Manora

Manora guards the entrance to the harbour of Karachi on the Arabian Sea. Its sandy headland and surrounding shallows shelter the water behind it, where vessels could anchor before entering the port. In 1797 the Talpur rulers of Sindh built a fort at Manora to protect the harbour. Karachi’s merchants traded with ports across the Arabian Sea, including Oman and Bahrain, giving the small defensive position importance beyond the coast itself.