Gwadar port is located in
- A.Pakistan
- B.Iran
- C.India
- D.Sri Lanka
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Pakistan. Gwadar is a deep-sea port on the Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan's Balochistan province.
Gwadar lies on the Makran coast, not far from the border with Iran and close to the mouth of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The town was part of Oman until Pakistan bought it in 1958. The modern port was built and is operated with Chinese help, and it is the southern end of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which links it by road and pipeline plans to Kashgar in Xinjiang. Its location is why it is often discussed together with Chabahar.
B is wrong: Iran's port on the same coast is Chabahar, which India helps to develop, about 170 km west of Gwadar.
C is wrong: India's ports on the Arabian Sea include Kandla, Mumbai and Kochi, not Gwadar.
D is wrong: Sri Lanka's port built with Chinese funding is Hambantota.
Exam tip: Gwadar (Pakistan, CPEC, China) versus Chabahar (Iran, India) versus Hambantota (Sri Lanka).
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