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Dokri Tehsil

taluka in Sindh, Pakistan

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 16, 2024
Entity authorityQ3305573 ↗
Source-derived summary

Dokri Tehsil (Sindhi: ڏوڪري تعلقو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Larkana District in the Sindh province of Pakistan, the city of Dokri is the capital.

Administration

Dokri tehsil is administratively subdivided into 13 Union Councils.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Dokri Tehsil” as taluka in Sindh, Pakistan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dokri, Tehsil and taluka.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current 36-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1906. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Dokri, Tehsil and taluka providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Dokri Tehsil”, the useful work is to connect “taluka in Sindh, Pakistan” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 16, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q3305573. Authority coordinates are 27.375, 68.097. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

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This entry incorporates text from “Dokri Tehsil” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.