Gulbahar or Gul Bahar ( ur, گلبهار ) is one of the neighborhoods of
Liaquatabad Town in
Karachi,
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 ...
,
Pakistan.
Gulbahar Colony, which was known as Golimar, is a suburb of
Karachi. This area is along the
Lyari River and was mainly farmland before the settlement of
Muslim
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refugees after the independence of
Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Gulbahar including
Urdu speakers,
Sindhis,
Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
is,
Seraikis
The Saraikis ( skr, ), are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group inhabiting parts of central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily in the southern part of the Pakistani province of Punjab
They are mainly found in a region of southern Punjab known ...
,
Pakhtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
,
Punjabis
The Punjabis ( Punjabi: ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ; romanised as Panjābīs), are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. The ...
,
Baloch
Baloch, also spelled Baloch, Beluch and in other ways, may refer to:
* Baloch people, an ethnic group of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan
* Baluch, a small itinerant community of Afghanistan
* Balouch, Azad Kashmir, a town in Pakistan
* Baloch (s ...
s,
Memons.
Ismaili
Isma'ilism ( ar, الإسماعيلية, al-ʾIsmāʿīlīyah) is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (imām) to Ja'far al-Sa ...
Shia Muslims are present in large number in Gulbahar.
Neighborhoods
There are following areas in Gulbahar.
Ismailis
Ismaili
Isma'ilism ( ar, الإسماعيلية, al-ʾIsmāʿīlīyah) is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (imām) to Ja'far al-Sa ...
s are present in large number in Gulbahar. Their main centres are located between Gulbahar Police Station and
Lyari River.
Sultanabad Colony
Sultanabad Colony
Sultanabad Colony ( ur, سلطان آباد کالونی ) is a residential area in Gulbahar of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
There are several ethnic groups in Sultanabad Colony including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, ...
no. 2 is popularly known as Sultanabad Colony, it has an
Ismaili
Isma'ilism ( ar, الإسماعيلية, al-ʾIsmāʿīlīyah) is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor (imām) to Ja'far al-Sa ...
Jama'at Khana and Ismaili Religious Education Centre.
See also
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Golimar
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Jama'at Khana
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Sultanabad Colony
Sultanabad Colony ( ur, سلطان آباد کالونی ) is a residential area in Gulbahar of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
There are several ethnic groups in Sultanabad Colony including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, ...
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Sultanabad Housing Society
Sultanabad Colony ( ur, سلطان آباد کالونی ) is a residential area in Gulbahar of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
There are several ethnic groups in Sultanabad Colony including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, ...
External links
Liaquatabad Town
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
Liaquatabad Town
Ismailism in Pakistan
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