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The Silawat, also known as Sangtarash (both lit. ' stonemason'), are a Muslim community from the Marwar region of the state of Rajasthan in India.[ citation needed] They are also present in the province of Sindh in Pakistan karachi and hyderabad too, [1] where they have different casts too
In Sindh, the Silawat are concentrated in the cities of Karachi and Hyderabad. The city of Hyderabad is a particular stronghold of this community. [1][ page needed] Muhammad Hashim Gazdar, a former Mayor of Karachi belonged to the Silawat community. [2][ dead link]