Bela, Pakistan
Bela () is an important city of Lasbela District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is an ancient city in a historic track surrounded by hills above the Arabian Sea, nearly northwest of Karachi and south of Quetta. During the autumn of 325 BC, the settlement was part of the Asian campaign of Alexander the Great under the name Rhambacia. In 711 AD, it was part of Muhammad bin Qasim's campaign under the name Armabil. Name. Alexander's historians mention the river name as Arabius, and local people as Oreitans. The Arab sources call it Armabil or  Armanil. The "Chachnama", in addition, uses the names Armael, Armana-Bil, Armapilla. It is described as the second port city of Sind, after Debal. Demographics. Bela's population consists of Baloch, Sindhis, Brahuis and Pashtuns. The population is predominantly Muslim with a small Hindu community. Significance. Bela and surrounding areas have some mineral reserves. north of Bela are the Kundi deposits where traces of chalcopyrite, Galena, and silver are also found. Manganese ore is also found in the opholitic belt of Bela. The tomb of Muhammad Bin Qasim's general, Muhammad Ibn-e-Haroon, is located in Bela. Bela, Pakistan