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Gora Qabaristan, Karachi
The Gora Qabaristan (Urdu: ; also spelled as ''Gora Kabristan''), or Gora Cemetery, literally transliterated as ''White (man's) graveyard'' is Karachi's only operational Christianity, Christian cemetery. History The original consecration of the Karachi Christian Cemetery was in 1845 during British Raj, colonial rule but there is a tombstone set in the wall near the main gate of the cemetery bearing the date 1843. The graveyard covers an area of around 20 acres. After the Partition of India, independence in 1947, the British High Commission in Karachi invited the members of the various Christian bodies to form the Karachi Christian Cemeteries Board. Its official name is 'Maseehi Qabraistan' (meaning Christian Cemetery). There is some evidence that an even older Christian cemetery existed on Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road near an area known as Eidgah. Having fallen into disuse it has since been built over with commercial establishments. In May 2002, the mutilated body of American jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gora Kabristan, Lahore
The Gora Kabristan or Gora Cemetery ( Punjabi/Urdu: ) in Lahore, Pakistan is the one of the oldest Christian cemetery in Lahore. Location It is located adjutant to Forman Christian College. History It was developed after establishment of British Raj in the Punjab Region as their primary Cemetery in Lahore. The name literally means the white graveyard. 'Gora' is an Urdu word and is used by Pakistanis to refer to light skinned or white people. Therefore, a more accurate translation would be "white people's graveyard." The term is not always necessarily used in a derogatory manner. Notable interments Many notable personalities of British era and early Pakistani era are buried there, including * Cecil Chaudhry * Geoffrey Langlands * Princess Bamba Sutherland * A.C. Woolner * Alvin Robert Cornelius Alvin Robert Cornelius, HPk (8 May 1903 – 21 December 1991) was a Pakistani jurist, legal philosopher and judge, serving as the 4th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1960 until 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gora Qabristan, Peshawar
Gora may refer to: *Gora (surname) *'' Gora'', a Bengali novel by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore *Gora (musical instrument) *''G.O.R.A.'', a 2004 Turkish comedy film *Goparaju Ramachandra Rao ("Gora", 1902–1975), Indian social reformer and atheist activist Places *Gora (region), in southern Kosovo and north-eastern Albania * Gora, Croatia, a village near Petrinja, Croatia * Góra (other), places in Poland *Gora, Russia, several rural localities in Russia *Gora (Kakanj), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina *Gora (Vogošća), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina *Gora, Krško, a settlement in the Municipality of Krško, Slovenia *Gora nad Sodražico (also known as Gora), Slovenia, a community and parish comprising the villages of Betonovo, Kračali, Janeži, Petrinci, and Kržeti *Gora Ardan, a peak in the western plains of Turkmenistan *Gora Cemetery (other) *Gōra Station is a terminal railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line as well as the Hakone Tozan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
