The Kacchi Plain or Kachhi Plain is located in central Pakistan, in Balochistan Province.^[1]

History

Until the end of the 15th century Kacchi had been a dependency of Sindh.^[2] Around 1500, it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun dynasty from the Samma dynasty of the Sultans of Sindh. The territory was conquered by the Kalhoras Amirs of Sindh;^[3][4] they were displaced by the Nadir Shah of Persia and he made it the part of Kalat Khanate in 1740.^[5][6] Kachhi was notified as a district in February 1965. At that time Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi and Jafarabad districts were included; these were separated in 1987.

Geography

Plain

The Kacchi Plain is an arid plain with mountain ranges on three sides except to the east, located in:

• the Kachhi District and Lasbela District
• the southern part of Sibi District, extending into the Nasirabad Division
• the southern part of Dera Bugti District

Mountain ranges

There are three main mountain ranges in Balochistan:

• the Central Makran Range (2,000–3,000 metres (6,600–9,800 ft));
• the Siahan Range (1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft)).

Districts:

Kachhi, Sibi, Nasirabad, Jafarabad, Jhal Magsi, Usta Muhammad, Sohbatpur, Harnai, Lasbela and Hub districts of Balochistan.

Archaeology

Mehrgarh is one of the most important neolithic sites (7000 BCE to c. 2500 BCE) in archaeology and is located in Kacchi Plain.