Hab

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Hab

River on the western frontier of Sind, Bombay, which forms in the latter part of its course the boundary between British territory and Baluchistan. It rises opposite the Porali river at the northern end of the Pab range, flows south-east for 25 miles, then due south for 50 miles, and finally south-west, till it falls into the Arabian Sea near Cape Monze, in 24° 54' N. and 66° 42' E., after a total length of about 240 miles. Except the Indus and the Gaj, it is the only permanent river in Sind. Its principal tributaries are the Saruna, the Samotri, and the Wira Hab. As far as the Phusi pass the course is confined and narrow. I'hereafter it gradually widens, and for some 50 miles from its mouth is bordeaed by fine pasture land. ^Vater is always to be found in pools, but the river is not utilized for irrigation.