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Hawke's Bay or Hawkesbay is a
beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc sh ...
in
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 c ...
, Sindh,
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
, located 20 km southwest of Karachi city. The beach is named after Bladen Wilmer Hawke, who owned a house on the beach during the 1930s. The beach is very popular, with hundreds of people visiting daily for
swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
, camel and
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, and vacations.


Marine Life

This beach is known for being a nesting ground of green sea turtle and
olive ridley sea turtle The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in ...
during winter months. Due to this, the
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(WWF) organised a wetland centre on the beach for information regarding turtles.


Hawkes Bay incidents

Various accidents have occurred due to lack of proper security and damaged boats used for giving rides to people. * In February 1983, a
Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mo ...
pilgrim drowned near the beach. * On July 19, 2015, four boys drowned near the beach. * On September 9, 2017, 12 members of three families drowned near the beach. * On July 11, 2019, a teenager Kamran (age 14) and an adult Moiz Younus (age 24) drowned while on picnic with family.


See also

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Hawke's Bay Town Hawke's Bay Town ( ur, ) is located in Keamari Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Hawke's Bay Town was notified in July 1984 by Karachi Development Authority. It is a residential Scheme for low / medium income group. Hawke's Bay Town is also bei ...
*
Mubarak Goth Mubarak Goth or Mubarak Village ( ur, ) is a fishing village in Kiamari Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located along the shore of Arabian Sea in Keamari District. Demography The village is 30 km away from city center with a ...


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* Beaches of Karachi Tourist attractions in Karachi {{Sindh-geo-stub