KARACHI(کراچی) THE CITY OF LIGHTS
KARACHI is known as the City of Lights and "The Bride of the Cities" for its liveliness, and the "City of the Quaid" having been the birth and burial place of QUAID-E-AZAM, the Great Leader.
It is the largest and most populated city of Pakistan and it is located in the south of the country, along the coastline meeting the Arabian Sea containing the main seaports {Karachi port & Bin Qasim Port)and financial centers , as well as it is the capital of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 23.5 million people according to the Census 2013.
Karachi is the third largest city in the world after Shanghai (1) & Istanbul (2) by population within city limits and the 11th-largest urban group It is Pakistan's center of industry, banking, trade and economic activities and is home to Pakistan's largest corporations, including those involved in textiles, automotive industry, shipping, show business, the arts, fashion, advertising, and many more.
The main reason for Karachi to gain its uniqueness from other cities of Pakistan is the link with the Arabian sea which gives a beautiful and a mind soothing view to the citizens and tourists.
Karachi is the first capital of Pakistan before Islamabad because the government wants to spread development across the country and to prevent it from being concentrated in Karachi, it is the only city of Pakistan where the all casts are living all together with many numbers i.e Sindhi, Balochi, Pukhtoon,Punjabi,Saraiki with the majority of Muhajirs who migrated from India to Pakistan after independence in 1947.
A renowned business man said about Karachi
HISTORY
KARACHI is known as the City of Lights and "The Bride of the Cities" for its liveliness, and the "City of the Quaid" having been the birth and burial place of QUAID-E-AZAM, the Great Leader.
It is the largest and most populated city of Pakistan and it is located in the south of the country, along the coastline meeting the Arabian Sea containing the main seaports {Karachi port & Bin Qasim Port)and financial centers , as well as it is the capital of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 23.5 million people according to the Census 2013.
Karachi is the third largest city in the world after Shanghai (1) & Istanbul (2) by population within city limits and the 11th-largest urban group It is Pakistan's center of industry, banking, trade and economic activities and is home to Pakistan's largest corporations, including those involved in textiles, automotive industry, shipping, show business, the arts, fashion, advertising, and many more.
The main reason for Karachi to gain its uniqueness from other cities of Pakistan is the link with the Arabian sea which gives a beautiful and a mind soothing view to the citizens and tourists.
Karachi is the first capital of Pakistan before Islamabad because the government wants to spread development across the country and to prevent it from being concentrated in Karachi, it is the only city of Pakistan where the all casts are living all together with many numbers i.e Sindhi, Balochi, Pukhtoon,Punjabi,Saraiki with the majority of Muhajirs who migrated from India to Pakistan after independence in 1947.
A renowned business man said about Karachi
"those who can't earn in Karachi can earn nowhere in the world"
HISTORY
The area of Karachi was known to the ancient Greeks by many
names: Krokola, the place where Alexander the Great camped to prepare a fleet
for Babylonia after his campaign in the Indus Valley; 'Morontobara' (probably
Manora island near Karachi harbour), from where Alexander's admiral Nearchus
set sail; and Barbarikon, a port of the Bactrian kingdom. It was later known to
the Arabs as Debal from where Muhammad bin Qasim led his conquering force into
South Asia in 712 AD[14]
Karachi was founded as "Kolachi" by Sindhi and Baloch tribes from Balochistan and Makran, who established a small fishing community in the area.[15] Descendants of the original community still live in the area on the small island of Abdullah Goth, which is located near the Karachi Port.The original name "Kolachi" survives in the name of a well-known Karachi locality named "Mai Kolachi" in Sindhi. Mirza Ghazi Beg, the Mughal administrator of Sindh, is among the first historical figures credited for the development of Coastal Sindh (consisting of regions such as the Makran Coast and the Mehran Delta), including the cities of Thatta, Bhambore and Karachi.
Karachi was founded as "Kolachi" by Sindhi and Baloch tribes from Balochistan and Makran, who established a small fishing community in the area.[15] Descendants of the original community still live in the area on the small island of Abdullah Goth, which is located near the Karachi Port.The original name "Kolachi" survives in the name of a well-known Karachi locality named "Mai Kolachi" in Sindhi. Mirza Ghazi Beg, the Mughal administrator of Sindh, is among the first historical figures credited for the development of Coastal Sindh (consisting of regions such as the Makran Coast and the Mehran Delta), including the cities of Thatta, Bhambore and Karachi.
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| DJ SCIENCE COLLGE KARACHI 19th century |
During the rule of the Mughal administrator of Sindh, Mirza
Ghazi Beg, the city was well fortified against Portuguese colonial incursions
in Sindh. During the reign of the Kalhora Dynasty, the present city started
life as a fishing settlement when a Sindhi Balochi fisher-woman called Mai
Kolachi took up residence and started a family. The city was an integral part
of the Talpur dynasty in 1720.
The village that later grew out of this settlement was known as Kolachi-jo-Goth (Village of Kolachi in Sindhi). By the late 1720s, the village was trading across the Arabian Sea with Muscat and the Persian Gulf region. The local Sindhi populace built a small fort, that was constructed for the protection of the city, armed with cannons imported by Sindhi sailors from Muscat, Oman. The fort had two main gateways: one facing the sea, known as Kharra Darwaaza (Brackish Gate) (Kharadar) and the other facing the Lyari River known as the Meet'ha Darwaaza (Sweet Gate) (Mithadar). The location of these gates correspond to the modern areas of Kharadar and Mithadar.
The village that later grew out of this settlement was known as Kolachi-jo-Goth (Village of Kolachi in Sindhi). By the late 1720s, the village was trading across the Arabian Sea with Muscat and the Persian Gulf region. The local Sindhi populace built a small fort, that was constructed for the protection of the city, armed with cannons imported by Sindhi sailors from Muscat, Oman. The fort had two main gateways: one facing the sea, known as Kharra Darwaaza (Brackish Gate) (Kharadar) and the other facing the Lyari River known as the Meet'ha Darwaaza (Sweet Gate) (Mithadar). The location of these gates correspond to the modern areas of Kharadar and Mithadar.
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