'''Larkana''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|لاڑکانہ}}}}; {{lang-sd|لاڙڪاڻو}}) {{Sindh}} ka eik mashor Shaher h jo Shomal Magreb me Waqe hi. Jha per Tarikhe Derya {{ Indus River}} uske Jonob me Behta hai. Uska Porana Naam Chandka hai .
'''Larkana''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|لاڑکانہ}}}}; {{lang-sd|لاڙڪاڻو}}) is a city in the north-west of the [[Sindh]] province of [[Pakistan]], where the historic [[Indus River]] flows in south of the city.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rivers|first1=Bridge|title=Infrastructures|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/550918/sindh-cm-visits-bridge-on-river-indus-in-larkana-district|accessdate=15 October 2014}}</ref> It is called the city of Holy Alams due to the greatest number of Holy Alams as compared to other cities or regions of the world. It is home to the [[Indus Valley Civilization]] site [[Mohenjo-daro]], which is larger in size than [[Babylonia and Assyria]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Indus|first1=Valley|title=Archeology|url=http://www.harappa.com/har/moen0.html|accessdate=14 October 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025145352/http://www.harappa.com/har/moen0.html|archivedate=25 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is the [[Largest cities of Pakistan|15th Largest city of Pakistan]].
The city is located within [[Larkana District]]. Formerly known as 'Chandka', Larkana is located on the south bank of the Ghar canal, about {{convert|40|mi|km}} south of the town [[Shikarpur, Sindh|Shikarpur]], and {{convert|36|mi|km}} north-east of [[Mehar Taluka|Mehar]].<ref name="IGI">{{cite web|url=http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_150.gif|title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 16, page 144 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library|work=uchicago.edu|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> According to the [[2017 Census of Pakistan]], its population is 490,508.
