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Gwadar( Balochi: ), (Gwadur) is a planned freetradeport cityon the southwestern warm waterAraian
!eacoastline of"a#istanin Balochistanpro$ince% &t is the
district head'uarters of Gwadar istrictand, in *++, was
desinated the winter capital of Balochistan pro$ince%-.Gwadar has a population of appro/imately 01,***% &t is
aout 122 #m from 3arachiand +* #m from the &ranian
order% Gwadar "ortis located at the mouth of the "ersian
Gulf, 4ust outside the !trait of 5ormu6, near the #ey shippin
routes in and out of the "ersian Gulf% Gwadar "ort is a
strateic warm7water deep7sea port de$eloped 4ointly y
the Go$ernment of "a#istanand the Go$ernment of 8hinaat
a cost of 9! ;0 million and officially opened y
the "resident of "a#istanon *
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$illae% A master plan for the de$elopment of Gwadar 8ity
with land 6onin and internal infrastructure networ#s was
appro$ed y the Go$ernment of "a#istan in **2% @he
Gwadar e$elopment Authority (GA) is chared with thee/ecution of this master plan% A ma4or part of its current wor#
proram is focused on the fast7trac# construction of roads,
other infrastructure and pulic uildins% @he pro$incial
o$ernment of Balochistanhas started with the de$elopment
of infrastructure for the industrial par#slocated east of the
city% elated to this rapid de$elopment, the populationrowth rate of Gwadar has accelerated durin the past two
years% @he current population of Gwadar city is estimated at
around 01,*** and is e/pected to reach half a million in
aout fi$e years%
&n *+2, Gwadar "ortoperations were officially handed o$er
to 8hina
-;.
9nder the contract with 8hina, the port will efurther de$eloped into a full7scale commercial port, with an
initial construction in$estment of =1* million%-1.@he port is
said to e strateically important to 8hina ecause it will
enale 8hina to more safely and relialy import oil%
8urrently, si/ty percent of 8hinas oil must e transported y
ship from the "ersian Gulf to the only commercial port in
8hina, !hanhai, a distance of more than +C,*** #ilometres%@he 4ourney ta#es two to three months, durin which time
the ships are $ulnerale to pirates, ad weather, political
ri$als and other ris#s% 9sin Gwadar port instead will reduce
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the distance these ships must tra$el and will also enale oil
transfers to e made year7round% -C.
&n >eruary *+2, &ranannounced it would set up a ;
illion oil refineryin Gwadar with an estimated capacity of
aout ;**,*** arrels per day% Accordin to the
plan, @ehranwill also construct an oil pipeline etween its
territory and Gwadar to transport crude oilfor processin%-=.
-0.&t has also een announced that, under 8hinas coastal
refinery plan, 8hina will in$est + illion in multiple pro4ects
in Gwadar and other parts of "a#istan, includin constructionof a refinery which will ha$e a processin capacity of
C*,***arrelsof crude oil per day%-0.
Contents
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+ Dtymoloy 5istory
o %+ "re7&slamic erao % Emani ruleo %2 "a#istano %; 8hinao %1 8hinese interests
2 Georaphyo 2%+ 8limate
; Administration 1 8ulture C !trateic importance = Dconomy
o =%+ !pecial economic 6oneo =% Gwadar "ort
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o =%2 Gwadar industrial par# 0 eferences
Etymology[edit]
Accordin to a fol# etymoloy, the name Gwadar is a
comination of two Balochi words, FGwatF (meanin FairF)
and FarF (meanin FdoorF)% 5owe$er, the name proaly
descends from the "ashto word FGodar,F which was in use
as early as 21* B8 (efore the time of Ale/ander the Great)%
History[edit]
Pre-Islamic era[edit]
&nhaitation of Gwadar, li#e most areas of Balochistan,
appears to e ancient% @he area shows inhaitation as early
as the ancientBron6e aepeople where settlements e/isted
around some of the areas oases% @he Baloch people of this
area oriinally referred to themsel$es as Mokaor Maka% &t isfrom this that word
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Great, his admiral, Jearchus, led a fleet alon the modern7
day
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construction of the C12 #m7lon
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commercial port, !hanhai% Gwadar will reduce the distance
to a mere 1*** #ilometres and also ser$e round the year% -C.
8hina has een instrumental in desin of the pro4ect% 8hina is pro$idin appro/imately 0*N of the cost of
"ort in shape of rants and soft loans
E$er 1** 8hinese wor#ers ha$e wor#ed on the pro4ect
on ; hour asis to complete the port setup% @here are
still a lare numer of 8hinese wor#ers and enineers
wor#in on the pro4ect%
8hina has further committed to pro$ide money and
resources as and when needed%
8hina is settin up a ry "ort at the "a# 8hina order
to ta#e ad$antae of shorter route to sea throuh Gwadar%
8hina has paid 9! 2C* million to "a#istan for
e/pansion and up radation to all weather traficaility
of 3ara#oram 5ihwaylin#in "a#istan with 8hina% @hecontract has een awarded to >rontier Lor#s
Erani6ation, who has also started the pro4ect%
>easiility and enineerin studies to connect 8hina
with Gwadar throuh pipeline and railwaytrac# has
already eun% @his railway trac# also has the sinificance
of ein an enineerin mar$el of the world%
Chinese interests[edit]
8hina has a reat strateic interest in Gwadar% @he followin
are important ones:7-+C.
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8hina is hea$ily dependent upon the oil from the
"ersian GulfO at present this oil passes $ia a $ery lon
route throuh the !trait of riendship to new heihts%
8hinese oods will find an easier, shorter and secure
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perfect, ut naturally cur$ed, semicircular ays on either
side, namely the "addi Pirr (Lest Bay) and eymi Pirr (Dast
Bay)% Gwadar is larely flat arren land with two hills,
the Koh-e-Batil(ma/imum heiht ;;K ft%) at the head of thehammerhead peninsula and Koh-e-Mehdi(ma/imum heiht
+,++ ft%) to the east of the city% >ollowin an earth'ua#e in
!eptemer *+2 a small island called Pal6ala
?a6eeraformed appro/imately #ilometres (+% mi) off the
coast%
Climate[edit]
Main article: Climate of Gwadar
Gwadar is *Q2** meters ao$e sea le$el and is mainly dry,
arid and hot% @he oceanic influence #eeps the temperature
lower in summer and hiher in winter as compared to the
inland% @he mean temperature in the hottest month (?une)
remains etween 2+ R8 and 2 R8% @he mean temperature inthe coolest month (?anuary) $aries from +0 R8 to +K R8% @he
uniformity of temperature is a uni'ue characteristic of the
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y 8yclone "hetwith record7rea#in rains of 2= mm and
winds up to =1 mph%
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%dministration[edit]
Gwadar is the district head'uarters of Gwadar istrictand
the tehsil(sudistrict) head'uarters of Gwadar @ehsil, which
is administrati$ely sudi$ided into fi$e 9nion councils, three
of which form Gwadar city% @hese are: -+0.
Gwadar Jorthern
Gwadar 8entral
Gwadar !outhern
Culture[edit]
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Gwadar is located across the mouth of the "ersian Gulf from theAraian "eninsula%
Gwadars location and history ha$e i$en it a uni'ue lend ofcultures% @heAraicinfluence upon Gwadar is stron as a
conse'uence of the Emaniera and its close pro/imity to
theAraian peninsula% @he leacy of the Emanis is
oser$ed in the local
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chares and also as freiht chares for import caroes and
e/port oods% Accordin to Arthur % Mittle (
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"ersian Gulf and Gulf of Aden% 8entral Asiaand !outh Asia,
encompassin 8aspian eion, 8entral Asian
epulics,Afhanistanand &ran and the enery7rich Sla#e
called the 8aspian !ea, is a sinificant reion ecause of itshue monetary prospecti$e and eoraphically $ital
positionin, which has formed the reion as a centre piece in
the international arena%-+K.&ran has also declared support for
the de$elopment of Gwadar and its port -*.
Economy[edit]
>ishin oats in Gwadar Dast Bay with the 3oh7e7
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Main article: Gwadar Port
8urrent port infrastructure
2 7multipurpose erths V each ** meters lon% + 7E7E erth
+7+** meter ser$ice erth
;%= #m lon approach channel dreded to +1%1 m inner
harour and +%1 m outer harour
Lidth of channel7*C m
"ort Basin and @urnin Area 1K1 m diameter elated port infrastructure and port handlin e'uipment
T pilot oats, tus, sur$ey $essels, etc%
@he port, currently, has the capacity to handle 1*,***
L@ ul# carriers%
8urrent port facilities
"ort Area C;,*** s'7m
8ontainer stac#in area ;0,=0 s'7m
eefer area(;** points) 2C=s'7m
Dmpty container stac#in area C,0+1 s'7m
!torae yard 0,CCK s'7m
@ransit shed 2,=1* s'7m
5a6ardous caro storae yard +,0** s'7m
Gwadar industrial park[edit]
@he Go$ernment of Balochistanis de$elopin an industrial
estate in Gwadar to meet the demand for industrial plots in
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the port city, which is e/pected to ha$e sustantial potential
for industrial in$estment in $iew of the opportunities offered
y the estalishment of deep sea port and construction of
ma4or hihways lin#in Gwadar with 3arachi, Wuetta, &ranand 8entral Asian countries% @here are also plans to e/tend
railway to Gwadar% Gwadar &ndustrial par# will e de$eloped
for small and medium enterprises(!or de$elopment and manaement of
Gwadar &ndustrial Dstate, an autonomous ody Gwadar
&ndustrial Dstate e$elopment Authority (G&DA) has een
estalished y the Go$ernment of Balochistan, which is
headed y its 8hairman, the !ecretary &ndustries T
8ommerce, Balochistan, while other irectors of the oard
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Introduction:
Gwadar Port is the third deep sea port in Pakistan
after Karachi and Port Qasim. Located on the western
end of Baluchistan coast, Gwadar has 600km long
coastal belt with beaches and bas. !t lies "ust 6#$
nautical km to the east of %trait of &ormu', which isan important rout of oil tankers bound for (apan and
western countries out of Persian Gulf. )nce a small
fishing town along the *akran +oast is now set to be
become a mega seaport which will fulfill the
reuirement of three strategicall important regions
the oil rich *iddle -ast, heail populated %outh /siaand estern +hina and the economicall emerging
resource1laden region of +entral /sia. 2he Gwadar
port is e3pected to generate billions of dollars in
reenues and create at least two million "obs. Gwadar
port is the liing smbol of Pak1+hina relationship.
-+) highwa, +oastal &ighwa and other megapro"ects in road sectors will connect Gwadar free port
with +entral /sian %tates, Gulf %tates, +hina and rest
of the countr. !n #004 goernment of Pakistan
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handed oer port operations to P%/ %ingapore for #5
ears.
2he construction of a deep sea port at Gwadar is "ustone component of the Greater Gwadar Plan. nder
this plan, which will be carried out b Gwadar
7eelopment /uthorit, in addition to Gwadar port, a
network of roads, connecting Gwadar with Karachi,
Pasni, )rmara and 2urbat will be constructed in four
phases.
Location:
2he pro"ect was sited in an obscure fishing illage
Gwadar Pakistan8s western proince of Baluchistan,
bordering /fghanistan to the northwest and !ran to the
southwest. Gwadar bounded b the Persian Gulf in the
west and Gulf of )man in the southwest located at
the western end of Baluchistan coast, Gwadar has
600km long coastal belt with beaches and bas. !t lies
6#$ nautical km to the east of %trait of &ormu',
$60km awa from Karachi 9#0km !ranian border in the
west.
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History:
ntil 9:5; Gwadar was part of )man but was
transferred to Pakistan on ; %eptember 9:5;. 2he
Gwadar enclae sold to Pakistan irst time in 9:6$ it was thought to
build a port at Gwadar and but being ignored for four
decades. !t was integrated within the Baluchistan on 9
(ul 9:44. !n 9::#, Gwadar fish harbor reached its
completion. 2he Gwadar deep sea port pro"ect started
in (une #00# with the help of +hina. B the end of
#00$ first phase of port had been completed.
Geopolitical Importance:
Gwadar port has great strategic alue, enhancing
Pakistan8s importance in the whole region. !t
e3tended Pakistan8s importance from Persian Gulf
through the !ndian )cean to %outheast /sia and the
>areast. !t is close to the %trait of &ormu', through
which more than 9? million barrel oil per da passes.
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Gwadar Port: A Gateway to Southwest and Central
Asia:
2he /pril #00# inauguration of the Gwadar seaport
pro"ect on the /rabian %ea coast in southern
Baluchistan with the +hinese collection was a
landmark eent. hen completed, the port is likel to
open up new istas of cooperation and deelopment in
the region. &oweer, despite its inabilit to secureneeded aid, Pakistan alwas sustained hope that some
da the port facilities would sere as gatewa to the
+entral /sian @epublics. But the continued instabilit
in /fghanistan put damper on these plans. !t is
e3pected that nearl #0 countries of the *iddle -ast,
+entral /sian, %outh /sia and +hina will benefited
from this mega1pro"ect. 2he port will proide
facilities of warehousing, transshipment, transit,
coastal trade, proision of commercial and industrial
facilities for international e3port1import trade,
especiall that of /fghanistan, +entral /sian %tates,
)man, /-, %audi /rabia, Qatar, !ra, !ran, +hina and
other countries.
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orld8s natural energ is mostl concentrated in the
+entral /sian @epublics *iddle -ast. +ountries like
+hina and !ndia, due to there eer growing population
and increased industrial actiit need additional
energ. /ll these countries are looking for safe, cost
effectie and uninterrupted suppl of natural energ
to sustain their industrial growth and deelopment.
Pakistan, due to its geo1strategic location at the
crossroads of three sub1regional sstems i.e. %outh/sia, est /sia and +entral /sia is in a position to
bridge this gap b proiding the shortest possible
route for the transportation of this energ. 2he geo1
strategic location of Pakistan at the interface of
+entral and %outh /sia proides these states the
shortest possible route to the warm waters of the/rabian %ea. Pakistani ports of Karachi and Gwadar
are barel 9600km awa. Pakistan can proide these
+/@s with the transit trade and pipeline routs for the
e3port of their oil and gas to the outside world, which
the +/@s desperatel need for their economic
deelopment.
2he +entral /sia region has an area of 9.6 million
suare miles. 2otal oil reseres of the +aspian %ea
region are estimated at aboe #00billion barrels.
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+urrentl total production is 9 million barrel per da.
!t is estimated that this could reach ?.$ million barrel
per da b the ear #09#, assuming the increased
demand of oil in the world markets. )n the other
hand, total gas reseres are oer ?,000 billion cubic
meters. Aatural gas reseres in the +aspian @egion are
een larger than the region8s oil reseres. *ain
reseroirs of oil and gas are in 2urkmenistan,
'bekistan and Ka'akhstan. 7ue to natural resourcespolitics of the +aspian @egion would continue to
dominate the course of eents in all regional countries
like Pakistan, !ran, !ndia, +hina, @ussia and other
interested stake holders like %, %audi /rabia and
/-. 2he first phase of the Gwadar port at a cost of
#50 million dollars was being built with the +hineseassistance. +hina had proided 9:; million dollar to
Pakistan for the construction of Gwadar port. +hina
also has inested #00million dollar to building a
coastal highwa that will connect the Gwadar port
with Karachi, -stablishment of industrial 'one, oil
storage and refining facilities ad"acent to the port ande3port possibilit of abundant mineral resources of
Baluchistan, particularl from %aindak +opper1Gold
Pro"ect, makes it more attractie. 2he %aindak
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pro"ect had also been leased out to a +hinese firm.
-3perts beliee that een one /gosta :0B submarine
deploed at Gwadar could defend the port due to its
geographic adantage. h the new emerging super
power +hina has inested heail in this pro"ect
+hina doesn8t hae an port of hot waters, which can
be used the whole ear. 2he %hanghai port is
appro3imatel $500 km awa from +hinese industrial
areas and takes an additional time. 2his costs them alot in the form of duties and ta3es as well. +ompared
to this Gwadar port is onl at a distance of #,500 km
from +hina and the port will be working the whole
ear because of its hot waters.
+hina8s decision to finance the construction of Gwadar
and coastal highwa linking to Karachi will help its
plans to deelop western +hina. 2he distance from
Kashgar to +hinese east coast is ?,500 km whereas
distance from kashgar to Gwadar is onl 9,500C9D.
Geo-Political and Geo-Strategic ties between
Pakistan and China:
7espite haing a non1Aato all status the hone1moon
period between the %/ and Pakistan is ion the
decline. Aational priorities hae been altered and the
%/ is in search of new friends and strategic partners,
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billion cubic feet a da. 2his pipeline would suppl
natural gas from Qatar8s Aorth 7ome >ield to Pakistan
ia a sub sea pipeline from )man. +hina is also
e3ploring was to tap %audi /rabian gas through Gusa
Gas +ompan of Qatar that alread has a "oint enture
for a deep sea pipeline with Pakistan. +hina and
Pakistan hae agreed in principle to build trans1
Karakoram oil pipeline along the Karakorum &ighwa
to connect *iddle -ast with Aorth1western +hinathrough Gwadar. / blue print of proposed ??00 km
long Karakoram oil pipeline was also presented b
Pakistan this entails a ?01inch diameter pipeline from
Gwadar to Khun"erab. 2he proposed pipeline will be
able to handle 9# million tones of oil per ear and
would cost between % H $.5 and 5 billion.
e!elopment o" Gwadar PortI
Pakistan, with the partial financial and technical
assistance of +hina, had completed the first phase of
a deep1sea port in the south1western cit of Gwadar,
located at the opening of the energ1rich PersianGulf. 2he port was formall inaugurated on #0thmarch
#004 b Pakistan8s President, Pere' *usharraf, and
the +hinese communication minister, Li %hasheng.
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and plains are underwa to link it to !ran as well.
/nother ma"or :50 km long highwa, connecting
Gwadar to 2urbat, Khu'dar and @atodero, will be
completed in the ne3t ?0 month.
Construction o" 'ailwaysI
/ railwa line along the KK&, connecting Pakistan and
+hina is being considered as an integral part of the
2rade and -nerg +orridor Pro"ect. 2he purpose of
building a rail line is not onl for trade purposes butalso to transport energ, in case a pipe line is not a
ariable option. 2his rail track will be link to Gwadar,
where oil1refining and storage facilities are being
constructed. Pakistan railwas has short1listed too
companies, one from china and the other one are
"oint German1/ustrian companies, !L> +onsulting
-ngineers, for the stud of 9000 km rail1track.
(nergy Co-operation and Pipelines:
/ fame work agreement on -nerg +o1operation was
signed in Bei"ing on #:th>eb #006, between the
*inistr of Petroleum and natural @esources ofPakistan and the Aational 7eelopment @eforms
+ommission of +hina. !n the pursuance of this
agreement, the first -nerg >orum was held in
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!slamabad from #51#4 /pril #006.at the -nerg >orum,
a blue print of the proposed ??00 km long Karakoram
oil Pipeline was also presented b Pakistani side this
entails a ?01inch diameter pipeline from Gwadar to
khun"erab, passing through /waran, Pir *uhammad,
Khu'dar, %hikarpur, 7. !. Khan, Kundian, *ianwali,
2alagang, Pindi Ghaib, >ateh (ang, &aripur,
*ansehra ,Patan, 7asu, +hilas, Bun"il, Gilgit, %ust, and
Khun"erab passC5D.)ene"its "or Pakistan:
Pakistan can fulfill her energ needs which are beond
her indigenous production, additionall she can also
accrue number of benefits such asI
9= -nhance trade with +/@s *iddle -ast.
#= 2he relations with neighboring and regional
countries can be improed and trade can be
enhanced.
?= 2hrough !P! 2/P! pipelines, relations with !ndia
can be normali'ed and that can also act as +B*s.
$= Pakistan can earn lot of foreign e3change
through transit fee and improe her foreign e3change
reseres.
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5= 2he transit fee can be utili'ed for deelopment
purpose.
6= 2here will be a gradual growth andimproement in most of the backward areas and
towns illages.
4= 2he liing conditions and literac rate of these
areas can also be improed.
;= Lot of new "obs would come up due to newpro"ects which would lower the oerall rate of
unemploment.
:= 2ourism and hotel industries can be boosted as
no of foreigners would be isiting Pakistan for the
construction of these pro"ects.90= !t would improe the oerall econom of the
countr.
Conclusion:
Located at the entrance of the Persian Gulf and about
$60 kms from Karachi, Gwadar has had immense
Geostrategic significance on man accounts. 2he
continued unstable regional enironment in the
Persian Gulf in particular as a result of the !ran!ra
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war, the Gulf war and the emergence of the new
+entral /sian %tates has added to this importance.
+onsidering the Geo1economic imperatie of the
regional changes, the /7B8s Ports *aster Plan studies
considered an alternate to the Persian Gulf Ports to
capture the transit trade of the +entral /sian @epublic