Kalmat Naval Base
Active	Under construction (2010)
Country	Pakistan
Branch	Pakistan Navy
Type	Military base

The Kalmat Naval Base (KNB) is a Pakistan Navy base that will be located at Khor Kalmat, Balochistan, Pakistan. Nearly 30,000 acres of land has been bought for the construction of the base.^[1]

Geography [edit]

Khor Kalmat is a lagoon located on the Makran coast of Balochistan. The Basol River drains into the Khor Kalmat lagoon. The geographical coordinates of Khor Kalmat are N 25° 24' 32 E 64° 4' 37.

Fishery [edit]

The region of Pasni and Khor Kalmat provides high quality prawns and other different types of fish. It is also a breeding place for many marine species. Every year, millions of rupees worth of Prawns and fish are exported from Kalmat Chundi Hore to Karachi and the international market. Sources say that if the government of Pakistan decides to go ahead with their plan to build the naval base, it wil bring new jobs into the area as well as development of the local infrastructure.^[2]

See also [edit]

• Pasni
• Jinnah Naval Base

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Another naval base in Balochistan

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