The Clifton Cantonment ( ur, ) is a

cantonment A cantonment (, , or ) is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India and other parts of South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British India, colonial-era). In military of the United States, United Stat ...

town within the city of

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

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. It serves as a

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and

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establishment. It was established by the

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during 19th century

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, and was taken over by the

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in 1947. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply and electricity, and is outside of the jurisdiction of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. ''Cantonment Board Clifton'' provides municipal services.

Neighbourhoods

* PNT Colony (Samieya Town) * Bukhshan Village * Chandio Village * Chaudhry Khaliquz Zaman Colony *

Clifton (Karachi) Clifton is an upscale and historic seaside locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the most affluent parts of the city, home to some of Karachi's most expensive real estates. It is home to several foreign consulates, while its commercial cent ...

Clifton Block-7 Clifton is an upscale and historic seaside locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the most affluent parts of the city, home to some of Karachi's most expensive real estates. It is home to several foreign consulates, while its commercial cent ...

Clifton Block-8 Clifton is an upscale and historic seaside locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the most affluent parts of the city, home to some of Karachi's most expensive real estates. It is home to several foreign consulates, while its commercial cent ...

Clifton Block-9 Clifton is an upscale and historic seaside locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the most affluent parts of the city, home to some of Karachi's most expensive real estates. It is home to several foreign consulates, while its commercial cent ...

DHA, Karachi The Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Karachi ( ur, ), formerly Pakistan Defence Officers Cooperative Housing Society, is a residential neighbourhood or a housing society located within Clifton Cantonment of Karachi. It was originally establishe ...

or (Defence Housing Authority, Karachi)KARACHI: Rain emergency plan for DHA, Clifton finalized
Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 July 2004, Retrieved 19 August 2020 *

DHA City, Karachi DHA City Karachi is a housing estate being built in Gadap Town, which is located in the outskirts of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The project spans over 11,640 acres. Located 56 kilometers from Karachi, the community is planned to be self-dependent f ...

DHA Suffa University DHA Suffa University (DSU) ( ur, ) is a non-profit private sector university named after Suffah of Masjid-e-Nabwi. It is located in the Phase VII (extension) of Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. The university received ...

* DHA Phase I * DHA Phase II * DHA Phase III * DHA Phase IV * DHA Phase V * DHA Phase VI * DHA Phase VII *

Delhi Colony Delhi Colony ( ur, دہلی کالونی ) is a neighbourhood near Clifton, Karachi Clifton is an upscale and historic seaside locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the most affluent parts of the city, home to some of Karachi's most ex ...

Gizri Creek Gizri is one of the neighborhoods of Clifton Cantonment in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. One of the oldest neighborhoods of Karachi was considered as Fishermen Village. There's still a small number of fisher live here who speak Bravhi & Si ...

Gizri Gizri is one of the neighborhoods of Clifton Cantonment in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. One of the oldest neighborhoods of Karachi was considered as Fishermen Village. There's still a small number of fisher live here who speak Bravhi & ...

* Madinabad * Pak Jamhuria Colony * Punjab Colony

Important roads

* Korangi Road * Sunset Boulevard * Khayaban-e-Jami * Khayaban-e-Ittehad * Khayaban-e-Bahria * Khayaban-e-Badban * Khayaban-e-Hilal * Khayaban-e-Shahbaz * Khayaban-e-Sehar * Khayaban-e-Rahat * Khayaban-e-Muhafiz * Khayaban-e-Bukhari * Khayaban-e-Nishat * Commercial Avenue * Khayaban-e-Hafiz * Khayaban-e-Muslim * Khayaban-e-Shaheen * Khayaban-e-Shujaat * 26th Street * Saba Avenue * Beach Avenue * Khayaban-e-Mujahid * Khayaban-e-Janbaz * Khayaban-e-Shamsheer * Khayaban-e-Tanzeem * Khayaban-e-Tauheed * Khayabane-e-Amir Khusro * Khayaban-e-Tariq * Khaliq-uz-Zaman * Gizri Road

References

External links

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Article on Karachi, Pakistan on Encyclopedia Britannica
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clifton Cantonment Cantonments in Karachi Coastal cities and towns in Pakistan Pakistan Navy bases

Neighbourhoods

Important roads

See also

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