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Karachi (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː tʃ i /; Urdu: کراچی; Sindhi: ڪراچي ; IPA: [kəˈraːtʃi] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.It is the largest city in Pakistan and the 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million.
Karachi was known as Khurachee Scinde (i.e. Karachi, Sindh) during the early British colonial rule. An old image of Karachi from 1889 Karachi map, 1911 St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi An image from 1930 of Elphinstone Street, Karachi Karachi Municipal Corporation Building, inaugurated in 1932
SD-P-19. Mercantile Bank Building. Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road. Karachi. Upload Photo. Upload Photo. SD-P-20. Merewether Clock Tower. I.I. Chundrigar Road (McLeod Road) /Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road.
Karachi was the national capital from 1947 until 1959. Over the next several decades it became one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, doubling its population from 1981 to 1999. [1] The hills in Karachi are the off-shoots of the Kirthar Range. The highest point of these hills in Karachi is about 528m in the extreme north.
Karachi was an important military base during the First World War (1914–18) because it was the first British Raj port of call for ships coming through the Suez Canal and was the gateway to Afghanistan and the Russian Empire. Karachi was again a military base and port for supplies to the Russian front during the Second World War (1939–1945 ...
94,560 metric tons. Jinnah International Airport ( Urdu: جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) ( IATA: KHI, ICAO: OPKC ), formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi Civil Airport, is Pakistan 's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 7,267,582 passengers in 2017–2018. [ 4 ] Located in Karachi, the largest city and ...
Karachi is the largest and most populous city in Pakistan. The population of Karachi is estimated to be around 16 million (16,093,786) in 2020. [ 1] The population and demographic distribution in the megacity has undergone numerous changes over the past 150 years. On 14 August 1947, when it became the capital city of Pakistan, its population ...
Map of Pakistan, showing ports. List of ports. Containers at the Port of Karachi. Aerial view of Gwadar Port. Name City Location Description Port of Karachi: Karachi