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Karachi / Kurachee.

Dal "Travels In Beloochistan And Sinde" di Pottinger: The fortified town of Kurachee is situated in latitude 24° 52’ north, longitude 67° 17’ east, nearly at the south-eastern extremity of the province of Sinde, of which it has become, of late years, the principal Bunder, or sea-port. Its harbour, which is some times distinguished by the name of Khoor Allee, is very confined, and owing to the bar at the mouth of it, it would not be prudent for vessels drawing more than sixteen feet water, to attempt entering it, though, when once over the bar, they would find deep, smooth water inside.
A fort, built in 1797, on the promontory that forms the western side of the bay, is judiciously placed to defend the entrance, and if good cannon were mounted on it, and well served, I should suppose that no ship could approach it with impunity, and certainly not with effect, for her guns would require to be so greatly elevated, to avoid striking the brow of the hill, that nine shot out of ten would pass over, and fall into the sea on the opposite side.

Del libro Voyages Dans Le Beloutchistan Et Le Sindhy si trovano alcune edizioni anche su Amazon, sono delle riproduzioni del 1923 del testo originale di Pottinger del 1816, con delle imperfezioni dovute alla scannerizzazione di pagine molto vecchie e un po’ rovinate.
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