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 ...

is a

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s in the city of

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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Museums

Frere Hall Frere Hall ( ur, ) is a building in Karachi, Pakistan that dates from the early British colonial era in Sindh. Completed in 1865, Frere Hall was originally intended to serve as Karachi's town hall, and now serves as an exhibition space and li ...

MagnifiScience Centre The MagnifiScience Centre (MSC) is an independent science center in Karachi, with a mission to develop among the populace an interest in scientific thinking, scientific literacy, and scientific methods through engagement with interactive exhibi ...

National Museum of Pakistan The National Museum of Pakistan ( ur, ) is located in Karachi, Pakistan. History The National Museum of Pakistan was established in Frere Hall on 17 April 1950, replacing the defunct Victoria Museum. Frere Hall itself was built in 1865 as a t ...

Pakistan Air Force Museum Pakistan Air Force Museum Faisal ( ur, ) is an Air Force museum and park situated near ''Karsaz Flyover'' on Shahrah-e-Faisal in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Pakistan Maritime Museum Pakistan Maritime Museum ( ur, پاک بحریہ عجائب گھر ) is a maritime museum and park situated near PNS Karsaz on Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah Road (Karsaz Road) in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The main museum building is located ...

Quaid-e-Azam House The Quaid-e-Azam House, also known as Flagstaff House, is a house museum dedicated to the personal life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, it was designed by British architect Moses Somake. T ...

, also known as Flagstaff House, a museum dedicated to the life of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

Wazir Mansion The Wazir Mansion ( ur, ) known officially as Quaid-i-Azam Birthplace MuseumWazir Mansion forgotten?
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, also as Quaid-i-Azam Birthplace Museum, a museum that was the birthplace of Muhammad Ali Jinnah'Wazir Mansion: then and now'
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Monuments, mosques, and memorials

* Hindu Gymkhana *

Jehangir Kothari Parade Jehangir Kothari Parade ( ur, ) is a promenade built on land donated by Seth Jehangir Hormusji Kothari to the city of Karachi in 1919. It is situated on a hilltop on the Arabian Sea, in the Clifton Beach area of Karachi. Jehangir Kothari ...

Grand Jamia Mosque Grand Jamia Mosque ( ur, گرینڈ جامع مسجد), is a cultural complex under construction in Bahria Town Karachi, Pakistan. When completed, the complex will include what would be Pakistan's largest and the world's third-largest mosque ac ...

Masjid-e-Tooba Masjid-e-Tooba or Tooba Mosque ( ur, مسجد طوبٰی) also known as Gol Masjid, is located in the city of Karachi, Sindh the province of Pakistan. It is situated in the phase 2 of DHA, Karachi, DHA (Defence Housing Authority), Karachi. The co ...

* Mazare-e-Quaid Tomb *

Merewether Memorial Tower Merewether Clock Tower or Merewether Tower () Reprinted by Pakistan Herald Publications Ltd, Karachi Pg 62 is a neo-Gothic clocktower built during the Victorian era in Karachi, Pakistan. The tower is a landmark in central Karachi, and is at the te ...

Mohatta Palace The Mohatta Palace ( ur, ) is a museum located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Designed by ''Muhammad komail Hussain'', the palace was built in 1927 in the posh seaside locale of Clifton as the summer home of Shivratan Mohatta, a Hindu Marwari bus ...

Monument to Christ the King The Monument to Christ the King is a white marble structure in the grounds of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi, Pakistan. History This monument stands overlooking one of the busiest streets of Karachi – Shahrah-e-Iraq. The idea for this 54 fee ...

New Memon Masjid The New Memon Masjid ( ur, نئی میمن مسجد) known as the Memon Masjid of Karachi, Pakistan, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the city located on Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road, M.A Jinnah Road. The first committee of the Memon Masj ...

Teen Talwar The Teen Talwar (Three Swords) monument is located in Clifton, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The three marble swords are inscribed with Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's creeds '' Unity, Faith and Discipline''. It was commissioned by Pakistan's forme ...

State Bank of Pakistan Museum & Art Gallery State Bank of Pakistan Museum & Art Gallery is a museum on Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road in Karachi, established in 2004 to introduce the first Monetary Museum of Pakistan. The current State Bank of Pakistan Museum & Art Gallery building, previ ...

Historic and other notable buildings

* Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine *

Bahria Icon Tower Bahria Icon Tower is a recently on-hold skyscraper complex in the seaside municipality of Clifton in Karachi, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey tower, which at , is the tallest building in Pakistan and among the tallest buildings in So ...

Denso Hall Denso Hall (), officially The Max Denso Hall and Library, is a library located in Karachi, Pakistan. It was built in 1886 as the first library in Karachi to serve the native population. Location Denso Hall and Library is located at a triangula ...

DJ Science College Dayaram Jethamal Sindh Government Science College, ( sd, ) commonly known as DJ Science College, is a public community college that is affiliated with the University of Karachi — it is located near Burns Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Pr ...

Dolmen City Dolmen City () is a mixed-use complex, situated on the waterfront of Clifton, Karachi, Clifton, in Karachi, Pakistan. It is made up of four towers: Tower A, Tower B, Harbour Front, and Executive Tower. At the base of the complex is the Dolmen Mall ...

, Clifton * Sindh Governor House * Hindu Gymkhana * Edward House *

Karachi Cantonment railway station Karachi Cantonment Railway Station ( ur, , Sindhi: ڪراچي ڇانوڻي ريلوي اسٽيشن) (often abbreviated as Karachi Cantt.) is one of the busiest and principal railway stations in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated near Dr. ...

Khaliq Dina Hall Khaliq Dina Hall ( ur, ), also spelled Khaliq Deena Hall, is a library and hall located in Karachi, Pakistan. The building was built in 1906, and was after Ghulam Hoosain Khalikdina - a wealthy merchant and philanthropist who was the main finan ...

Habib Bank Plaza Habib Bank Plaza (), also known as HBL Plaza, located on I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is the head office of Habib Bank Limited. It was once the tallest building in Asia, a title that hasn't been held by any other building in ...

* Holy Trinity Cathedral *

, Clifton *

Karachi Municipal Corporation Building The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Building is a colonial-era building located on M. A. Jinnah Road, in central Karachi. Construction began in 1927, completed in 1930, and the building was then inaugurated in 1932. It is considered to be on ...

* TDF Ghar *

* Mules Mansion *

Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi St. Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, and is located near the Empress Market in the Saddar locality in central Karachi. The church was completed in 1881, and can accommodate 1,500 worshipers. At th ...

* Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir *

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi The Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, Karachi ( ur, ) is a Hindu temple that is the only Swami Narayan temple in Pakistan. The temple is notable for its size and frontage, over on the M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi city. The temple celebrated its ann ...

Shri Varun Dev Mandir Shri Varun Dev Mandir ( sd, شْرِيْ وَرُڻَ ديوَ مَنْدِرَ ,श्री वरुण देव मंदिर, ) is a Hindu temple located in Manora Island in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The temple is devoted to Lord Jhule ...

Markets and ports

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Empress Market The Empress Market ( ur, , Sindhi: ايمپريس مارڪيٽ) is a marketplace situated in the Saddar Town locality of Karachi, Pakistan. The market traces its origins to the British Raj era, when it was first constructed. Today, it is among ...

* Port Trust Building * M.A. Jinnah Road *

Port Grand Port Grand Food and drink and Entertainment Complex is a recreational area built in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan along the waterfront of the 19th century Native Jetty Bridge that connects the Karachi Port Trust to Keamari. The project was a result ...

Lucky One Mall Lucky One Mall is a shopping mall located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, which is owned by ''Yunus Brothers Group''. It is the largest shopping mall in Pakistan, with an area of about 3.4 million square feet. It is also the second largest mall in S ...

Dolmen Malls Dolmen Malls are a chain of shopping malls in Karachi, Pakistan, owned and operated by Dolmen Group. Dolmen Group was established in 1984 as a real estate investor. The group is currently a leading real estate group in Pakistan engaged in the deve ...

* Ocean Mall and Tower

Beaches

* Cape Mount * Clifton Beach * French Beach *

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* Paradise Point *

Sandspit Beach Sandspit Beach is a beach located in south west of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a very famous tourist spot. A remarkable variety of marine life are found here including algae and crabs. The shallow waters are ideal for swimming and sunbathi ...

Parks

* Aram Bagh *

Aziz Bhatti Park The Aziz Bhatti Park ( ur, ) is located near Federal Urdu University on University Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The Park named after Major Aziz Bhatti of Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army. He defended Burki sector of Laho ...

* Bagh Ibne Qasim, Clifton * Bagh-e-Jinnah *

Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam Polo Ground, Karachi, also known as Gulshan-e-Jinnah or Bagh-i-Quaid-i-Azam (), is a park located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road and Aiwan-e-Sadar Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This park is spread over 20 acres and has a football ground, Japane ...

(popularly known as Polo Ground)KARACHI: Eid prayer timings (at Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam)
Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 February 2004, Retrieved 12 August 2020 * Boat Basin Park * Go Aish * Hasrat Mohani Model Park * Hill Park *

Jheel Park The Jheel Park or Society Jheel Park ( ur, ), is situated near Tariq Road in PECHS, P.E.C.H Society, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The park is constructed on of land.Karachi Safari Park Karachi Safari Park ( ur, ), opened in 1970, is a public funded 'family-only' safari park covering an area of , located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It has a zoo, geared with viewing facilities like a chairlift and safari t ...

Karachi Zoo The Karachi Zoo ( ur, ; sd, ڪراچي زو چڙيا گهر), also known as Karachi Zoological and Botanical Gardens, formerly known as Gandhi Garden, is located in Garden West, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1799, it is the largest ...

* Kite Park *

Landhi Korangi Zoo __NOTOC__ Korangi Zoo ( ur, ) established in 1990, is a zoological garden located at Korangi, Landhi Town, Karachi District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is spread over an area of approximately and contains a fewer variety of animals compared to Karachi ...

Nishtar Park The Nishtar Park ( ur, ) (''formerly'' Patel Park) is located at Parsi Colony, off M.A. Jinnah Road in the area of Soldier Bazaar, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Nishtar Park was originally called Patel Park, named after Congress leader Vallabhbhai P ...

Safari Park A safari park, sometimes known as a wildlife park, is a zoo-like commercial drive-in tourist attraction where visitors can drive their own vehicles or ride in vehicles provided by the facility to observe freely roaming animals. A safari park ...

Talimi Bagh {{Short description, none The following is a list of parks and gardens in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Many of them are maintained by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Public parks * 5B Park (Phool Bagh), North Nazimabad Town * Afza Altaf Park * ...

Zamzama Park Zamzama Park is a 26 acre park located in the phase 5 area of Defence Housing Authority in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It has jogging tracks, walking paths, roller blading enclosure, refreshment stand, and playground. The display center and head of ...

Nearby attractions

Hingol National Park Hingol National Park or Hungol National Park ( ur, ) is the largest national park in Pakistan, located in the Makran coastal region. The park covers an area of about and is located 190 km from Karachi in the three districts of Gwadar, Lasbe ...

Hub Dam Hub Dam ( ur, ) is a reservoir on the Hub River. It is situated 56 km from Karachi city in Karachi and Hub District on Sindh and Balochistan provinces border. The dam is extended to 24300 acres with gross storage capacity of 857000 acre ...

Keenjhar Lake Keenjhar Lake ( sd, ڪینجھر ڍنڍ) commonly called Malik Lake ( ur, کلری Malik , sd, Maik ڍنڍ ) is located in Thatta District of Sindh the province of Pakistan. It is situated about from the city of Thatta. It is the largest fre ...

Makli Necropolis Makli Necropolis ( ur, ; sd, مڪلي جو مقام) is one of the largest funerary sites in the world, spread over an area of 10 kilometres near the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The site houses approximately 500,000 ...

* Shah Jahan Mosque

Islands

Baba and Bhit Islands Baba and Bhit Islands ( ur, ) are two small and densely populated islands located in the Karachi Harbour, in Karachi, Pakistan. The approximate area of the islands is 4 km² and the population is about 25,000. The islands are connected to K ...

Buddo Island Buddo Island (also known as ''Dingi'')' ( ur, جزیرہ بدو); ( sd, ڏنگي ٻيٽ) is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi in Sindh province of Pakistan. Bhuddo island is un-inhabited and total area is . On ...

Bundal Island Bundal Island ( ur, جزیرہ بھنڈار}) ( sd, ڀنڍار ٻيٽ ) is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi, Sindh. It is an inhabited island on which an old Sufi Saint, Yousuf Shah's shrine is also present. ...

Clifton Oyster Rocks The Clifton Oyster Rocks ( ur, ) are a series of islets located off the coast of the Clifton, Karachi, Clifton neighbourhood of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The islands were under the control of the Pakistani Navy until 2006, when the Karachi city gov ...

Khiprianwala Island Khiprianwala Island is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. See also * List of islands of Pakistan This is a list of islands of Pakistan Balochistan coast: *Astola Island (also known as ''Haft Ta ...

Manora Manora may refer to: * Manora, Karachi, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan * Manora, Washim, a taluka in Washim district of Maharashtra, India * Manora Cantonment, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan * Manora Fort, Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan * Manora For ...

Shams Pir Shams Pir () is an island village near Thatta, Pakistan, along the western end of Thatta Harbour, close to Sandspit Beach and Kakapir. It is administered as part of the Thtta West district. Approximately 5,000 people now live on the island. The ...

Churna Island Charna Island (also spelled Churna Island; ur, جزیرہ چرنا) is located near Mubarak Goth, Kiamari Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Churna Island is a small, uninhabited island located in the Arabian Sea, about west of the mouth of the ...

References

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