Gulshan-e-Iqbal ( ur, ) is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 15,16,17,18) residential and commercial neighborhood in the
Karachi East
Karachi East District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
Map of Karachi Division
History
The district was established in 1972.
The district was abolished in 2000, and was divided into four t ...
district 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 ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It was previously administered as part of the
Gulshan Town
Gulshan Town ( ur, ) is a Karachi borough in the northeastern part of Karachi. Gulshan Town was formed in 2001 as part of the Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union councils. The town system was disbanded in 2011, ...
borough, which was disbanded in 2011.
The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan,
Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...
. It has notable gardens.
The municipal infrastructure of Gulshan-e-Iqbal is in a bad shape especially following the monsoon rains of 2022.
Subdivisions
Gulshan-e-Iqbal is divided in two parts:
* Gulshan-e-Iqbal I
* Gulshan-e-Iqbal II
Gyms and sports complexes
* KMC
Women Sports Complex
The KMC Women Sports Complex, is located in Block-3, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
History
The complex was established on August 12, 2005.https://www.dawn.com/news/383309/karachi-women-sports-complex-to-be-opened-next-month
See a ...
* Pavilion End Club
* National Sports Academy
Islamic centers
* Masjid o Imam Bargah Madina-tul-Ilm (Nipa Chorangi)
*
Faizan-e-Madina (An international Islamic center of
Dawat-e-Isalmi)
* Jamia Abu Bakr Al-Islamia (block 5)
*Jamia Sattaria Islamia (Nipa Chorangi)
*Jamia Darasaat (opposite safari park)
*Jamia Ahsan ul Uloom
*Ashraful Madaris (Gulshan Block 2)
*
Baitul Mukarram Masjid
*Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia
Parks
* Safari Park
* Aziz Bhatti Park
* Sindbad (Rashid Minhas Road)
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See also
* Gulistan-e-Johar
Gulistan-e-Johar or Gulistan-e-Jauhar ( ur, ) is a neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan.
Administration
It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Subdivision borough, which was disbanded in 2011. Some bl ...
* Gulzar-e-Hijri
Gulzar-e-Hijri ( ur, ) is a neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough, which was disbanded in 2011.
Under the new local government system, Gulzar-e-Hijri li ...
* Moti Mahal
* Nasir Hussein Shaheed Hospital
List of hospitals in Pakistan shows the hospitals in Pakistan by administrative region and city with links to articles in WikiPedia on notable hospitals. According to 2016 statistics, Pakistan has more than 1200 public hospitals and 700 privat ...
References
External links
Karachi Website (Archived)
Town Municipal Administration Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town
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Neighbourhoods of Karachi
Gulshan Town
Memorials to Muhammad Iqbal