Kharadar

Kharadar

Kharadar is one of the neighbourhoods of Saddar Town in Karachi, Pakistan. [ [http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Saddar Saddar Town - Government of Karachi] ] "Kharadar" literally means "salty gate" in both Sindhi and Urdu; the neighbourhood might have received this name because it is located near the Arabian Sea.

There are several ethnic groups in Saddar Town including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Saddar Town is estimated to be nearly one million.

Main areas of Kharadar

* Achi Qabar
* Boltan Market
* Bombay Bazaar
* Bunder Quarters
* Chagla Street
* Ghanta Ghar
* Ghulam Hussain Qasim Quarters (Partial)
* Iranian Hall
* Jamat Khana
* Jodia Bazaar
* Kagzi Bazaar
* Kapra Market (Cloth Market)
* Khori Garden
* Lea Market
* Market Quarters
* Memon Chowk
* Memon Masjid (Memon Mosque)
* Mithadar
* Napier Quarters
* Old Town
* Police Chowki
* Punjabi Club
* Qamar House
* Sindhi Para
* Sirafa Bazaar (Gold Market)
* Wazir Mansion (Quaid's birthplace)

ee also

* Mithadar

References

External links

* [http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/ Karachi Website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of hospitals in Karachi — The following is a list of major hospitals in Karachi, organized by subnational entities.Public Institutions Administrated by Federal Government * Labtest Hospital * Combined Military Hospital, Malir Cantt. * Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (J …   Wikipedia

  • Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui — Mazar Qari Muslehuddin Siddiqui Muslim scholar Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui Qadri Razavi …   Wikipedia

  • Karachi — This article is about the city of Karachi. For other uses, see Karachi (disambiguation). Karachi کراچی (Urdu) ڪراچي (Sindhi) …   Wikipedia

  • Manzoor Colony — (Urdu: منظور کالونی ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Jamshed Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [1] There are several ethnic groups in Manzoor Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras,… …   Wikipedia

  • Saddar Town — Infobox Settlement name = Saddar settlement type = Town image caption = image map caption = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = Pakistan subdivision type1 = Province subdivision name1 = Sindh subdivision type2 = City District… …   Wikipedia

  • Port of Karachi — Location Country  Pakistan Location Karachi, Sindh Details …   Wikipedia

  • Madressa-e-Islamia (Karachi Sindh) — Madressa Islamia public boy schools after the partition of India and Pakistan established by Memon community ‎in city of Karachi PakistanHistoryPremises*Madressa Islamia primary school also know as number one situated ? *Madressa Islamia… …   Wikipedia

  • Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar — Maulana Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar (10 May 1895 – 24 October 1985) was a prominent and distinguished Pakistani Scholar, Religious Leader, Public Speaker, Poet and Philosopher. He was born on 10 May 1895 (14th Zeq’ad 1312 H) in Bihar, India. Maulana… …   Wikipedia

  • Mehran Town — (Urdu: مہران ٹاؤن ) is located in Korangi Industrial Area in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] Mehran Town is about 1150 acer (46 Meruba) in area and consist of 9 sectors 6A 6I. It has Malir River North South, National Refinary in East and Korangi… …   Wikipedia

  • List of hospitals in Pakistan — The following is a list of major hospitals in Pakistan, organized by subnational entities.Balochistan*Akram Hospital, Quetta *Children Hospital Quetta, Quetta [http://www.chq.org.pk/] *Sardar Bahadur Khan TB Sanatorium, Quetta *Civil Hospital,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”