Nasir Colony ( ur, ناصر کالونی ) is a neighbourhood in the
Korangi District
Korangi District ( ur, ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Karachi last modified in 2013, part of the Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
Map of Karachi Division
History
The district was a part of District East in Kar ...
in eastern
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 ...
,
Pakistan
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. It was previously part of
Korangi Town
Korangi Town ( sd, ڪورنگي ur, ) lies in the eastern part of the city that was named after the locality of Korangi. Korangi Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 9 union councils. ...
,
Korangi Town - Government of Karachi
which was an administrative unit that was disbanded in 2011.
There are several ethnic groups in Nasir Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis
Sindhis ( sd, سنڌي Perso-Arabic: सिन्धी Devanagari; ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. After the partition of British Indian empire in 1947, man ...
, Kashmiris
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, Seraikis, Pakhtuns
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, Balochis
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, Memons
The Memon are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that originated in the Sindh region of Pakistan. The majority of the Memon people around the world follow the Hanafi fiqh of Sunni Islam. The Memon people have cultural similarities with the Khoja, Khat ...
, Christians
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, Bohras and Ismailis.
Nasir Colony has two large mosques, one church, and one football pitch. Its football club's name is Nasir Sports Football Club.
References
Nasir Colony adjacent to Korangi No.1, Karachi is a heavily populated area having multiple languages, religions.
External links
Karachi website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
Korangi Town
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