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 from 1840's until 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.

Maps

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

Churches

Catholic

• Our Lady of Fatima
• Sacred Heart Church, Keamari
• St. Patrick's Church (now Cathedral)
• St. Anthony's Church (1935), Cantonment
• St. Anthony's Church, Manora
• St. Christopher's Church, Airport
• St. Lawrence's Church (1931), 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

• St. Paul's Church

Location: Manora

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

Cemeteries

• Bene Israel Cemetery
• Gora Kabristan
• Karachi War Cemetery

Clubs and Associations

• Goan Association
• Karachi Boat Club (1881)
• Karachi Club
• Karachi Golf Club
• Karachi Gymkhana (1886)
• Sind Club (1870)

Buildings

• Frere Hall (1865)

Markets

• Boultan Market
• Empress Market (only one still standing)
• Lea Market

Education

• Karachi Grammer School (1847)
• 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

External Links

• Guide to Karachi Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII
• Special Service Booklet for US Soldiers during WWII
• Hindu Temples in the city
• 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.