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==History==
 
==History==
 
It was occupied by the British in 1839.
 
It was occupied by the British in 1839.
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[[Image:Khiport1906.jpg|thumb|Memorial Arch at the Port for the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)]]
  
 
==Maps==
 
==Maps==

Revision as of 13:58, 21 October 2009

Karachi
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Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates:
Altitude: Sea Level
Present Day Details
Place Name: Karachi
State/Province: Sindh
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Karachi was the capital of Sind from 1840's until Partition in 1947.

History

It was occupied by the British in 1839.


Memorial Arch at the Port for the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)

Maps

Kurrachee Harbour Map 1882 from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin

Churches

Catholic

Protestant

  • Holy Trinity Church (now Cathedral)


Cemeteries