Karachi
Karachi (Urdu: کاراچی) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. Until 1958, it was also the capital of Pakistan. It is also called the City of Lights. It is also one of the world's biggest megacities.[1] In 2017, there are about 17.63 million people who live in Karachi.[2] It is the largest city in the Muslim world.
Karachi has many names including "Mai Kolachi Jo Goth" and "Karatishi". A native of Karachi is called a Karachiite. Quaid-e-Azam (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), who was the founder of Pakistan, was born and buried in Karachi. Karachi has two important regional seaports. Karachi also makes the largest share of Pakistan's GDP and national revenue.
Karachi has five districts: District South, District East, District West, District Central, and District Malir. The city is the financial and commercial center of Pakistan.
Karachi has 26 universities including the University of Karachi. It 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 an oil spillage but the beach was cleaned. Karachi has Pakistan's first nuclear site, KANUP in 1952 from Canada. Karachi hosted the first ever night hockey match between India and Pakistan in 1986 at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium.
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 (Jinnah International Airport) and two large shipping ports, the 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).
Karachi Media
A postcard from 1930 of Elphinstone Street, Karachi.
The 15th–18th century Chaukhandi tombs are a Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Manora Fort, built-in 1797 to defend Karachi, was captured by the British on 3 February 1839 and upgraded 1888–1889.
An 1897 image of Karachi's Rampart Row street in Mithadar
Some of Karachi's most recognized structures, such as Frere Hall, date from the British Raj.
Karachi features several examples of colonial-era Indo-Saracenic architecture, such as the KMC Building.
The Arabian Sea influences Karachi's climate, providing the city with more moderate temperatures compared to other areas of Sindh province.
I. I. Chundrigar Road is considered to be the "downtown" of karachi
The former State Bank of Pakistan building was built during the colonial era.
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References
- ↑ Barbara A. Weightman (15 June 2011), Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-11-1813-998-1
- ↑ "Karachi Population 2017". World Population Review. Retrieved 13 June 2017.