Karachi facts

Quaid-e-Azam Tomb
Tomb of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan
Pakistan - Sindh - Karachi district
City of Karachi located in Sindh
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Coats of arms of the City District Government Karachi.

Karachi (Urdu: کراچی) is the largest city and former capital of Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. It's old name found in history books is "Mai Kolachi Jo Goth" and "Karatishi" is also one of the old version of its name. A native of Karachi is called a Karachiite. The city is the financial and commercial centre of Pakistan. It has two important regional seaports. The city lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea west of the Indus River delta. Karachi generates the largest share of Pakistan's GDP and national revenue. The population is estimated at approximately 12 million, making it the third largest cities in the world after Shanghai and Mumbai.It has five districts: District South, District East, District West, District Central, and Distrct Malir. Karachi has the most number of districts in Sindh after Hyderabad, which has six districts. Quad-e-Azam (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) father of the nation was born and buried in Karachi.

Apart from the University of Karachi, there are several other institutions of higher education and numerous colleges and schools in Karachi. Karachi is home to the National Stadium which hosts many cricket games, and several other sports complexes. The city has several long sandy beaches including Clifton/Kemari beach and Sandspit beach. Clifton beach suffered from a recent oil spillage but the beach has been cleaned.Karachi has Pakistan's first nuclear site KANUP in 1952 from Canada. The city has 26 universities, including 1. Karachi university-KU 2. Nadirshaw Eduljee Deenshaw engineering university-NED University Hamdard Medical University & 4. Dow University of Health Sciences. Karachi has the honor to host the first ever night hockey match between India and Pakistan in 1986 at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium but failed to gain the official status due to having no night hockey match recognition by World Hockey federation at that time.

Karachi has many large and small shopping areas including the Saddar area in downtown Karachi. Karachi also has a number of large modern shopping malls. The city has a modern international airport called the Jinnah International Airport and two large shipping ports at Port of Karachi and Port Qasim. Karachi is linked by railway to the rest of Pakistan.

Karachi has a hot desert climate (BWh in the Koeppen climate classification).

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  • Frere-Hall-Karachi-Shamail

    Some of Karachi's most recognized structures date from the British Raj.

  • KMC Headoffice day view

    Karachi features several examples of colonial-era Indo-Saracenic architecture.

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    D. J. Science College in the 19th century

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    Satellite view of Karachi

  • Karachi beach panorama
    The Arabian Sea influences Karachi's climate, providing the city with more moderate temperatures compared to interior Sindh province.
  • Karachi from above

    The Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah was built in 1970 on the northern outskirts of the city's British-era core.

  • NIght view of Clifton, Karachi

    A nighttime view of Karachi's posh seaside locality of Clifton.

  • IICROAD

    Karachi's financial heart is centered on I.I. Chundrigar Road

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    Karachi's colonial-era Empress Market is located in Saddar.

  • Karachi downtown

    Skyline of Karachi

  • Movenpick Karachi

    Mövenpick Hotel Karachi

  • Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) Head Office, Karachi, Pakistan

    Karachi's civic government operates from the British-era Karachi Municipal Corporation Building.

  • Rising Karachi (cropped)

    Karachi Downtown.

  • Inside the Shahs Shrine

    Abdullah Shah Ghazi, an 8th-century Sufi mystic, is considered to be the patron saint of Karachi.

  • Karachi St. Patricks Cathedral-2

    St. Patrick's Cathedral serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Karachi.

  • Karachi Mandir

    The Swaminarayan Temple is the largest Hindu temple in Karachi.

  • Karachi cantt. station facade

    Karachi's Cantonment Railway Station is one of the city's primary railway stations.

  • Karachi Circular Railway map

    A map of the Karachi Circular Railway route.

  • Karachi Airport Asuspine

    Karachi's Jinnah International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Pakistan.

  • Kharachi Port

    The Port of Karachi is one of South Asia's largest and busiest deep-water seaports.

  • Habib University 3

    Habib University is a liberal arts college in Karachi.

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    Aga Khan University's hospital.

  • Khi National Museum

    The National Museum of Pakistan is located in Karachi.

  • Mohatta Palace

    Built as a home for a wealthy Hindu businessman, the Mohatta Palace is now a museum open to the public.

  • View of Frere Hall, Karachi

    Frere Hall, Karachi

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    Frere Hall – completed in 1865

  • Hindu Gymkhana Karachi

    The Hindu Gymkhana Building was built by Hindus who migrated after the independence of Pakistan, though the building was repurposed to house the National Academy of Performing Arts.

  • Mohatta Palace Karachi

    Mohatta Palace

  • Karachijahangir

    Jehangir Kothari Parade

  • Karachi St. Patricks Cathedral-2

    Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi

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    Asia House City Courts

  • City Courts

    City Courts

  • St.patrick's cathederal's Christ the King Monument.jpg

    Christ the King

  • DJ Science College

    DJ Science College

  • Faiz-e-Hussaini Building 01

    Faiz-e-Hussaini Building

  • Flag Staff House (Quaid-e-Azam House Museum)2.jpg

    Flag staff House

  • Austin mini850mk1 governorhouse

    Governor House

  • Jehangir Kothari Parade and Pavilion

    Jehangir Kothari Parade

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    Karachi Cantonment

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    Karachi Chamber of Commerce

  • Khaliq Deena Hall

    Khaliq Deena Hall

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    Lady Dufferin Hospital

  • Max Denso Hall and Library, 02

    Max Denso Hall and Library

  • Mereweather Clock Tower, Karachi

    Mereweather Clock Tower

  • Mohammad Ali Building

    Mohammad Ali Building

  • Mules Mansion 01

    Mules Mansion

  • The Grandeur of the British Raj in between the hustle and bustle of a Karachi market

    NED Dispensary Saddar

  • ILACO House 02

    Old ILACO House

  • Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir

    Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir

  • The Sindh High Court

    The Sindh High Court

  • Victoria Museum (now Supreme Court of Pakistan Building).jpg

    Victoria Museum

  • Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Birth Place

    Wazir Mansion

  • Chaukundi1

    Chaukhandi tombs

  • Larkana (PB 157)-090309-N-4774B-055

    Boat Harbour, Karachi

  • FishingshipsatKarachiHarbour

    Fishing boats at the Port of Karachi

  • Clifton beach karachi

    Seaview, Clifton Beach

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    Manora Beach


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