Maripur or Mauripur ( ur, ماری پور ) is a village to the west of
Karachi
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,
Pakistan
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, near
Hawke's Bay Beach
Hawke's Bay or Hawkesbay is a beach in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 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 hundr ...
.
Air Force Base
PAF Base Masroor is the largest airbase operated by the
Pakistan Air Force
, "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional)
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. It is located in the
Mauripur
Maripur or Mauripur ( ur, ماری پور ) is a village to the west of Karachi, Pakistan, near Hawke's Bay Beach.
Air Force Base
PAF Base Masroor is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area ...
area of
Karachi
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, in the
Sindh province. The base was originally known as RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur. It is of immense strategic importance considering it has been entrusted upon the task of defending the coastal and Southern region of Pakistan. It houses the 32 Tactical Attack (TA) Wing which comprises four separate squadrons.
Transportation
Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) bus route between Mauripur and rest of Karachi downtown,
Saddar
Saddar ( ur, ), also known as Saddar Bazaar, is a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan. The locality was developed as the primary commercial district during the period of British-era rule in Karachi. As a result, Saddar contains the large concentr ...
. The buses also run between Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Maripur.
Better transportation: Bus route to start between Mauripur and Gulshan-e-Hadeed
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is a 653 km-long coastal highway along Pakistan
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's Arabian Sea
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coastline. It is a part of Pakistan's National Highways
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network. It runs primarily through Balochistan
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province between Karachi
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and Gwadar
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, passing near the port towns of Ormara
Ormara ( Balochi, ur, ), is a town in Gwadar District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a port on the Makran coastal region. It is located west of Karachi and east of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. This port is also mentioned in ' ...
and Pasni.
Ustad Abdul Ghani Musical Academy
Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch Musical Academy has been running since 1992, located in Mauripur Village, a town, which is located on Hawkesbay Road. The academy was established by Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch, who can sing in Balochi, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi and Saraiki. He teaches students about music and singing. He is a respected person in the area. He is a popular person too in his area. He has many students who have been singing in different areas in Karachi and Balochistan. Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch has been taught by Ostaad Mir Ahmed Baloch, who was very famous singer and music director.
See also
* Mauripur Expressway
References
External links
Karachi Website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
Kiamari Town
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