Manora Cantonment

Manora Cantonment: The Manora Cantonment (Urdu: منوڑہ چھاؤنی) is a cantonment town in a small Manora Island, located just south of the Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army in 19th century British India, and taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi.

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Army Cantonment Board, Pakistan

Cantonment

Manora Island

Coordinates: 24°57′N 67°13′E / 24.95°N 67.217°E / 24.95; 67.217

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Army Cantonments of Pakistan

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Attock Cantonment · Bhawalpur Cantonment · Chaklala Cantonment · Gujranwala Cantonment · Jhelum Cantonment · Kamra Cantonment · Kharian Cantonment · Lahore Cantonment · Mangla Cantonment · Multan Cantonment · Murree Gali Cantonment · Murree Hills Cantonment · Okara Cantonment · Rawalpindi Cantonment · Sanjwal Cantonment · Sargodha Cantonment · Shorkot Cantonment · Sialkot Cantonment · Taxila Cantonment · Wah Cantonment · Walton Cantonment

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Clifton Cantonment · Faisal Cantonment · Hyderabad Cantonment · Karachi Cantonment · Korangi Creek Cantonment · Malir Cantonment · Manora Cantonment · Pano Aqil Cantonment

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Abbottabad Cantonment · Bannu Cantonment · Dera Ismail Khan Cantonment · Havelian Cantonment · Kohat Cantonment · Mardan Cantonment · Nowshera Cantonment · Peshawar Cantonment · Risalpur Cantonment

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Khuzdar Cantonment · Loralai Cantonment · Ormara Cantonment · Quetta Cantonment · Zhob Cantonment

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