Karachi

Karachi
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 under Bombay Presidency from 1840's until 1936 and as an independent province from 1936 till Partition in 1947.

Spelling Variants

• Kurrachee

History

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

It was occupied by the British in 1839.

• Wikipedia article: History

Places of Worship

Churches

Various denominations existed including Catholic, Anglican and Methodist. The oldest church was St. Patrick's Church (now Cathedral)(1840s) in the Saddar area of the city.

Catholic

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Was part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay until 1886. From 1886 to 1947, it was part of the Archdiocese of Bombay.

• Our Lady of Fatima
• Sacred Heart Church, Keamari
• St. Anthony's Church (1935), Cantonment
• St. Anthony's Church, Manora
• St. Christopher's Church, Airport
• St. Lawrence's Church, Soldier Bazar
• St. Patrick's Church (now Cathedral) (1843). Founder: Rev. Casabloch. Note: Started in the premises of St. Joseph's Convent. Present building completed in 1878

Protestant

• Brooks Memorial Methodist Church (1875). Founder: Rev. Frank Ambrose Goodman. Denomination: Methodist
• Holy Trinity Church (now Cathedral). Denomination: Anglican
• St. Andrew's Church (Scotch Church) (1867-68). Denomination: Presbyterian
• St. Paul's Church, Manora

Other places

• Parsi Dar-e-Meher
• Magain Shalome Synagogue (1890s) (demolished in 1980s)
• Various Hindu temples. List

Cemeteries

• Bene Israel Cemetery
• Gora Kabristan
• Karachi War Cemetery

Clubs and Associations

• Hindu Gymkhana
• Karachi Goan Association (renamed in 1930) - (aka Goan Portuguese Association, est. 1886) official website Presidents
• Karachi Boat Club (1881)
• Karachi Club (1901)
• Karachi Golf Club (1888) Official Presidents (1894-2007) Club Captains (1891-2007)
• Karachi Gymkhana (1886)
• Karachi Sailing Club (1911) (now Karachi Yacht Club) Commodores and Vice Commodores (1930 to 2009)
• Muslim Gymkhana
• Sind Club (1870)

Buildings

Frere Hall

Cinemas

• Star Cinema (1918)

Halls

• Frere Hall (1865) (Victoria Road)
• Max Denso Hall (Bandar Road)

Hotels

• Bristol Hotel (1910) Photograph Article in Dawn
• Grand Hotel
• Hotel Midway House (KLM built)
• Palace Hotel (now Sheraton Hotel)

Houses

• Mohatta Palace (1920s)

Museums

• Victoria Museum

Monuments

• Merewether Clock Tower (now known simply as Tower) Architecture: Merewether Tower, Karachi

Markets

• Boulton Market (1880s) (on Bandar Road) Location
• Cunnynghame Market, Saddar
• Empress Market (1889) (only one still standing) Article
• Lambert Market, Rambagh Quarter
• Lea Market (1920s). Location Photograph Tower

Education

• Bai Virbaiji Soparivala (B.V.S.) Parsi High School (only for Parsis until 1947) Alumni website
• Karachi Grammer School (1847)
• Sind Arts College (later DJ College)
• St. Joseph's Convent (1862)
• St. Patrick's High School (1861) official website
• Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924) official website

Newspapers

• Sind Gazette

Health

Hospitals

• Civil Hospital
• Lady Dufferin Hospital (1898)

Dispensaries

• Eduljee Dinshaw Dispensary (1881-1882)
• Jaffer Fudoo Dispensary

Veterinary Hospitals

• Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital

Institutes

• Louise Lawrence Institute (training of midwives) (after 1912)

Gardens

Beaumont Lawns (2006)

• Burns Garden
• Erskine Garden
• Government Garden/ Company Bagh (1885)/ Rani Bagh/ Ghandhi Garden (1933) (now the city zoo)
• Municipal Garden

Government Offices

• Mercantile Marine Department (May 1930)

Economy and business

• Economy of Karachi

Locations

This is a list of the major areas, quarters and roads of the city.

Lines

• Civil Lines
• Jacob Lines
• Jutland Lines
• N.I. Lines
• R.A. Lines

Quarters

• Artillery Maidan Quarter
• Frere Quarter
• Jamsheed Quarter
• Napier Quarter

Roads

• Brunton Road
• Bunder Road (now M.A. Jinnah Road)
• Frere Street
• Jail Road
• Kutchery Road (Law courts)
• Lawrence Road (now Nishtar Road)
• McLeod Road (now II Chundrigar Road)
• Merewether Road
• Mission Road
• Napier Road
• Newnham Road
• Outram Road
• Queen's Road (now M.T. Khan Road)
• Rampart Road
• Scandal Point Road
• Somerset Road
• Victoria Road (now Abdullah Haroon Road)

For more information, visit List of streets of Karachi

Transportation

Railways

There were two stations, McLeod Road Station (now City Station) and Frere Street Station (now Karachi Cantt)

Karachi Harbour

Taking the boat from Kemari

Karachi Port Trust was established by an Act in 1886 (effective 1887) to manage the affairs of the port.

• Kemari (earlier an island, but joined to the mainland)
• Mules Mansion (1917) Article
• Napier Mole

External Links

Maps

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

Booklets

• Guide to Karachi Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII
• Special Service Booklet for US Soldiers during WWII

Thesis

• Haider, Azimusshan (1971), History of Karachi with special reference to educational and commercial development (1839-1900), PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.
• Wajidi, Muhammad Abuzar (1990) KMC (Karachi Municipal Corporation): A study of its administrative and financial organisation PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.

Further Reading

• Lari, Yasmin and Mihail Lari, "The Dual City: Karachi during the Raj" Karachi OUP. 1997. ISBN: 978-0195777352