Lasbela bridge (
Urdu:پل لسبيله ) is located in
Lasbela neighborhood of
Liaquatabad Town,
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. The Lasbela bridge is over
Lyari River and one of the most important bridges in Karachi.
Jam of Lasbela
Jam of Lasbela ( ur, or ) was the princely title of Las Bela State in Balochistan of Pakistan.
Las Bela State was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with British Raj (later a princely state of Pakistan) which existed until 1955. The s ...
( ur, والي رياست لسبيله ) was ruler of
Las Bela State in
Balochistan of
Pakistan. Jam of Lasbela had one of his official residence or
consulate near the
Lyari River before
independence of
Pakistan. The area got associated with Jam of Lasbela and was known as Lasbela. The newly built bridge in the area over the
Lyari River came to be known as
Lasbela bridge.
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See also
* Lasbela
* Liaquatabad Town
* Jinnah Bridge
Jinnah Bridge ( ur, ) is a circular flyover located between Kharadar and Kiamari on Chinna Creek in Karachi, Pakistan. Until 1982, the bridge was known as Napier Mole Bridge. It was upgraded and developed into a circular one-way flyover between 1 ...
* Teen Hatti Bridge
* Napier Mole Bridge
* Sher Shah Bridge Sher Shah Bridge is an overpass in Karachi, Pakistan. In September 2007, the bridge collapsed, leaving five men crushed as a result.
Sher Shah neighbourhood and Sher Shah Bridge in Kiamari Town of Karachi and Sher Shah Park in Wah Cantt, Pakistan, ...
External links
* Teen Hatti Bridge
References
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Bridges in Karachi
Bridges in Pakistan