# Miani Hor

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Lagoon in Lasbela, Pakistan

Designations Ramsar Wetland Designated 10 May 2001 Reference no. 1068[1]

**Miani Hor** is a swampy [lagoon](/source/Lagoon) southwest of [Uthal](/source/Uthal), lying on the coast of [Lasbela District](/source/Lasbela_District) of [Balochistan](/source/Balochistan), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).[2] Covering an area of 7,471 hectares,[2] it was designated a [Ramsar site](/source/Ramsar_site) in May 2001.

## Location

The site is located just southwest of [Uthal](/source/Uthal), the district headquarter, and 95 kilometres from [Karachi](/source/Karachi), near [Sonmiani Bay](/source/Sonmiani_Bay).[2]

## Site description

The lagoon is 60 km long and 4 to 5 km wide.[3] It mouth is 4 km wide.[3] Two seasonal rivers, Porali and Windor enter into this bay.[2][3] In terms of depth, it is estimated 25-30 m.[4]

## Flora and fauna

The lagoon is the only place in Pakistan where three species of mangroves, *[Avicennia marina](/source/Avicennia_marina)*, *[Rhizophora mucronata](/source/Rhizophora_mucronata)*, and *[Ceriops tagal](/source/Ceriops_tagal)* occur naturally.[2]

## Threats

It faces two threats, namely domestic waste disposal and accumulated solid waste debris.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Miani Hor"](https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1068). *[Ramsar](/source/Ramsar_Convention) Sites Information Service*. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pakmanpg2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pakmanpg2_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pakmanpg2_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-pakmanpg2_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-pakmanpg2_2-4) [Pakistan:Mangroves](http://www.wwfpak.org/pdf/forest_mangrove_rcpakistan.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100613070112/http://wwfpak.org/pdf/forest_mangrove_rcpakistan.pdf) 13 June 2010 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Edited by Dr. Pamela Stedman-Edwards pg 2 Retrieved 8 July 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-manpg1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-manpg1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-manpg1_3-2) [Mangroves of Miani Hor Lagoon on the North Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan](http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/34(3)/PJB34(3)303.pdf) by SM Saifullah and Fayyaz Rasool pg 1 Retrieved 8 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Moeen, Heba (12 April 2020). ["ECOLOGY: PAKISTAN'S ORIGINAL DOLPHIN FORCE"](https://www.dawn.com/news/1548448). *DAWN.COM*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ramsar_5-0)** [The Annotated Ramsar List: Pakistan](http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-annolist-annotated-ramsar-16123/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E16123_4000_0__). Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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