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'''Sibi''' ({{lang-ur|سبی}}) is a city located in the [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] province of [[Pakistan]]. The city is located at 29°33'0N 67°52'60E at an altitude of 130m (429ft)<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/2/Sibi.html Location of Sibi - Falling Rain Genomics]</ref> and is headquarters of the [[Sibi District|district]] and [[Sibi Tehsil|tehsil]] of the same name. <ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=91&dn=Sibi Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sibi - Government of Pakistan]</ref>
==History==
The history of the town goes back to [[13th century]] and due to its exposed position between the mouths of the Harnai and Bolan passes it had suffered frequent assaults and sieges - including one by the British in 1841.<ref name="IGI">[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_350.gif Sibi Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 344.]</ref> During British rule the town became an important junction on the [[Sind]]-[[Peshin]] railway where the [[Harnai]] line and the [[Quetta]] loop line meet, near the entrance of the [[Bolan Pass]], 88 m southeast of [[Quetta]]. According to the 1901 census of India the population of Sibi was 4551. In 1903 the [[Victoria Memorial Hall]] was built from public funds, a piped water supply to the town was provided by military funds from the river Nari at a cost of Rs.115,000.<ref name="IGI"/>
==References==
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== See also ==
* [[Sibi District]]
* [[Mehergarh]]
* [[Sevi]]
* [[Mir Chakar Khan Rind]]
* [[Bibi Nani]]
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Balochistan (Pakistan)]]
[[Category:Sibi District]]
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Sibi is also a male name for example Sibi.Oommen, Malayalam writer lives in Dubai and Sibi Malayil, Malayalam Film Director lives in Kerala, India