Gwadar is an half-island like hammerhead-shaped come through the Arabian Sea from the westernmost coastline of Pakistan in Balochistan province. It is placed at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and at the apex of the Arabian Sea, west of Karachi is around 460 km, east of Pakistan’s border with Iran is around 75 km, northeast of the nearest point in Oman across the Arabian Sea is around 380 km. Gwadar is a natural, face to face for a warm water, a strategic and deep-sea port purchased from Oman by the Government of Pakistan.  

Balochistan Beaches

When it comes to talk about the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. People usually raise their brows, having concept of such a dry mountainous place with no roads at all. But, they have no idea of this sanded beauty with water. Gwadar is all about beaches and wondrous landscape. Do not skip Gwadar for your coming up summer vacations trips. Let me tell you about all the beaches one by one and feel to give it a read.

1. Astola Island, Gwadar/Pasni

Astola Island locally known as Jazira Haft Talar or “Island of the Seven Hills”.As this is an uninhabited island with a series of seven small hillocks in the Arabian Sea in Pakistan.

Astola is the Pakistan’s largest and only offshore island with a medium size in the northern Arabian Sea. Its furthest point is about 246 feet above sea level. It is situated around 25 km south of Pakistan’s nearest Makran coastline and 39 km southeast of Pasni.

Astola, used by fisherman as a base to catch fish during September and May, lobsters and oysters. The Island last free from human interference during the months of June and August as the sea stays rough and high tides.

Astola Island is a popular and unique destination for ecological tourism. Isolated places of the island helped keep endemic life forms, such as the Astola Viper.Green Turtle and  Hawksbill turtle endangered with nest on the beach at the cliffs. The island is reported to support a large number of breeding turtle, seabirds, coursers, curlew, godwits, gulls, plovers Larus hemprichii, sanderlings and several species. It is also home to coral reefs and identified as a “hotspot” of corals, containing more than 30 species of coral (hard) and eight coral (soft) species identified here.

Temple of Kali

The remains of an ancient Hindu temple of the goddess Kali are also located on the island and is known by the Hindus as Satadip. There is also a prayer yard dedicated to Muslim Pir Khawaja Khizr, who, according to the legend, is said to regulate the oceans. He is also believed to visit the prayer yard occasionally and offers prayers.

2. Gadani Beach, Hub

The Gadani Beach is located along the Arabian Sea near the Hub River and the Monze Cape in Gadani, Lasbela District, Balochistan.

3. Gwadar Beach

Gwadar beach is home to amazing rock blows on one side and unspoiled beaches on the other.

4. Hammer-Head Beach, Ormara

The Ormara Hammerhead Beach, Balochistan, is a two-dimensional landscape, desert and beach, hand in hand.

5. Daran Beach, Jiwani

Jiwani or Jwani, a city and commercial port located along the Gulf of Oman, in the Gwadar district of Balochistan. Daran beach is a local recreation.

6. Kund Malir Beach, Makuran

Kund Malir is a desert beach in Balochistan, Pakistan, near Hingol, about 145 km from the Zero-Point Makran coastal road.

7. Hashmi Beach, Lasbela

Lasbela is a coastal district of Balochistan, which caters to Hashmi beach with shallow sand and clear waters.

8. Outskirts of Ormara Beach

The Ormara beach has breathtaking views of the water and mountains from the ongoing motorway.

9. Turtle Beach, Ormara

Turtle Beach of Ormara is a 10 km stretch of beach around the Baluchistan coast in Pakistan. A land designated to extinguish turtles.

10. Paddi Zir (West Bay) Beach, Gwadar

Gwadar West Bay is a Gulf of Balochistān, also known as Padi Zar, Padi Zarr, hosted by fishermen and small boats.

11. Pasni Beach, Pasni

Pasni, is a city of medium size and a fishing port in the district of Gwadar, Balochistan. Pasni beach is a designated fish port.

12. Pishukan Beach, Gwadar

The Pishkan or Pishukan beach is home to the fishermen of Gwadar. Wet sand and green water produce the best fish in all Balochistan.

13. Sonmiani Beach, Lasbela

Sonmiani Beach is a beach located in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, a very popular tourist destination for Karachi.

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