What is Jiwani?
{{no sources|date=January 2025}} '''Jiwani''' port is along the [[Arabian Sea]] in [[Gwadar District]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]. It is near the Iranian border. 25,000 people live there. It is expected to become a major commercial center in concert with the development of the port of Gwadar nearly {{convert|80|km|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} to the east. Jiwani is at the eastern end of [[Gwadar Bay]], which is shared between Iran and Pakistan. The area around the bay includes a [[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 turtle]]s. Plans to grant fishing concessions and offshore drilling rights are potentially a threat to the wildlife of the area. Jiwani holds strategic importance in the region, because it is next 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. [[Category:Tehsils of Gwadar District]]