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Gwadar was an overseas possession of Oman from 1783 to 1958.[2]
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The strategic value of its location was first recognized in 1954 when it was identified as a suitable site for a deep water port by the United States Geological Survey at the request of Pakistan while the territory was still under Omani rule.[
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The area's potential to be a major deep water port remained untapped under successive Pakistani governments until 2001, when construction on the first phase of Gwadar Port was initiated.
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The first phase was inaugurated in 2007
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In April 2015, Pakistan and China announced their intention to develop the $46 billion China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
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seas Port Holding Company in June 2016 began construction on the $2 billion Gwadar Special Economic Zone
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Request for tenders for the preparation of expropriation and resettlement of Old Town Gwadar.[15]