is a Pakistan Navy
base that will be located at Khor Kalmat
, Balochistan, Pakistan
. Nearly 30,000 acres of land has been bought for the construction of the base.
is a lagoon
located on the Makran
coast of Balochistan. The Basol River
drains into the Khor Kalmat lagoon. The geographical coordinates of Khor Kalmat are N 25° 24' 32 E 64° 4' 37.
and Khor Kalmat provides high quality prawns and other different types of fish. It is also a breeding place for many marine species. Every year, millions of rupees worth of prawns and fish are exported from Kalmat Chundi Hore to Karachi and the international market. Sources say that if the government of Pakistan decides to go ahead with their plan to build the naval base, it wil bring new jobs into the area as well as development of the local infrastructure.
Pakistan Navy
The Pakistan Navy is the naval warfare/service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Pakistan's Navy is responsible for Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important civilian harbors and military bases...
base that will be located at Khor Kalmat
Khor Kalmat
Khor Kalmat is a lagoon located along the Makran coast of Balochistan, Pakistan. The Basol River drains into the Khor Kalmat lagoon. In recent times, it has gained attention for being the locality where the Pakistan Navy plans to build a base, known as the Kalmat Naval Base.Kalmat lies about...
, Balochistan, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Nearly 30,000 acres of land has been bought for the construction of the base.
Geography
Khor KalmatKhor Kalmat
Khor Kalmat is a lagoon located along the Makran coast of Balochistan, Pakistan. The Basol River drains into the Khor Kalmat lagoon. In recent times, it has gained attention for being the locality where the Pakistan Navy plans to build a base, known as the Kalmat Naval Base.Kalmat lies about...
is a lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
located on the Makran
Makran
The present day Makran is a semi-desert coastal strip in the south of Sindh, Balochistan, in Iran and Pakistan, along the coast of the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. The present day Makran derived its name from Maka, a satrap of Achaemenid Empire....
coast of Balochistan. The Basol River
Basol River
Basol River is located in Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Basol river drains into Khor Kalmat lagoon. The geographical coordinated of Khor Kalmat are N 25° 24' 32 E 64° 4' 37....
drains into the Khor Kalmat lagoon. The geographical coordinates of Khor Kalmat are N 25° 24' 32 E 64° 4' 37.
Fishery
The region of PasniPasni
Pasni, the Weaning Ceremony is one in hundreds of celebrations in Nepal in which a child is first fed rice. Although centuries old tradition, modern science has established the fact that child's digestive system is capable of processing solid food when they are approximately 6 months old...
and Khor Kalmat provides high quality prawns and other different types of fish. It is also a breeding place for many marine species. Every year, millions of rupees worth of prawns and fish are exported from Kalmat Chundi Hore to Karachi and the international market. Sources say that if the government of Pakistan decides to go ahead with their plan to build the naval base, it wil bring new jobs into the area as well as development of the local infrastructure.