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'''Nerun (नेरून)''' was the ancient name of a city in [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. Its present name is [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]].
'''Nerun (नेरून)''' was the ancient name of a city in [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. Its present name is [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]].
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== Location==
== Origin ==
== Origin ==
The city was founded by '''[[Nehra]] Jats'''.
The city was founded by '''[[Nehra]] Jats'''.
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== History ==
== History ==
The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot (Sindhi: نيرُون ڪوٽ). Formerly the capital of Sindh, it serves as the HQ of the district of Hyderabad.
The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot (Sindhi: نيرُون ڪوٽ). Formerly the capital of Sindh, it serves as the HQ of the district of Hyderabad.