Mai Kolachi ( sd, مائي ڪولاچي; ur, مائی کولاچی ) (Lady Kolachi) was a fisher woman who settled near the delta of the
Indus River
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to start a community. She lost her husband in a storm and despite the villagers warnings, went to search for him herself. Kolachi was successful and the village was named after her as
Kolachi Kolachi ( ur, کولاچی , link=no) may refer to
* An old name for Karachi, Pakistan
* Kolachi (port), a former port at Karachi, Pakistan
* Kolachi, Dadu, a village in Mehar Tehsil, Dadu District, Pakistan
* Kalachi, Kazakhstan, a rural ...
and this community was later developed into modern
Karachi
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,
Sindh
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,
Pakistan
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.
The spirit of Kolachi!
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Kolachi Tribe
Kolachi Kolachi ( ur, کولاچی , link=no) may refer to
* An old name for Karachi, Pakistan
* Kolachi (port), a former port at Karachi, Pakistan
* Kolachi, Dadu, a village in Mehar Tehsil, Dadu District, Pakistan
* Kalachi, Kazakhstan, a rural ...
or Kulachi
Kulachi (کلاچی) is a city named after the Kulachi Baloch tribe and is the headquarter of Kulachi Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at at an altit ...
is a Baloch tribe which originated from Kulanch
Kulanch is a sub-tehsil of Pasni, Gwadar District, Balochistan in Pakistan People living there are known as Kulanchi.
After Meds, they are known as primitive population of Gwadar. Kulanch is a large cultivable land beginning 50 km east fr ...
, an area in Makran
Makran ( fa, مكران), mentioned in some sources as Mecran and Mokrān, is the coastal region of Baluchistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in Balochistan, in Pakistan and Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It extends westwards, ...
Balochistan. Mai Kolachi migrated from Makran and settled in the area presently known as 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 ...
. The word "Mai" is still used in Sindh and it means "Respected Lady".
Abdullah Goth
"Kolachi" was reputedly founded by Baloch tribes from Balochistan
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and Makran
Makran ( fa, مكران), mentioned in some sources as Mecran and Mokrān, is the coastal region of Baluchistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in Balochistan, in Pakistan and Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It extends westwards, ...
, who established a small fishing community in the area. Descendants of the original community still live in the area on the small island of Abdullah Goth
Abdullah Goth ( ur, عبد الله گوٹھ ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Bin Qasim Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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, which is located near the Karachi Port.
See also
* Kulanch
Kulanch is a sub-tehsil of Pasni, Gwadar District, Balochistan in Pakistan People living there are known as Kulanchi.
After Meds, they are known as primitive population of Gwadar. Kulanch is a large cultivable land beginning 50 km east fr ...
* Kulachi (tribe)
Kolachi or Kulachi is a Baloch tribe in Karachi & in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. The tribe originated from Kulanch, an area in the Makran region of Balochistan province. The tribe has since moved over to several cities in Sindh and its people can ...
* Kolachi (port)
Kolachi ( ur, کولاچی ) was also a port located at modern Karachi and the old name of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. According to legends, it was a port developed when an old fisherwoman by the name of Mai Kolachi settled near the delta of th ...
* Krokola
Krokola ( ur, كروكولا , Ancient Greek: Κρόκολα) was an ancient port located in what is now the modern city of Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
The area was known to the ancient Greeks: in fact, Krokola was the place wh ...
* 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 ...
*Debal
Debal (Urdu, Arabic, sd, ) was an ancient port located near modern Karachi, Pakistan. It is adjacent to the nearby Manora Island and was administered by Mansura, and later Thatta.
Etymology
In Arabic history books, most notably in the early ...
* Banbhore
Banbhore, Bambhore, Bhanbhore or Bhambhore ( sd, ڀنڀور; ) is a city dating to the 1st century BCE located in modern-day Sindh, Pakistan. The city ruins lie on the N-5 National Highway, east of Karachi. It dates back to the Scytho-Parthi ...
References
History of Sindh
History of Karachi
Baloch people
Sindhi people
Pakistani fishers
People from Karachi
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