iwani or Jwani is a town and commercial
port that is located along the Gulf of Oman in the Gwadar District of
the Balochistan province in Pakistan. It is located near the Pakistani
border with Iran. The town has a total population of 25,000 and is
expected to become a major commercial center in concert with the
development of the port of Gwadar located nearly 80 km to the east.wani
is located at the eastern end of Gwadar Bay, which is shared between
Iran and Pakistan. The area around the bay includes an important
mangrove forest extending across the international border, and is an
important habitat for a wide variety of wildlife, especially the
endangered Olive Ridley and Green Turtles. Plans to grant fishing
concessions and offshore drilling rights are potentially a threat to the
wildlife of the area. The population largely depends upon fishing.
There are a number of export oriented fish freezing plants located in
Jiwani. Jiwani is 34 km from the Iranian border. Jiwani holds strategic
importance in the region, located immediately adjacent to the shipping
lanes to and from the Persian Gulf. This is the main reason that the
town hosts a small naval base and an airport with a 5,500-foot runway.
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