https://wiki.fibis.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Rzafar FIBIwiki - User contributions [en] 2026-05-31T23:14:54Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.42.1 https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Delhi_st_james_church_2016.jpg&diff=72000 File:Delhi st james church 2016.jpg 2017-02-22T10:09:23Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> St. James Church, [[Delhi]], India<br /> <br /> ==License==<br /> {{cc-by-nc-nd-3.0|Details=''Owned by Rabia Zafar''}} <br /> <br /> [[Category:Delhi images]]<br /> [[Category:Delhi: St. James Church images]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Delhi_st_james_church_2016.jpg&diff=71999 File:Delhi st james church 2016.jpg 2017-02-22T10:06:05Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> St. James Church, [[Delhi]], India<br /> <br /> [[Category:Delhi images]]<br /> [[Category:Delhi: St. James Church images]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Delhi_st_james_church_2016.jpg&diff=71998 File:Delhi st james church 2016.jpg 2017-02-22T10:04:52Z <p>Rzafar: categories</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> St. James Church, [[Delhi]], India<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cc-by-sa-2.0}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Delhi images]]<br /> [[Category:Delhi: St. James Church images]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Delhi_st_james_church_2016.jpg&diff=71997 File:Delhi st james church 2016.jpg 2017-02-22T09:57:34Z <p>Rzafar: St. James Church, Delhi, India</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> St. James Church, Delhi, India<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cc-by-sa-2.0}}</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=User:Rzafar&diff=53960 User:Rzafar 2015-02-06T14:56:51Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>I started Pakistan Genealogy Resource - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/ but, due to lack of time, I am now slowing uploading most of that information onto this site instead.<br /> <br /> My contributions are related to areas which now fall in [[Pakistan]].<br /> <br /> If you would like to contact me you can send me an email at this address: pakpublichistorian@gmail.com. Please write what you are looking for in the subject line.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Images==<br /> You can see images I have uploaded to this site [[/images|here]] as well as on external links. My images are licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0. Credit would be appreciated as is an email with their usage<br /> <br /> My brother, Momin Zafar's images are also available. They are licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0. Credit is required as is an email to this address: momin.zafar@gmail.com. Subject: Image used from FIBIS.<br /> <br /> Images taken by others can also be seen [[/images|here]]. They are also licensed under the same Creative Commons licence. <br /> <br /> ==My Library==<br /> The following are books, gazetteers, reports from my personal library. Since I have not been able to review them, I cannot add them to the other section of this website, therefore for now, I am listing them here. If the actual version in available online, I have linked it.<br /> <br /> [[/library|Complete list]]<br /> <br /> ==Miscellaneous Links==<br /> * [http://karachi.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/films/filmberridge.html Berridge Collection] - 6 British era short films on various topics including railways. Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge (22 May 2012)</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Ali_Masjid&diff=52864 Ali Masjid 2014-10-05T08:28:12Z <p>Rzafar: image</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image= Ali Musjid, Khyber Pass.jpg<br /> |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.043972,71.250433&amp;z=12&amp;t=h&amp;hl=en 34.043972°N 71.250433°E] <br /> |altitude= 835 m (2,742 ft)<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Masjid Ali Masjid]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas Federally Administered Tribal Areas] (FATA)<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> [[File:Ali_Masjid_and_fort.jpg|200px|thumb|right|View of the town &amp; fort (2013)]]<br /> '''Ali Masjid''' is a town in the [[Khyber Pass]], present day [[Khyber Agency]] of the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] (FATA), [[Pakistan]]. During the British era, a fort was constructed on the top of a mountain.<br /> <br /> ==Name origin==<br /> According to locals, it is named Ali after Prophet Muhammad's cousin. <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> *[[Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort]] in the [[1st Afghan War]]<br /> *[[Attempt to hold Ali Masjid Fort]] in the [[1st Afghan War]]<br /> *[[Battle of Ali Masjid Fort]] in the [[2nd Afghan War]]<br /> <br /> ==Sites of interest==<br /> * [[Ali Masjid Fort|Fort]]<br /> * Buddhist stupas<br /> * Graves of British Soldiers<br /> * Mosque<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Ali_Masjid_and_fort.jpg&diff=52863 File:Ali Masjid and fort.jpg 2014-10-05T08:27:06Z <p>Rzafar: Ali Masjid and its fort. This place is the narrowest point of the Khyber Pass. Credit: Shaw Afridi Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ali_Masjid_Fort.jpg Category:Pakistan Category:Wars and Campaigns Category:Khyber Pass [[Cat...</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Ali Masjid and its fort. This place is the narrowest point of the Khyber Pass.<br /> <br /> Credit: Shaw Afridi<br /> Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ali_Masjid_Fort.jpg<br /> [[Category:Pakistan]]<br /> [[Category:Wars and Campaigns]]<br /> [[Category:Khyber Pass]]<br /> [[Category:Fort images]]<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cc-by-sa-3.0}}</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Tombs_of_Petrick_Alexander_Vana_by_chiltanflats.jpg&diff=52862 File:Tombs of Petrick Alexander Vana by chiltanflats.jpg 2014-10-05T08:12:05Z <p>Rzafar: Monument to Patrick Vans Agnew, whose death sparked off the Second Anglo-Sikh War and ultimately led to the annexation of the entire Punjab Province in 1849. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tombs_of_Petrick_Alexander_Vana_by_chiltanfl...</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Monument to Patrick Vans Agnew, whose death sparked off the Second Anglo-Sikh War and ultimately led to the annexation of the entire Punjab Province in 1849. <br /> <br /> Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tombs_of_Petrick_Alexander_Vana_by_chiltanflats.jpg<br /> Please credit: Chiltanflats<br /> [[Category:Pakistan]]<br /> [[Category:Multan]]<br /> [[Category:Second Anglo-Sikh War]]<br /> [[Category:Monument images]]<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{cc-by-sa-3.0}}</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bahawalnagar&diff=50701 Bahawalnagar 2014-03-20T16:32:55Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Bahawalnagar''' was a town in [[Bahawalpur State]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> ===Newspaper articles===<br /> * [http://www.nation.com.pk/national/14-Nov-2011/Bahawalnagar-rail-junction-a-relic-from-1901 Bahawalnagar Rail Junction - a relic from 1901] The Nation Nov 2011<br /> <br /> ===Websites===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahawalnagar Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bahawalnagar&diff=50700 Bahawalnagar 2014-03-20T16:32:14Z <p>Rzafar: newspaper article</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Bahawalnagar''' was a town in [[Bahawalpur State]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> ===Newspaper articles===<br /> * [http://www.nation.com.pk/national/14-Nov-2011/Bahawalnagar-rail-junction-a-relic-from-1901 Bahawalnagar a Rail Junction] The Nation Nov 2011<br /> <br /> ===Websites===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahawalnagar Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Lahore_Division&diff=49240 Lahore Division 2013-12-25T18:20:12Z <p>Rzafar: /* Cities */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= <br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Lahore Division''' was one of the divisions of [[Punjab]]. It is today divided between [[Pakistan]] and [[India]].<br /> <br /> ==Districts==<br /> By June 1930, the following districts were included: <br /> <br /> * [[Amritsar District]]<br /> * [[Gujranwala District]]<br /> * [[Gurdaspur District]]<br /> * [[Lahore District]]<br /> * [[Sialkot District]]<br /> * [[Sheikhupura District]]<br /> <br /> ==Cities==<br /> * [[Amritsar]]<br /> * [[Batala]]<br /> * [[Dalhousie]]<br /> * [[Gujranwala]]<br /> * [[Gurdaspur]]<br /> * [[Kasur]]<br /> * [[Lahore]]<br /> * [[Nankana Sahib]]<br /> * [[Sheikhupura]]<br /> * [[Sialkot]]<br /> * [[Tarn Taran]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Divisions]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Lahore_Division&diff=49239 Lahore Division 2013-12-25T18:19:25Z <p>Rzafar: /* Cities */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= <br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Lahore Division''' was one of the divisions of [[Punjab]]. It is today divided between [[Pakistan]] and [[India]].<br /> <br /> ==Districts==<br /> By June 1930, the following districts were included: <br /> <br /> * [[Amritsar District]]<br /> * [[Gujranwala District]]<br /> * [[Gurdaspur District]]<br /> * [[Lahore District]]<br /> * [[Sialkot District]]<br /> * [[Sheikhupura District]]<br /> <br /> ==Cities==<br /> * [[Amritsar]]<br /> * [[Batala]]<br /> * [[Dalhousie]]<br /> * [[Gujranwala]]<br /> * [[Gurdaspur]]<br /> * [[Kasur]]<br /> * [[Lahore]]<br /> * [[Nankana Sahib]]<br /> * [[Sheikupura]]<br /> * [[Sialkot]]<br /> * [[Tarn Taran]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Divisions]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Lahore_Division&diff=49238 Lahore Division 2013-12-25T18:15:15Z <p>Rzafar: districts</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= <br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Lahore Division''' was one of the divisions of [[Punjab]]. It is today divided between [[Pakistan]] and [[India]].<br /> <br /> ==Districts==<br /> By June 1930, the following districts were included: <br /> <br /> * [[Amritsar District]]<br /> * [[Gujranwala District]]<br /> * [[Gurdaspur District]]<br /> * [[Lahore District]]<br /> * [[Sialkot District]]<br /> * [[Sheikhupura District]]<br /> <br /> ==Cities==<br /> * [[Batala]]<br /> * [[Dalhousie]]<br /> * [[Gujranwala]]<br /> * [[Gurdaspur]]<br /> * [[Kasur]]<br /> * [[Lahore]]<br /> * [[Nankana Sahib]]<br /> * [[Sialkot]]<br /> * [[Tarn Taran]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Divisions]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Economy_of_Karachi&diff=49237 Economy of Karachi 2013-12-25T13:31:13Z <p>Rzafar: british controlled khi since 1839</p> <hr /> <div>The following businesses and services existed in [[Karachi]] during the period 1839 to 1947. <br /> <br /> ==Airlines==<br /> * Air France<br /> * Imperial Airways/British Overseas Airline Corporation (B.O.A.C.)<br /> * KLM<br /> * Pan Am (First flight in March 1947, on FAM 18 route)<br /> <br /> ==Chamber of Commerce==<br /> The Karachi Chamber of Commerce was established in 1860 with 7 founder members: McIver and Company, Barclay, Watson and Company, Fleming and Company, T. Lidbetter and Company,Finlay and Company, J.K. Dunolly and Company and Ashburner, Bell and Company.&lt;ref&gt;Feldman, Herbert, &quot;Karachi Through a Hundred Years&quot; Karachi: Oxford University Press pg 1&lt;/ref&gt; Until 1947, it was predominately European though two local firms, S. Tyabjee and Company and Ardaseer and Company did join by the end of the first year (1860).&lt;ref&gt;Feldman, Herbert, &quot;Karachi Through a Hundred Years&quot; Karachi: Oxford University Press pg 2&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> * Chairmen (1860 - 1958): [http://www.oicci.org/htm/past_chair.html List]<br /> <br /> '''Note:''' This Chamber is now known as the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industries (OICCI)<br /> <br /> <br /> == Banks ==<br /> * Grindlays (1884)<br /> * Punjab National Bank - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_National_Bank wikipedia] - [http://www.pnbindia.com/ official]<br /> * The Mercantile Bank of India<br /> * The Reserve Bank of India - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_India wikipedia] - [http://www.rbi.org.in official]<br /> <br /> == Booksellers and Stationers ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Chemists ==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cinemas==<br /> * Star Cinema (1918)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Clubs and Associations==<br /> * Hindu Gymkhana<br /> * Karachi Goan Association (renamed in 1930) - (aka Goan Portuguese Association, est. 1886) [http://karachigoans.com/ official website] [http://karachigoans.com/pastpresidents.html Presidents] [http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/10/20/city-landmarks-goan-association-hall/ Photos and write up]<br /> * Karachi Boat Club (1881) - Queens Road (now MT Khan Road)<br /> * Karachi Club (1901) - Kutchery Road (now Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road)<br /> * Karachi Golf Club (1888) [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk Official] [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk/club_management/presidents.html Presidents] (1894-2007) [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk/club_management/club_captain.html Club Captains] (1891-2007)<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Gymkhana Karachi Gymkhana] (1886) - Scandal Point Road (now Club Road)<br /> * Karachi Race Club - Race Course Road<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Yacht_Club Karachi Sailing Club] (1911) (now [http://www.karachiyachtclub.com/ Karachi Yacht Club]) [http://www.karachiyachtclub.com/comodores.htm Commodores and Vice Commodores] (1930 to 2009)<br /> * Muslim Gymkhana<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sind_Club Sind Club] (1870)<br /> <br /> ==Freemasons Lodges==<br /> * The Lodge Hope of Kurrachee - no 337 (1842) (existed until 1973) [http://yajojnmajoj.blogspot.com/2010/05/masonic-lodges-of-pakistan.html article]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Hotels==<br /> * Bristol Hotel (1910) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/5065159632/ Photograph]<br /> * Grand Hotel<br /> * Hotel Midway House ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM] built)<br /> * Palace Hotel (demolished, rebuilt as Sheraton Hotel)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Markets==<br /> * Boulton Market (1880s) (on Bandar Road) [http://wikimapia.org/1798797/Boulton-Market-Area Location] <br /> * Cunnynghame Market, Saddar<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Market Empress Market] (1889) (only one still standing) [http://pakistaniat.com/2007/02/04/a-walk-through-empress-market/ Article]. [http://epaper.dawn.com/Default.aspx?selpg=2334 &quot;The Empress is Hurt&quot;] by Peerzada Salmon ''Dawn'' Sunday 10 April 2011. Select page 16 under Karachi. <br /> * Lambert Market, Rambagh Quarter<br /> * Lea Market (1920s). [http://wikimapia.org/5550185/Sabzi-Bazaar-Lea-Market Location] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/67121517@N00/767383298/ Photograph] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/zainfeb13/767383276/in/photostream/ Tower]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Restaurant and Confectioners ==<br /> * Abadan Tea Shop (1882) Owned by: Boman Abadan Location: near Empress Market.&lt;ref name=&quot;news&quot;&gt;[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2008-weekly/nos-04-05-2008/kol.htm#1 From Iran to Karachi and back: Remembering Irani Cafés] Retrieved 21 November 2010&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Parisian Restaurant and Bakery (1920) Owned by: Isfandyar Bakhtiari&lt;ref name=&quot;news&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Karachi]]<br /> [[Category:Commerce and trade]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Economy_of_Karachi&diff=49236 Economy of Karachi 2013-12-25T13:30:10Z <p>Rzafar: /* Airlines */</p> <hr /> <div>The following are businesses and services that existed in [[Karachi]] during the period 1843 to 1947. <br /> <br /> ==Airlines==<br /> * Air France<br /> * Imperial Airways/British Overseas Airline Corporation (B.O.A.C.)<br /> * KLM<br /> * Pan Am (First flight in March 1947, on FAM 18 route)<br /> <br /> ==Chamber of Commerce==<br /> The Karachi Chamber of Commerce was established in 1860 with 7 founder members: McIver and Company, Barclay, Watson and Company, Fleming and Company, T. Lidbetter and Company,Finlay and Company, J.K. Dunolly and Company and Ashburner, Bell and Company.&lt;ref&gt;Feldman, Herbert, &quot;Karachi Through a Hundred Years&quot; Karachi: Oxford University Press pg 1&lt;/ref&gt; Until 1947, it was predominately European though two local firms, S. Tyabjee and Company and Ardaseer and Company did join by the end of the first year (1860).&lt;ref&gt;Feldman, Herbert, &quot;Karachi Through a Hundred Years&quot; Karachi: Oxford University Press pg 2&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> * Chairmen (1860 - 1958): [http://www.oicci.org/htm/past_chair.html List]<br /> <br /> '''Note:''' This Chamber is now known as the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industries (OICCI)<br /> <br /> <br /> == Banks ==<br /> * Grindlays (1884)<br /> * Punjab National Bank - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_National_Bank wikipedia] - [http://www.pnbindia.com/ official]<br /> * The Mercantile Bank of India<br /> * The Reserve Bank of India - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_India wikipedia] - [http://www.rbi.org.in official]<br /> <br /> == Booksellers and Stationers ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Chemists ==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cinemas==<br /> * Star Cinema (1918)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Clubs and Associations==<br /> * Hindu Gymkhana<br /> * Karachi Goan Association (renamed in 1930) - (aka Goan Portuguese Association, est. 1886) [http://karachigoans.com/ official website] [http://karachigoans.com/pastpresidents.html Presidents] [http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/10/20/city-landmarks-goan-association-hall/ Photos and write up]<br /> * Karachi Boat Club (1881) - Queens Road (now MT Khan Road)<br /> * Karachi Club (1901) - Kutchery Road (now Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road)<br /> * Karachi Golf Club (1888) [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk Official] [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk/club_management/presidents.html Presidents] (1894-2007) [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk/club_management/club_captain.html Club Captains] (1891-2007)<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Gymkhana Karachi Gymkhana] (1886) - Scandal Point Road (now Club Road)<br /> * Karachi Race Club - Race Course Road<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Yacht_Club Karachi Sailing Club] (1911) (now [http://www.karachiyachtclub.com/ Karachi Yacht Club]) [http://www.karachiyachtclub.com/comodores.htm Commodores and Vice Commodores] (1930 to 2009)<br /> * Muslim Gymkhana<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sind_Club Sind Club] (1870)<br /> <br /> ==Freemasons Lodges==<br /> * The Lodge Hope of Kurrachee - no 337 (1842) (existed until 1973) [http://yajojnmajoj.blogspot.com/2010/05/masonic-lodges-of-pakistan.html article]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Hotels==<br /> * Bristol Hotel (1910) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/5065159632/ Photograph]<br /> * Grand Hotel<br /> * Hotel Midway House ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM] built)<br /> * Palace Hotel (demolished, rebuilt as Sheraton Hotel)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Markets==<br /> * Boulton Market (1880s) (on Bandar Road) [http://wikimapia.org/1798797/Boulton-Market-Area Location] <br /> * Cunnynghame Market, Saddar<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Market Empress Market] (1889) (only one still standing) [http://pakistaniat.com/2007/02/04/a-walk-through-empress-market/ Article]. [http://epaper.dawn.com/Default.aspx?selpg=2334 &quot;The Empress is Hurt&quot;] by Peerzada Salmon ''Dawn'' Sunday 10 April 2011. Select page 16 under Karachi. <br /> * Lambert Market, Rambagh Quarter<br /> * Lea Market (1920s). [http://wikimapia.org/5550185/Sabzi-Bazaar-Lea-Market Location] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/67121517@N00/767383298/ Photograph] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/zainfeb13/767383276/in/photostream/ Tower]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Restaurant and Confectioners ==<br /> * Abadan Tea Shop (1882) Owned by: Boman Abadan Location: near Empress Market.&lt;ref name=&quot;news&quot;&gt;[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2008-weekly/nos-04-05-2008/kol.htm#1 From Iran to Karachi and back: Remembering Irani Cafés] Retrieved 21 November 2010&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Parisian Restaurant and Bakery (1920) Owned by: Isfandyar Bakhtiari&lt;ref name=&quot;news&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Karachi]]<br /> [[Category:Commerce and trade]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Economy_of_Karachi&diff=49235 Economy of Karachi 2013-12-25T13:28:43Z <p>Rzafar: /* Clubs and Associations */</p> <hr /> <div>The following are businesses and services that existed in [[Karachi]] during the period 1843 to 1947. <br /> <br /> ==Airlines==<br /> * Imperial Airways/British Overseas Airline Corporation (B.O.A.C.)<br /> * KLM<br /> * Pan Am (First flight in March 1947, on FAM 18 route)<br /> <br /> ==Chamber of Commerce==<br /> The Karachi Chamber of Commerce was established in 1860 with 7 founder members: McIver and Company, Barclay, Watson and Company, Fleming and Company, T. Lidbetter and Company,Finlay and Company, J.K. Dunolly and Company and Ashburner, Bell and Company.&lt;ref&gt;Feldman, Herbert, &quot;Karachi Through a Hundred Years&quot; Karachi: Oxford University Press pg 1&lt;/ref&gt; Until 1947, it was predominately European though two local firms, S. Tyabjee and Company and Ardaseer and Company did join by the end of the first year (1860).&lt;ref&gt;Feldman, Herbert, &quot;Karachi Through a Hundred Years&quot; Karachi: Oxford University Press pg 2&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> * Chairmen (1860 - 1958): [http://www.oicci.org/htm/past_chair.html List]<br /> <br /> '''Note:''' This Chamber is now known as the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industries (OICCI)<br /> <br /> <br /> == Banks ==<br /> * Grindlays (1884)<br /> * Punjab National Bank - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_National_Bank wikipedia] - [http://www.pnbindia.com/ official]<br /> * The Mercantile Bank of India<br /> * The Reserve Bank of India - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_India wikipedia] - [http://www.rbi.org.in official]<br /> <br /> == Booksellers and Stationers ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Chemists ==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cinemas==<br /> * Star Cinema (1918)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Clubs and Associations==<br /> * Hindu Gymkhana<br /> * Karachi Goan Association (renamed in 1930) - (aka Goan Portuguese Association, est. 1886) [http://karachigoans.com/ official website] [http://karachigoans.com/pastpresidents.html Presidents] [http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/10/20/city-landmarks-goan-association-hall/ Photos and write up]<br /> * Karachi Boat Club (1881) - Queens Road (now MT Khan Road)<br /> * Karachi Club (1901) - Kutchery Road (now Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road)<br /> * Karachi Golf Club (1888) [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk Official] [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk/club_management/presidents.html Presidents] (1894-2007) [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk/club_management/club_captain.html Club Captains] (1891-2007)<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Gymkhana Karachi Gymkhana] (1886) - Scandal Point Road (now Club Road)<br /> * Karachi Race Club - Race Course Road<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Yacht_Club Karachi Sailing Club] (1911) (now [http://www.karachiyachtclub.com/ Karachi Yacht Club]) [http://www.karachiyachtclub.com/comodores.htm Commodores and Vice Commodores] (1930 to 2009)<br /> * Muslim Gymkhana<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sind_Club Sind Club] (1870)<br /> <br /> ==Freemasons Lodges==<br /> * The Lodge Hope of Kurrachee - no 337 (1842) (existed until 1973) [http://yajojnmajoj.blogspot.com/2010/05/masonic-lodges-of-pakistan.html article]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Hotels==<br /> * Bristol Hotel (1910) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/5065159632/ Photograph]<br /> * Grand Hotel<br /> * Hotel Midway House ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM] built)<br /> * Palace Hotel (demolished, rebuilt as Sheraton Hotel)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Markets==<br /> * Boulton Market (1880s) (on Bandar Road) [http://wikimapia.org/1798797/Boulton-Market-Area Location] <br /> * Cunnynghame Market, Saddar<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Market Empress Market] (1889) (only one still standing) [http://pakistaniat.com/2007/02/04/a-walk-through-empress-market/ Article]. [http://epaper.dawn.com/Default.aspx?selpg=2334 &quot;The Empress is Hurt&quot;] by Peerzada Salmon ''Dawn'' Sunday 10 April 2011. Select page 16 under Karachi. <br /> * Lambert Market, Rambagh Quarter<br /> * Lea Market (1920s). [http://wikimapia.org/5550185/Sabzi-Bazaar-Lea-Market Location] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/67121517@N00/767383298/ Photograph] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/zainfeb13/767383276/in/photostream/ Tower]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Restaurant and Confectioners ==<br /> * Abadan Tea Shop (1882) Owned by: Boman Abadan Location: near Empress Market.&lt;ref name=&quot;news&quot;&gt;[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2008-weekly/nos-04-05-2008/kol.htm#1 From Iran to Karachi and back: Remembering Irani Cafés] Retrieved 21 November 2010&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Parisian Restaurant and Bakery (1920) Owned by: Isfandyar Bakhtiari&lt;ref name=&quot;news&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Karachi]]<br /> [[Category:Commerce and trade]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jhelum&diff=49234 Jhelum 2013-12-25T13:21:40Z <p>Rzafar: clubs</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.93354,73.720718&amp;z=14&amp;t=h&amp;hl=en 32.93354°N 73.720718°E] <br /> |altitude= 250 m (825 ft)<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelum Jhelum]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Jhelum|name=Jhelum |link=xxxx}}<br /> =====THIS PAGE IS WAITING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION=====<br /> <br /> '''Jhelum''' was the headquarters of [[Jhelum District]] in the [[Rawalpindi Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. <br /> <br /> == Spelling Variants ==<br /> Modern spelling: Jhelum&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants:Jehlam<br /> <br /> ==Social Life==<br /> ===Clubs===<br /> * Civil Cricket Club, Civil Lines<br /> <br /> ==Further Reading==<br /> * ''Gazetteer of the Jhelum District 1904,'' Punjab Government, Lahore 1907. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, Pakistan 2004 ISBN: 969-35-1558-7<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_165.gif Jhelum Town] Imperial Gazetteer&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne<br /> |size=small<br /> |count=true<br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Quetta&diff=49233 Quetta 2013-12-25T13:19:49Z <p>Rzafar: clubs</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=<br /> |image=Quetta_1897.jpg<br /> |coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.200602,67.034018&amp;z=11&amp;t=h&amp;hl=en5&amp;t=h&amp;hl=en 30.200602°N 67.034018°E]<br /> |altitude=1,900 m (6,230 ft) <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan) Balochistan]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> |transport= [[North Western Railway]]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Quetta|name=Quetta|link=xxxxx}}<br /> =====THIS PAGE IS WAITING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION=====<br /> <br /> '''Quetta''', also known as '''Shawl''', was the headquarters of [[Quetta-Pishin District]] of [[Baluchistan|Baluchistan Province]] during the British period. It is now the largest city and provincial capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan) Balochistan].<br /> <br /> ==Spelling variants==<br /> Modern spelling: Quetta&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants: Kwettah/Kwatah/Shawl/Shal/Shalkot <br /> <br /> ==Social Life==<br /> ===Clubs===<br /> * Quetta Club (1879)<br /> <br /> ==Related Fibiwiki Pages==<br /> [[Quetta earthquake]] 1935<br /> <br /> ==Military history==<br /> [[England's March to Quetta]] 1842&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==FIBIS Resources==<br /> *[[:Category:Quetta images|Images of Quetta]] <br /> <br /> ==Churches and Missions==<br /> ====Churches====<br /> * Mission Church (1903)<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Wesleyan Church Quetta Summer.jpg|''Wesleyan Church, Quetta''<br /> Image:Roman Catholic Church Quetta Summer.jpg|''Roman Catholic Church, Quetta''<br /> Image:St Lukes Church Quetta Summer.jpg|''St Lukes Church, Quetta''<br /> File:Quetta St Marys Church.jpg|''St Mary's Church, Quetta''<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Missions====<br /> * Church Missionary Society<br /> * Church of England Zanana Missionary Society (zanana=women)<br /> <br /> ==Cemeteries==<br /> A [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia)]] cemetery publication is <br /> *''Quetta: Monuments and Inscriptions'' by Susan Farrington, 1992 Covers the cemeteries, town's history, the staff college, railways, churches and the 1935 earthquake. See [http://indian-cemeteries.org/bacsa/html/bacsa_books.html BACSA Books].<br /> <br /> [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.<br /> <br /> The [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] Archive at the [[British Library]] has the following items: <br /> shelfmark Mss Eur F370: Cemetery Files <br /> &lt;br&gt;no.740: Quetta 1, Pakistan: Baleli Road: 1884-,<br /> &lt;br&gt;no.741: Quetta 2, Pakistan: Shaldara: closed; Lytton Road: closed; Earthquake<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_026.gif Quetta Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta] Wikipedia<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Quetta History of Quetta] Wikipedia<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TTFC9K8os&amp;feature=related Bruce Street] (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video) <br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nce3PWXpsa0 Post office] before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video)<br /> *[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/largeimage65957.html Pen and ink drawing of the military cantonment at Quetta by George Boyd] (1800-1850), dated between 1821 and 1844 with a [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000000247u00048000.html description] British Library Images online<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUlVc5X912E Gora Kubristan Quetta: British colonial christian cemetery Quetta] by quettabalochistan, YouTube video<br /> *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/9164665@N04/sets/72157616334256664/with/3411976924/ Quetta's eloquent graveyard] A set of photographs by saaakif taken 2008. flickr.com <br /> *[http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=59512833&amp;postcount=1 Photograph of the memorial known as the Quetta Sphinx] for the Second Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment in respect of those who died in Baluchistan/Southern Afghanistan circa October 1880-January 1883. This memorial has now been destroyed. skyscrapercity.com, originally from flickr.com. Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&amp;t=6693&amp;p=27611#p27611 thread] about the inscription. [http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta3/tft/article.php?issue=20121221&amp;page=30 Quetta Sphinx (c1930)] advises one photograph is from the Bettman Photo Archive. thefridaytimes.com December 21-27, 2012 <br /> *[http://tribune.com.pk/story/363609/mummy-dearest/ &quot;‘Mum’my dearest!&quot;] by Muhammad Adil Mulki April 15, 2012 tribune.com.pk<br /> *Photographs: [http://quetta-city.blogspot.de/2007/06/quetta-before-1935.html Quetta Before 1935 Earthquake] June 18, 2007 quetta-city.blogspot<br /> *WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/42819-officer-cadet-training-college-quetta Officer Cadet Training College-Quetta] includes some photographs.(Images may only be available to [[Mailing lists#Military| logged in members of WW2Talk Forum]])<br /> <br /> ==== Historical books on-line ====<br /> ''A gazetteer of the countries adjacent to India on the northwest Volume 2'' by Edward Thornton 1844 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_vVAAAAAcAAJ&amp;pg=PP7&amp;dq=A+gazetteer+of+the+countries+adjacent+to+India+on+the+northwest+...,+Volume+2+By+Edward+Thornton++generally+mentioned+by+British+writers&amp;as_brr=3&amp;cd=1#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false Shawl - scroll to page 187] Google Books<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne<br /> |size=small<br /> |count=true<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Lyallpur&diff=48713 Lyallpur 2013-10-30T00:03:56Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=Bengal<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=26.8128,80.9013&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=31.258,73.05 31.25°N, 73.05°E]<br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisalabad Faisalabad]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Lyallpur''' was founded by the British. <br /> <br /> ==Named after==<br /> It is named after Sir James Lyall, the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab. In 1979, it was renamed as [[Faisalabad]] in honour of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia who died in 1975.<br /> <br /> ==Clubs==<br /> * Chenab Club (1910) - Photos: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8984406@N07/5539819006/ 1], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8984406@N07/5539817754/ 2]<br /> <br /> ==Economy==<br /> ===Banks===<br /> * Imperial Bank of India (after 1920)<br /> <br /> ==Further Reading==<br /> *[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-5-2005_pg3_4 &quot;The Lyalls in India&quot;], ''The Daily Times''.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Larkana&diff=48712 Larkana 2013-10-30T00:01:02Z <p>Rzafar: /* History */ economy</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkana Larkana]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh Sindh]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Larkana''' was the headquarters of [[Larkana District]] (after 1901), in upper [[Sind]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> A municipality was established in 1855.<br /> <br /> ==Economy==<br /> ===Banks===<br /> * Imperial Bank of India (after 1920)<br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> ===Railways===<br /> * [[North Western Railway]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkana Larkana on Wikipedia]<br /> * [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_150.gif Larkana in the Imperial Gazetter of India]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Kasur&diff=48711 Kasur 2013-10-29T23:59:48Z <p>Rzafar: banks/intro</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasur Kasur]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Kasur''' was a town in [[Lahore District]] of [[Punjab]].<br /> <br /> ==Banks==<br /> * Imperial Bank of India (after 1920)<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasur Kasur on Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Gojra&diff=48710 Gojra 2013-10-29T23:57:50Z <p>Rzafar: banks</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojra Gojra]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Gojra''' was a town in [[Lyallpur District]] of [[Punjab]] province.<br /> <br /> ==Banks==<br /> * Imperial Bank of India (after 1920) <br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Gojra&diff=48709 Gojra 2013-10-29T23:54:48Z <p>Rzafar: created page</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojra Gojra]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Gojra''' was a town in [[Lyallpur District]] of [[Punjab]] province.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Gujranwala&diff=48708 Gujranwala 2013-10-29T23:52:25Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.15,74.183333&amp;z=10&amp;t=h&amp;hl=en 32.15°N 74.183333°E] <br /> |altitude= 226 m (744 ft)<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujranwala Gujranwala]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Gujranwala|name=Gujranwala|link=xxxxx}}<br /> <br /> '''Gujranwala''' was the headquarters of [[Gujranwala District]] in the [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. It was created a municipality in 1867.<br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> ====Rail====<br /> * [[North Western Railway]].<br /> <br /> ====Road====<br /> * The Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road passed through.<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Gujranwala Gujranwala] Love to Know 1911&lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=22&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_340.gif Gujranwala Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Gujerat&diff=48707 Gujerat 2013-10-29T23:51:59Z <p>Rzafar: editing</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujrat Gujrat]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Gujerat''' was a town in [[Punjab]]. <br /> <br /> <br /> == Spelling Variants ==<br /> Modern name: Gujrat&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants: Gujurat/Gujarat/Gujerat/Goojerat&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> [[Battle of Gujerat 1849]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Sukkur&diff=48146 Sukkur 2013-08-05T23:40:25Z <p>Rzafar: /* External Links */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=Bombay<br /> |image=Clocktower sukkur.jpg<br /> |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.683333,68.866667&amp;z=11&amp;t=h&amp;hl=en 27.683333°N 68.866667°E] <br /> |altitude= 67 m (220 ft)<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukkur Sukkur], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukkur_District Sukkur District]<br /> |stateprovince= [[Sind|Sindh]]<br /> |country= [[Pakistan]]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Sukkur|name=Sukkur |link=xxxxx}}<br /> =====THIS PAGE IS WAITING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION=====<br /> <br /> '''Sukkur''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_124.gif Sukkur District] in the Sind division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period.<br /> Today it is the third largest city in Sindh Province.<br /> <br /> It was a station on the [[North Western Railway]]<br /> <br /> == Spelling variants ==<br /> Modern name: Sukkur&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants: Sakhar<br /> <br /> ==FIBIS resources==<br /> *From the FIBIS Gallery Album [http://www.gallery.fibis.org/index.php?/category/17 Railways/ NWR/ H V O WATERS Collection]<br /> **[http://www.gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/616/category/17 Church at Sukkur, 1914] <br /> **[http://www.gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/617/category/17 Sukkur Main Station]<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Shikarpur Shikarpur] Love to Know 1911&lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_132.gif Sukkur Town] Imperial Gazetteer&lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://www.districtcourtssindh.gos.pk/history.php?dst=Sukkur List of District Judges] Government of Sindh<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne<br /> |size=small<br /> |count=true<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Sukkur&diff=48145 Sukkur 2013-08-05T23:39:59Z <p>Rzafar: /* External Links */ judges of sukkur</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=Bombay<br /> |image=Clocktower sukkur.jpg<br /> |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.683333,68.866667&amp;z=11&amp;t=h&amp;hl=en 27.683333°N 68.866667°E] <br /> |altitude= 67 m (220 ft)<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukkur Sukkur], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukkur_District Sukkur District]<br /> |stateprovince= [[Sind|Sindh]]<br /> |country= [[Pakistan]]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Sukkur|name=Sukkur |link=xxxxx}}<br /> =====THIS PAGE IS WAITING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION=====<br /> <br /> '''Sukkur''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_124.gif Sukkur District] in the Sind division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period.<br /> Today it is the third largest city in Sindh Province.<br /> <br /> It was a station on the [[North Western Railway]]<br /> <br /> == Spelling variants ==<br /> Modern name: Sukkur&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants: Sakhar<br /> <br /> ==FIBIS resources==<br /> *From the FIBIS Gallery Album [http://www.gallery.fibis.org/index.php?/category/17 Railways/ NWR/ H V O WATERS Collection]<br /> **[http://www.gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/616/category/17 Church at Sukkur, 1914] <br /> **[http://www.gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/617/category/17 Sukkur Main Station]<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Shikarpur Shikarpur] Love to Know 1911&lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_132.gif Sukkur Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br /> [http://www.districtcourtssindh.gos.pk/history.php?dst=Sukkur List of District Judges] Government of Sindh<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne<br /> |size=small<br /> |count=true<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Karachi&diff=47132 Karachi 2013-04-24T01:54:22Z <p>Rzafar: /* Cemeteries */photographs</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bombay]]<br /> |image=Karachi_port_and_harbour_aerial.jpg<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= Sea Level<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi Karachi]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh Sindh]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Karachi|name=Karachi |link=https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=211401480495186034184.0004d1ece46598812fb6d&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=24.861867,67.03505&amp;spn=0.007924,0.00692}}<br /> <br /> During the British period '''Karachi''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_007.gif Karachi District] and the capital of the Sind division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] from 1840s until 1936 and as an independent province from 1936 till Partition in 1947. <br /> <br /> == Spelling variants ==<br /> Modern name: Karachi&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants: Kurrachee<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> [[Image:Khiport1906.jpg|thumb|Memorial Arch at the Port for the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)]]<br /> It was occupied by the British in 1839. <br /> * Wikipedia article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Karachi History] <br /> <br /> ==Places of Worship==<br /> ===Churches===<br /> 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.<br /> <br /> ====Catholic====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_St_Patricks_Cathedral.jpg|thumb|St. Patrick's Cathedral]]<br /> Was part of the Vicariate Apostolic of [[Bombay]] until 1886. From 1886 to 1947, it was part of the Archdiocese of Bombay.<br /> <br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Fatima_Church,_Karachi Our Lady of Fatima]<br /> * Sacred Heart Church, Keamari <br /> * St. Anthony's Church (1935), Cantonment <br /> * St. Anthony's Church, Manora<br /> * St. Christopher's Church, Airport<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence%E2%80%99s_Church,_Karachi St. Lawrence's Church], Soldier Bazar<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Cathedral,_Karachi 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<br /> <br /> ====Protestant====<br /> * Brooks Memorial Methodist Church (1875). Founder: Rev. Frank Ambrose Goodman. Denomination: Methodist<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Cathedral_(Karachi) Holy Trinity Church] (now Cathedral). Denomination: Anglican<br /> * St. Andrew's Church (Scotch Church) (1867-68). Denomination: Presbyterian<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul's_Church,_Manora St. Paul's Church], Manora<br /> <br /> [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=59583057&amp;postcount=23 Photographs of Churches in Kurrachee (taken in the 1850s- 1870s)] skyscrapercity.com<br /> <br /> ===Other places===<br /> * Parsi Dar-e-Meher <br /> * Magain Shalome Synagogue (1890s) (demolished in 1980s)<br /> * Various Hindu temples. [http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/temples.asp List]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cemeteries==<br /> * [[Bene Israel Cemetery]] - [http://www.jewishtimesasia.org/main-news-topmenu-48/359-2010-08/1732-jewish-cemetery-in-karachi-documented-for-first-time Jewish Cemetery In Karachi Documented For First Time] Jewish timesasia.org [http://www.cemeteryofthelosttribe.com View the documentary film] [http://arifhasan.org/images-gallery/jewish-graveyard Photographs]<br /> * [[Gora Kabristan, Karachi|Gora Kabristan]]<br /> * [[Karachi War Cemetery]]<br /> <br /> ==Military==<br /> *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=StsSAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA349 &quot;Special Sanitary and Topographical Report on Kurrachee&quot;] by Surgeon-Major Dr Inglis [[64th Regiment of Foot|64th Regiment]], page 349 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1861'' (published 1863) Google Books<br /> <br /> ==Clubs and Associations==<br /> * see [[Economy_of_Karachi#Clubs_and_Associations|here]]<br /> <br /> ==Buildings==<br /> [[Image:Karachi_Frere_Hall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Frere Hall]]<br /> <br /> ===Cinemas===<br /> * Star Cinema (1918)<br /> <br /> ===Halls===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frere_Hall Frere Hall] (1865) (Victoria Road)<br /> * Max Denso Hall (Bandar Road)<br /> <br /> ===Hotels===<br /> * Bristol Hotel (1910) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/5065159632/ Photograph] [http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/16-bristol-bliss-hs-10 Article in Dawn]<br /> * Grand Hotel<br /> * Hotel Midway House ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM] built)<br /> * Palace Hotel (now Sheraton Hotel)<br /> <br /> ===Houses===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohatta_Palace Mohatta Palace] (1920s) <br /> <br /> === Museums ===<br /> * Victoria Museum<br /> <br /> ==Monuments==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merewether_Clock_Tower Merewether Clock Tower] (now known simply as Tower) [http://pakistaniat.com/2009/01/05/architecture-merewether-tower-karachi/ Architecture: Merewether Tower, Karachi]<br /> <br /> ==Markets==<br /> [[Image:Empress Market, Karachi.jpg‎|right|thumb|300px|''Empress Market, Karachi'']]<br /> * see [[Economy_of_Karachi#Markets|here]]<br /> <br /> ==Education==<br /> * Bai Virbaiji Soparivala (B.V.S.) Parsi High School (only for Parsis until 1947) [http://www.bvsvirbaijeeites.com/ Alumni website]<br /> * Karachi Grammer School (1847)<br /> * Sind Arts College (later DJ College)<br /> * St. Joseph's Convent (1862)[http://www.angelfire.com/in/stjosephsconvent/history_of_st.htm History of SJC] (official website)<br /> * St. Patrick's High School (1861) [http://www.stpats.edu.pk/ official website]<br /> * Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924) [http://www.neduet.edu.pk/ official website]<br /> <br /> ==Newspapers==<br /> * Sind Gazette<br /> <br /> ==Health==<br /> ===Hospitals===<br /> [[Image:Karachi - Civil Hospital.jpg‎|right|thumb|300px|Karachi Civil Hospital]]<br /> * Civil Hospital (1854). Located on Mission Road.<br /> * Lady Dufferin Hospital (1898)<br /> * Spencer Eye Hospital (1938)<br /> <br /> ===Dispensaries===<br /> * Eduljee Dinshaw Dispensary (1881-1882)<br /> * Jaffer Fudoo Dispensary<br /> <br /> ===Veterinary Hospitals===<br /> * Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital<br /> <br /> ===Institutes===<br /> * Louise Lawrence Institute (training of midwives) (after 1912)<br /> <br /> ==Gardens==<br /> [[Image:Karachi_garden_beaumont_lawns.jpg|thumb|Beaumont Lawns (2006)]]<br /> * Burns Garden<br /> * Erskine Garden<br /> * Government Garden/ Company Bagh (1885)/ Rani Bagh/ Gandhi Garden (1933) (now the city zoo)&lt;ref&gt;Soomro, Durdana, &quot;Pleasure Gardens of a Raj City&quot;. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel. 2007 pg 43 &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Municipal Garden<br /> <br /> ==Government Offices==<br /> * Mercantile Marine Department (May 1930)<br /> * Sind Fisheries Department<br /> <br /> ==Economy and business==<br /> *[[Economy of Karachi]]<br /> <br /> ==Locations==<br /> This is a list of the major areas, quarters and roads of the city.<br /> <br /> ====Lines====<br /> * Civil Lines<br /> * Jacob Lines<br /> * Jutland Lines<br /> * N.I. Lines<br /> * R.A. Lines<br /> <br /> ====Quarters====<br /> * Artillery Maidan Quarter<br /> * Frere Quarter<br /> * Jamsheed Quarter<br /> * Napier Quarter<br /> <br /> ====Roads====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_britto_road_2007.jpg|300px|right|Britto Road (2007)]]<br /> * Britto Road<br /> * Brunton Road <br /> * Bunder Road (now M.A. Jinnah Road)<br /> * Frere Street<br /> * Jail Road<br /> * Kutchery Road (Law courts)<br /> * Lawrence Road (now Nishtar Road)<br /> * McLeod Road (now II Chundrigar Road)<br /> * Merewether Road<br /> * Mission Road<br /> * Napier Road<br /> * Newnham Road<br /> * Outram Road<br /> * Queen's Road (now M.T. Khan Road)<br /> * Rampart Road<br /> * Scandal Point Road<br /> * Somerset Road<br /> * Victoria Road (now Abdullah Haroon Road)<br /> <br /> For more information, visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streets_of_Karachi List of streets of Karachi]<br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> ====Railways====<br /> There were two stations, McLeod Road Station (now City Station) and Frere Street Station (now Karachi Cantt)<br /> ===Tramway===<br /> *[http://web.archive.org/web/20130127070013/http://pakistaniat.com/2007/09/14/karachi-tramway-of-yesteryears/ The Karachi Tramway of Yesteryears] 14 September 2007 All Things Pakistan, now an archived website.<br /> <br /> ====Karachi Harbour====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_Kemari.jpg|thumb|Taking the boat from Kemari]]<br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Port_Trust Karachi Port Trust] was established by an Act in 1886 (effective 1887) to manage the affairs of the port.<br /> * Kemari (earlier an island, but joined to the mainland)<br /> * [http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/06/07/karachi-landmarks-the-mules-mansion/ Mules Mansion]The Karachi Walla<br /> * Napier Mole<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Karachi Karachi] Love to Know 1911&lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_017.gif Karachi City] Imperial Gazetteer<br /> <br /> ====Maps====<br /> [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kurrachee_harbour_1882.jpg Kurrachee Harbour Map 1882] from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin<br /> <br /> ====Booklets====<br /> * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/karachi/karachi.html Guide to Karachi] Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII<br /> * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/depotno1/depotno1.html Special Service Booklet] for US Soldiers during WWII<br /> <br /> ====Thesis====<br /> * Haider, Azimusshan (1971), [http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/917/ History of Karachi with special reference to educational and commercial development (1839-1900)], PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.<br /> * Wajidi, Muhammad Abuzar (1990) [http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/915/1/649.html.htm KMC (Karachi Municipal Corporation): A study of its administrative and financial organisation] PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.<br /> <br /> ====Other====<br /> *[http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/03/sugar-and-stone.html &quot;Sugar and Stone&quot;] by Peerzada Salmon ''Dawn'' Sunday 3 April 2011. Select page 16 under Karachi. Article about historical buildings, with photographs<br /> *[http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/23/somakes-karachi.html Somake`s Karachi] by Peerzada Salman ''Dawn'' 23 May 2011. Moses Somake, born 1875, was an architect in Karachi<br /> <br /> ====Video====<br /> * [http://www.chaltatv.com/video/14368/Christian-Cemetery-Karachi-Pakistan-BBC-Report Christian Cemetery, Karachi] BBC Urdu report (in Urdu)<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOhCaFkojhY&amp;sns=fb A Very Rare Old Karachi Video 1942 by a British Soldier] You Tube<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CRiJs7vXWg Churches of Karachi] Short documentary on their construction/architecture (in Urdu) on youtube<br /> <br /> ==Further Reading==<br /> * Lari, Yasmin and Mihail Lari, &quot;The Dual City: Karachi during the Raj&quot; Karachi OUP. 1997. ISBN: 978-0195777352<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne<br /> |size=small<br /> |count=true<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]<br /> [[Category: Karachi ]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Economy_of_Karachi&diff=46929 Economy of Karachi 2013-04-05T14:07:07Z <p>Rzafar: /* Clubs and Associations */ changed url for presidents of goan association</p> <hr /> <div>The following are businesses and services that existed in [[Karachi]] during the period 1843 to 1947. <br /> <br /> ==Airlines==<br /> * Imperial Airways/British Overseas Airline Corporation (B.O.A.C.)<br /> * KLM<br /> * Pan Am (First flight in March 1947, on FAM 18 route)<br /> <br /> ==Chamber of Commerce==<br /> The Karachi Chamber of Commerce was established in 1860 with 7 founder members: McIver and Company, Barclay, Watson and Company, Fleming and Company, T. Lidbetter and Company,Finlay and Company, J.K. Dunolly and Company and Ashburner, Bell and Company.&lt;ref&gt;Feldman, Herbert, &quot;Karachi Through a Hundred Years&quot; Karachi: Oxford University Press pg 1&lt;/ref&gt; Until 1947, it was predominately European though two local firms, S. Tyabjee and Company and Ardaseer and Company did join by the end of the first year (1860).&lt;ref&gt;Feldman, Herbert, &quot;Karachi Through a Hundred Years&quot; Karachi: Oxford University Press pg 2&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> * Chairmen (1860 - 1958): [http://www.oicci.org/htm/past_chair.html List]<br /> <br /> '''Note:''' This Chamber is now known as the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industries (OICCI)<br /> <br /> <br /> == Banks ==<br /> * Grindlays (1884)<br /> * Punjab National Bank - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_National_Bank wikipedia] - [http://www.pnbindia.com/ official]<br /> * The Mercantile Bank of India<br /> * The Reserve Bank of India - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_India wikipedia] - [http://www.rbi.org.in official]<br /> <br /> == Booksellers and Stationers ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Chemists ==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cinemas==<br /> * Star Cinema (1918)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Clubs and Associations==<br /> * Hindu Gymkhana<br /> * Karachi Goan Association (renamed in 1930) - (aka Goan Portuguese Association, est. 1886) [http://karachigoans.com/ official website] [http://karachigoans.com/pastpresidents.html Presidents] [http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/10/20/city-landmarks-goan-association-hall/ Photos and write up]<br /> * Karachi Boat Club (1881)<br /> * Karachi Club (1901) <br /> * Karachi Golf Club (1888) [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk Official] [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk/club_management/presidents.html Presidents] (1894-2007) [http://www.karachigolf.com.pk/club_management/club_captain.html Club Captains] (1891-2007)<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Gymkhana Karachi Gymkhana] (1886)<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Yacht_Club Karachi Sailing Club] (1911) (now [http://www.karachiyachtclub.com/ Karachi Yacht Club]) [http://www.karachiyachtclub.com/comodores.htm Commodores and Vice Commodores] (1930 to 2009)<br /> * Muslim Gymkhana<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sind_Club Sind Club] (1870)<br /> <br /> ==Freemasons Lodges==<br /> * The Lodge Hope of Kurrachee - no 337 (1842) (existed until 1973) [http://yajojnmajoj.blogspot.com/2010/05/masonic-lodges-of-pakistan.html article]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Hotels==<br /> * Bristol Hotel (1910) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/5065159632/ Photograph]<br /> * Grand Hotel<br /> * Hotel Midway House ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM] built)<br /> * Palace Hotel (demolished, rebuilt as Sheraton Hotel)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Markets==<br /> * Boulton Market (1880s) (on Bandar Road) [http://wikimapia.org/1798797/Boulton-Market-Area Location] <br /> * Cunnynghame Market, Saddar<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Market Empress Market] (1889) (only one still standing) [http://pakistaniat.com/2007/02/04/a-walk-through-empress-market/ Article]. [http://epaper.dawn.com/Default.aspx?selpg=2334 &quot;The Empress is Hurt&quot;] by Peerzada Salmon ''Dawn'' Sunday 10 April 2011. Select page 16 under Karachi. <br /> * Lambert Market, Rambagh Quarter<br /> * Lea Market (1920s). [http://wikimapia.org/5550185/Sabzi-Bazaar-Lea-Market Location] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/67121517@N00/767383298/ Photograph] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/zainfeb13/767383276/in/photostream/ Tower]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Restaurant and Confectioners ==<br /> * Abadan Tea Shop (1882) Owned by: Boman Abadan Location: near Empress Market.&lt;ref name=&quot;news&quot;&gt;[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2008-weekly/nos-04-05-2008/kol.htm#1 From Iran to Karachi and back: Remembering Irani Cafés] Retrieved 21 November 2010&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Parisian Restaurant and Bakery (1920) Owned by: Isfandyar Bakhtiari&lt;ref name=&quot;news&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Karachi]]<br /> [[Category:Commerce and trade]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Karachi&diff=46928 Karachi 2013-04-05T13:22:35Z <p>Rzafar: /* Video */ churches of karachi</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bombay]]<br /> |image=Karachi_port_and_harbour_aerial.jpg<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= Sea Level<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi Karachi]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh Sindh]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Karachi|name=Karachi |link=https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=211401480495186034184.0004d1ece46598812fb6d&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=24.861867,67.03505&amp;spn=0.007924,0.00692}}<br /> <br /> During the British period '''Karachi''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_007.gif Karachi District] and the capital of the Sind division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] from 1840s until 1936 and as an independent province from 1936 till Partition in 1947. <br /> <br /> == Spelling variants ==<br /> Modern name: Karachi&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants: Kurrachee<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> [[Image:Khiport1906.jpg|thumb|Memorial Arch at the Port for the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)]]<br /> It was occupied by the British in 1839. <br /> * Wikipedia article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Karachi History] <br /> <br /> ==Places of Worship==<br /> ===Churches===<br /> 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.<br /> <br /> ====Catholic====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_St_Patricks_Cathedral.jpg|thumb|St. Patrick's Cathedral]]<br /> Was part of the Vicariate Apostolic of [[Bombay]] until 1886. From 1886 to 1947, it was part of the Archdiocese of Bombay.<br /> <br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Fatima_Church,_Karachi Our Lady of Fatima]<br /> * Sacred Heart Church, Keamari <br /> * St. Anthony's Church (1935), Cantonment <br /> * St. Anthony's Church, Manora<br /> * St. Christopher's Church, Airport<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence%E2%80%99s_Church,_Karachi St. Lawrence's Church], Soldier Bazar<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Cathedral,_Karachi 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<br /> <br /> ====Protestant====<br /> * Brooks Memorial Methodist Church (1875). Founder: Rev. Frank Ambrose Goodman. Denomination: Methodist<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Cathedral_(Karachi) Holy Trinity Church] (now Cathedral). Denomination: Anglican<br /> * St. Andrew's Church (Scotch Church) (1867-68). Denomination: Presbyterian<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul's_Church,_Manora St. Paul's Church], Manora<br /> <br /> [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=59583057&amp;postcount=23 Photographs of Churches in Kurrachee (taken in the 1850s- 1870s)] skyscrapercity.com<br /> <br /> ===Other places===<br /> * Parsi Dar-e-Meher <br /> * Magain Shalome Synagogue (1890s) (demolished in 1980s)<br /> * Various Hindu temples. [http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/temples.asp List]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cemeteries==<br /> * [[Bene Israel Cemetery]] - [http://www.jewishtimesasia.org/main-news-topmenu-48/359-2010-08/1732-jewish-cemetery-in-karachi-documented-for-first-time Jewish Cemetery In Karachi Documented For First Time] Jewish timesasia.org [http://www.cemeteryofthelosttribe.com View the documentary film]<br /> * [[Gora Kabristan, Karachi|Gora Kabristan]]<br /> * [[Karachi War Cemetery]]<br /> <br /> ==Military==<br /> *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=StsSAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA349 &quot;Special Sanitary and Topographical Report on Kurrachee&quot;] by Surgeon-Major Dr Inglis [[64th Regiment of Foot|64th Regiment]], page 349 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1861'' (published 1863) Google Books<br /> <br /> ==Clubs and Associations==<br /> * see [[Economy_of_Karachi#Clubs_and_Associations|here]]<br /> <br /> ==Buildings==<br /> [[Image:Karachi_Frere_Hall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Frere Hall]]<br /> <br /> ===Cinemas===<br /> * Star Cinema (1918)<br /> <br /> ===Halls===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frere_Hall Frere Hall] (1865) (Victoria Road)<br /> * Max Denso Hall (Bandar Road)<br /> <br /> ===Hotels===<br /> * Bristol Hotel (1910) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/5065159632/ Photograph] [http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/16-bristol-bliss-hs-10 Article in Dawn]<br /> * Grand Hotel<br /> * Hotel Midway House ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM] built)<br /> * Palace Hotel (now Sheraton Hotel)<br /> <br /> ===Houses===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohatta_Palace Mohatta Palace] (1920s) <br /> <br /> === Museums ===<br /> * Victoria Museum<br /> <br /> ==Monuments==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merewether_Clock_Tower Merewether Clock Tower] (now known simply as Tower) [http://pakistaniat.com/2009/01/05/architecture-merewether-tower-karachi/ Architecture: Merewether Tower, Karachi]<br /> <br /> ==Markets==<br /> [[Image:Empress Market, Karachi.jpg‎|right|thumb|300px|''Empress Market, Karachi'']]<br /> * see [[Economy_of_Karachi#Markets|here]]<br /> <br /> ==Education==<br /> * Bai Virbaiji Soparivala (B.V.S.) Parsi High School (only for Parsis until 1947) [http://www.bvsvirbaijeeites.com/ Alumni website]<br /> * Karachi Grammer School (1847)<br /> * Sind Arts College (later DJ College)<br /> * St. Joseph's Convent (1862)[http://www.angelfire.com/in/stjosephsconvent/history_of_st.htm History of SJC] (official website)<br /> * St. Patrick's High School (1861) [http://www.stpats.edu.pk/ official website]<br /> * Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924) [http://www.neduet.edu.pk/ official website]<br /> <br /> ==Newspapers==<br /> * Sind Gazette<br /> <br /> ==Health==<br /> ===Hospitals===<br /> [[Image:Karachi - Civil Hospital.jpg‎|right|thumb|300px|Karachi Civil Hospital]]<br /> * Civil Hospital (1854). Located on Mission Road.<br /> * Lady Dufferin Hospital (1898)<br /> * Spencer Eye Hospital (1938)<br /> <br /> ===Dispensaries===<br /> * Eduljee Dinshaw Dispensary (1881-1882)<br /> * Jaffer Fudoo Dispensary<br /> <br /> ===Veterinary Hospitals===<br /> * Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital<br /> <br /> ===Institutes===<br /> * Louise Lawrence Institute (training of midwives) (after 1912)<br /> <br /> ==Gardens==<br /> [[Image:Karachi_garden_beaumont_lawns.jpg|thumb|Beaumont Lawns (2006)]]<br /> * Burns Garden<br /> * Erskine Garden<br /> * Government Garden/ Company Bagh (1885)/ Rani Bagh/ Gandhi Garden (1933) (now the city zoo)&lt;ref&gt;Soomro, Durdana, &quot;Pleasure Gardens of a Raj City&quot;. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel. 2007 pg 43 &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Municipal Garden<br /> <br /> ==Government Offices==<br /> * Mercantile Marine Department (May 1930)<br /> * Sind Fisheries Department<br /> <br /> ==Economy and business==<br /> *[[Economy of Karachi]]<br /> <br /> ==Locations==<br /> This is a list of the major areas, quarters and roads of the city.<br /> <br /> ====Lines====<br /> * Civil Lines<br /> * Jacob Lines<br /> * Jutland Lines<br /> * N.I. Lines<br /> * R.A. Lines<br /> <br /> ====Quarters====<br /> * Artillery Maidan Quarter<br /> * Frere Quarter<br /> * Jamsheed Quarter<br /> * Napier Quarter<br /> <br /> ====Roads====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_britto_road_2007.jpg|300px|right|Britto Road (2007)]]<br /> * Britto Road<br /> * Brunton Road <br /> * Bunder Road (now M.A. Jinnah Road)<br /> * Frere Street<br /> * Jail Road<br /> * Kutchery Road (Law courts)<br /> * Lawrence Road (now Nishtar Road)<br /> * McLeod Road (now II Chundrigar Road)<br /> * Merewether Road<br /> * Mission Road<br /> * Napier Road<br /> * Newnham Road<br /> * Outram Road<br /> * Queen's Road (now M.T. Khan Road)<br /> * Rampart Road<br /> * Scandal Point Road<br /> * Somerset Road<br /> * Victoria Road (now Abdullah Haroon Road)<br /> <br /> For more information, visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streets_of_Karachi List of streets of Karachi]<br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> ====Railways====<br /> There were two stations, McLeod Road Station (now City Station) and Frere Street Station (now Karachi Cantt)<br /> ===Tramway===<br /> *[http://web.archive.org/web/20130127070013/http://pakistaniat.com/2007/09/14/karachi-tramway-of-yesteryears/ The Karachi Tramway of Yesteryears] 14 September 2007 All Things Pakistan, now an archived website.<br /> <br /> ====Karachi Harbour====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_Kemari.jpg|thumb|Taking the boat from Kemari]]<br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Port_Trust Karachi Port Trust] was established by an Act in 1886 (effective 1887) to manage the affairs of the port.<br /> * Kemari (earlier an island, but joined to the mainland)<br /> * [http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/06/07/karachi-landmarks-the-mules-mansion/ Mules Mansion]The Karachi Walla<br /> * Napier Mole<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Karachi Karachi] Love to Know 1911&lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_017.gif Karachi City] Imperial Gazetteer<br /> <br /> ====Maps====<br /> [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kurrachee_harbour_1882.jpg Kurrachee Harbour Map 1882] from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin<br /> <br /> ====Booklets====<br /> * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/karachi/karachi.html Guide to Karachi] Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII<br /> * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/depotno1/depotno1.html Special Service Booklet] for US Soldiers during WWII<br /> <br /> ====Thesis====<br /> * Haider, Azimusshan (1971), [http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/917/ History of Karachi with special reference to educational and commercial development (1839-1900)], PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.<br /> * Wajidi, Muhammad Abuzar (1990) [http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/915/1/649.html.htm KMC (Karachi Municipal Corporation): A study of its administrative and financial organisation] PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.<br /> <br /> ====Other====<br /> *[http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/03/sugar-and-stone.html &quot;Sugar and Stone&quot;] by Peerzada Salmon ''Dawn'' Sunday 3 April 2011. Select page 16 under Karachi. Article about historical buildings, with photographs<br /> *[http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/23/somakes-karachi.html Somake`s Karachi] by Peerzada Salman ''Dawn'' 23 May 2011. Moses Somake, born 1875, was an architect in Karachi<br /> <br /> ====Video====<br /> * [http://www.chaltatv.com/video/14368/Christian-Cemetery-Karachi-Pakistan-BBC-Report Christian Cemetery, Karachi] BBC Urdu report (in Urdu)<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOhCaFkojhY&amp;sns=fb A Very Rare Old Karachi Video 1942 by a British Soldier] You Tube<br /> * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CRiJs7vXWg Churches of Karachi] Short documentary on their construction/architecture (in Urdu) on youtube<br /> <br /> ==Further Reading==<br /> * Lari, Yasmin and Mihail Lari, &quot;The Dual City: Karachi during the Raj&quot; Karachi OUP. 1997. ISBN: 978-0195777352<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne<br /> |size=small<br /> |count=true<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]<br /> [[Category: Karachi ]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Hill_station&diff=45786 Hill station 2013-01-19T19:37:18Z <p>Rzafar: /* Articles */</p> <hr /> <div>A '''hill station''' is a high-altitude town used as a place of refuge from the summer heat. Prevalent in South Asia, they are to be found throughout Southeast Asia. Hill stations are largely identified with European colonialists but the origins of many go back much further in time. Hill stations were often the summer capitals of their state, province or region; by and large the coming of air-conditioning has made this role redundant but many towns remain popular tourist destinations.<br /> <br /> == British India ==<br /> <br /> Hill stations were to be found throughout [[British India]]. Queen of them all was [[Simla]], the summer capital of the [[Presidencies|British Raj]], but its ascendancy only dated from 1911 when [[Delhi]] became the Imperial capital. Each Presidency capital had its own hill station retreat: Bengal ([[Calcutta]]) went to [[Darjeeling]], Bombay to [[Matheran]] and Madras to [[Ootacamund]].<br /> <br /> === Burma ===<br /> <br /> Hill stations established by the British in [[Burma]] included [[Maymyo]], the &quot;summer capital&quot;, and [[Kalaw]].<br /> <br /> == Ceylon ==<br /> <br /> See the Wikipedia link below for more information about hill stations in [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka).<br /> <br /> == Malaya ==<br /> <br /> See the Wikipedia link below for more information about hill stations in Malaysia.<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_station &quot;Hill station&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_hill_stations &quot;List of Indian hill stations&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_hill_stations &quot;Category: Indian hill stations&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Pakistan &quot;Category: Hill stations in Pakistan&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Burma &quot;Category: Hill stations in Burma&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Sri_Lanka &quot;Category: Hill stations in Sri Lanka&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Malaysia &quot;Category: Hill stations in Malaysia&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> <br /> ===Articles===<br /> * [http://www.tasveergharindia.net/cmsdesk/essay/102/index.html Picturing Mountains As Hills - Hill Station Postcards and the Tales They Tell] by Shashwati Talukda<br /> <br /> ===Books online===<br /> *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/pager.html?object=67 1909 Map of Simla] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 26, Atlas 1909 edition'', page 61.<br /> *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931/pager.php?object=70 1931 Map of Simla] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 26, Atlas 1931 edition'', page 63.<br /> *[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n14/mode/1up &quot;List of Maps and Plans&quot;], page xi ''A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon'' published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org including maps of the smaller hill stations of<br /> **Bengal<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n507/mode/2up Darjeeling] between pages 314 and 315 <br /> *** [http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n415/mode/2up Murree] between pages 244 and 245<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n461/mode/2up Mussooree and Landaur], between pages 280 and 281 <br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n465/mode/2up Naini Tal], between pages 282 and 283,<br /> **Madras<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n625/mode/2up Ootacamund] between pages 412 and 413 <br /> **Bombay<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n531/mode/2up Matheran] between pages 336 and 337,<br /> **Princely State<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n429/mode/2up Srinagar and Environs], between pages 252 and 253<br /> *Kennedy, Dane. [http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft396nb1sf/ ''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj''] (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880<br /> <br /> [[Category:Terms]]<br /> [[Category:Hill Stations| ]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Hill_station&diff=45785 Hill station 2013-01-19T19:37:00Z <p>Rzafar: /* External links */ articles on hill stations</p> <hr /> <div>A '''hill station''' is a high-altitude town used as a place of refuge from the summer heat. Prevalent in South Asia, they are to be found throughout Southeast Asia. Hill stations are largely identified with European colonialists but the origins of many go back much further in time. Hill stations were often the summer capitals of their state, province or region; by and large the coming of air-conditioning has made this role redundant but many towns remain popular tourist destinations.<br /> <br /> == British India ==<br /> <br /> Hill stations were to be found throughout [[British India]]. Queen of them all was [[Simla]], the summer capital of the [[Presidencies|British Raj]], but its ascendancy only dated from 1911 when [[Delhi]] became the Imperial capital. Each Presidency capital had its own hill station retreat: Bengal ([[Calcutta]]) went to [[Darjeeling]], Bombay to [[Matheran]] and Madras to [[Ootacamund]].<br /> <br /> === Burma ===<br /> <br /> Hill stations established by the British in [[Burma]] included [[Maymyo]], the &quot;summer capital&quot;, and [[Kalaw]].<br /> <br /> == Ceylon ==<br /> <br /> See the Wikipedia link below for more information about hill stations in [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka).<br /> <br /> == Malaya ==<br /> <br /> See the Wikipedia link below for more information about hill stations in Malaysia.<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_station &quot;Hill station&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_hill_stations &quot;List of Indian hill stations&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_hill_stations &quot;Category: Indian hill stations&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Pakistan &quot;Category: Hill stations in Pakistan&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Burma &quot;Category: Hill stations in Burma&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Sri_Lanka &quot;Category: Hill stations in Sri Lanka&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Malaysia &quot;Category: Hill stations in Malaysia&quot;], ''Wikipedia''.<br /> <br /> ==Articles==<br /> * [http://www.tasveergharindia.net/cmsdesk/essay/102/index.html Picturing Mountains As Hills - Hill Station Postcards and the Tales They Tell] by Shashwati Talukda<br /> <br /> ===Books online===<br /> *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/pager.html?object=67 1909 Map of Simla] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 26, Atlas 1909 edition'', page 61.<br /> *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931/pager.php?object=70 1931 Map of Simla] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 26, Atlas 1931 edition'', page 63.<br /> *[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n14/mode/1up &quot;List of Maps and Plans&quot;], page xi ''A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon'' published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org including maps of the smaller hill stations of<br /> **Bengal<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n507/mode/2up Darjeeling] between pages 314 and 315 <br /> *** [http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n415/mode/2up Murree] between pages 244 and 245<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n461/mode/2up Mussooree and Landaur], between pages 280 and 281 <br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n465/mode/2up Naini Tal], between pages 282 and 283,<br /> **Madras<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n625/mode/2up Ootacamund] between pages 412 and 413 <br /> **Bombay<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n531/mode/2up Matheran] between pages 336 and 337,<br /> **Princely State<br /> ***[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n429/mode/2up Srinagar and Environs], between pages 252 and 253<br /> *Kennedy, Dane. [http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft396nb1sf/ ''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj''] (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880<br /> <br /> [[Category:Terms]]<br /> [[Category:Hill Stations| ]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Karachi&diff=45398 Karachi 2012-12-29T12:14:52Z <p>Rzafar: /* Cemeteries */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bombay]]<br /> |image=Karachi_port_and_harbour_aerial.jpg<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= Sea Level<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi Karachi]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh Sindh]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Karachi|name=Karachi |link=https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=211401480495186034184.0004d1ece46598812fb6d&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=24.861867,67.03505&amp;spn=0.007924,0.00692}}<br /> <br /> During the British period '''Karachi''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_007.gif Karachi District] and the capital of the Sind division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] from 1840s until 1936 and as an independent province from 1936 till Partition in 1947. <br /> <br /> == Spelling variants ==<br /> Modern name: Karachi&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants: Kurrachee<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> [[Image:Khiport1906.jpg|thumb|Memorial Arch at the Port for the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)]]<br /> It was occupied by the British in 1839. <br /> * Wikipedia article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Karachi History] <br /> <br /> ==Places of Worship==<br /> ===Churches===<br /> 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.<br /> <br /> ====Catholic====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_St_Patricks_Cathedral.jpg|thumb|St. Patrick's Cathedral]]<br /> Was part of the Vicariate Apostolic of [[Bombay]] until 1886. From 1886 to 1947, it was part of the Archdiocese of Bombay.<br /> <br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Fatima_Church,_Karachi Our Lady of Fatima]<br /> * Sacred Heart Church, Keamari <br /> * St. Anthony's Church (1935), Cantonment <br /> * St. Anthony's Church, Manora<br /> * St. Christopher's Church, Airport<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence%E2%80%99s_Church,_Karachi St. Lawrence's Church], Soldier Bazar<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Cathedral,_Karachi 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<br /> <br /> ====Protestant====<br /> * Brooks Memorial Methodist Church (1875). Founder: Rev. Frank Ambrose Goodman. Denomination: Methodist<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Cathedral_(Karachi) Holy Trinity Church] (now Cathedral). Denomination: Anglican<br /> * St. Andrew's Church (Scotch Church) (1867-68). Denomination: Presbyterian<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul's_Church,_Manora St. Paul's Church], Manora<br /> <br /> [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=59583057&amp;postcount=23 Photographs of Churches in Kurrachee (taken in the 1850s- 1870s)] skyscrapercity.com<br /> <br /> ===Other places===<br /> * Parsi Dar-e-Meher <br /> * Magain Shalome Synagogue (1890s) (demolished in 1980s)<br /> * Various Hindu temples. [http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/temples.asp List]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cemeteries==<br /> * [[Bene Israel Cemetery]] - [http://www.jewishtimesasia.org/main-news-topmenu-48/359-2010-08/1732-jewish-cemetery-in-karachi-documented-for-first-time Jewish Cemetery In Karachi Documented For First Time] Jewish timesasia.org [http://www.cemeteryofthelosttribe.com View the documentary film]<br /> * [[Gora Kabristan, Karachi|Gora Kabristan]]<br /> * [[Karachi War Cemetery]]<br /> <br /> ==Military==<br /> *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=StsSAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA349 &quot;Special Sanitary and Topographical Report on Kurrachee&quot;] by Surgeon-Major Dr Inglis [[64th Regiment of Foot|64th Regiment]], page 349 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1861'' (published 1863) Google Books<br /> <br /> ==Clubs and Associations==<br /> * see [[Economy_of_Karachi#Clubs_and_Associations|here]]<br /> <br /> ==Buildings==<br /> [[Image:Karachi_Frere_Hall.jpg|thumb|Frere Hall]]<br /> <br /> ===Cinemas===<br /> * Star Cinema (1918)<br /> <br /> ===Halls===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frere_Hall Frere Hall] (1865) (Victoria Road)<br /> * Max Denso Hall (Bandar Road)<br /> <br /> ===Hotels===<br /> * Bristol Hotel (1910) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/5065159632/ Photograph] [http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/16-bristol-bliss-hs-10 Article in Dawn]<br /> * Grand Hotel<br /> * Hotel Midway House ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM] built)<br /> * Palace Hotel (now Sheraton Hotel)<br /> <br /> ===Houses===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohatta_Palace Mohatta Palace] (1920s) <br /> <br /> === Museums ===<br /> * Victoria Museum<br /> <br /> ==Monuments==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merewether_Clock_Tower Merewether Clock Tower] (now known simply as Tower) [http://pakistaniat.com/2009/01/05/architecture-merewether-tower-karachi/ Architecture: Merewether Tower, Karachi]<br /> <br /> ==Markets==<br /> [[Image:Empress Market, Karachi.jpg‎|right|thumb|300px|''Empress Market, Karachi'']]<br /> * see [[Economy_of_Karachi#Markets|here]]<br /> <br /> ==Education==<br /> * Bai Virbaiji Soparivala (B.V.S.) Parsi High School (only for Parsis until 1947) [http://www.bvsvirbaijeeites.com/ Alumni website]<br /> * Karachi Grammer School (1847)<br /> * Sind Arts College (later DJ College)<br /> * St. Joseph's Convent (1862)[http://www.angelfire.com/in/stjosephsconvent/history_of_st.htm History of SJC] (official website)<br /> * St. Patrick's High School (1861) [http://www.stpats.edu.pk/ official website]<br /> * Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924) [http://www.neduet.edu.pk/ official website]<br /> <br /> ==Newspapers==<br /> * Sind Gazette<br /> <br /> ==Health==<br /> ===Hospitals===<br /> * Civil Hospital (1854). Located on Mission Road.<br /> * Lady Dufferin Hospital (1898)<br /> * Spencer Eye Hospital (1938)<br /> <br /> ===Dispensaries===<br /> * Eduljee Dinshaw Dispensary (1881-1882)<br /> * Jaffer Fudoo Dispensary<br /> <br /> ===Veterinary Hospitals===<br /> * Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital<br /> <br /> ===Institutes===<br /> * Louise Lawrence Institute (training of midwives) (after 1912)<br /> <br /> ==Gardens==<br /> [[Image:Karachi_garden_beaumont_lawns.jpg|thumb|Beaumont Lawns (2006)]]<br /> * Burns Garden<br /> * Erskine Garden<br /> * Government Garden/ Company Bagh (1885)/ Rani Bagh/ Gandhi Garden (1933) (now the city zoo)&lt;ref&gt;Soomro, Durdana, &quot;Pleasure Gardens of a Raj City&quot;. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel. 2007 pg 43 &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Municipal Garden<br /> <br /> ==Government Offices==<br /> * Mercantile Marine Department (May 1930)<br /> * Sind Fisheries Department<br /> <br /> ==Economy and business==<br /> *[[Economy of Karachi]]<br /> <br /> ==Locations==<br /> This is a list of the major areas, quarters and roads of the city.<br /> <br /> ====Lines====<br /> * Civil Lines<br /> * Jacob Lines<br /> * Jutland Lines<br /> * N.I. Lines<br /> * R.A. Lines<br /> <br /> ====Quarters====<br /> * Artillery Maidan Quarter<br /> * Frere Quarter<br /> * Jamsheed Quarter<br /> * Napier Quarter<br /> <br /> ====Roads====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_britto_road_2007.jpg|300px|right|Britto Road (2007)]]<br /> * Britto Road<br /> * Brunton Road <br /> * Bunder Road (now M.A. Jinnah Road)<br /> * Frere Street<br /> * Jail Road<br /> * Kutchery Road (Law courts)<br /> * Lawrence Road (now Nishtar Road)<br /> * McLeod Road (now II Chundrigar Road)<br /> * Merewether Road<br /> * Mission Road<br /> * Napier Road<br /> * Newnham Road<br /> * Outram Road<br /> * Queen's Road (now M.T. Khan Road)<br /> * Rampart Road<br /> * Scandal Point Road<br /> * Somerset Road<br /> * Victoria Road (now Abdullah Haroon Road)<br /> <br /> For more information, visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streets_of_Karachi List of streets of Karachi]<br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> ====Railways====<br /> There were two stations, McLeod Road Station (now City Station) and Frere Street Station (now Karachi Cantt)<br /> ===Tramway===<br /> *[http://pakistaniat.com/2007/09/14/karachi-tramway-of-yesteryears/ The Karachi Tramway of Yesteryears] 14 September 2007 All Things Pakistan<br /> <br /> ====Karachi Harbour====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_Kemari.jpg|thumb|Taking the boat from Kemari]]<br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Port_Trust Karachi Port Trust] was established by an Act in 1886 (effective 1887) to manage the affairs of the port.<br /> * Kemari (earlier an island, but joined to the mainland)<br /> * [http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/06/07/karachi-landmarks-the-mules-mansion/ Mules Mansion]The Karachi Walla<br /> * Napier Mole<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Karachi Karachi] Love to Know 1911&lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_017.gif Karachi City] Imperial Gazetteer<br /> <br /> ====Maps====<br /> [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kurrachee_harbour_1882.jpg Kurrachee Harbour Map 1882] from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin<br /> <br /> ====Booklets====<br /> * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/karachi/karachi.html Guide to Karachi] Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII<br /> * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/depotno1/depotno1.html Special Service Booklet] for US Soldiers during WWII<br /> <br /> ====Thesis====<br /> * Haider, Azimusshan (1971), [http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/917/ History of Karachi with special reference to educational and commercial development (1839-1900)], PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.<br /> * Wajidi, Muhammad Abuzar (1990) [http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/915/1/649.html.htm KMC (Karachi Municipal Corporation): A study of its administrative and financial organisation] PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.<br /> <br /> ====Other====<br /> *[http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/03/sugar-and-stone.html &quot;Sugar and Stone&quot;] by Peerzada Salmon ''Dawn'' Sunday 3 April 2011. Select page 16 under Karachi. Article about historical buildings, with photographs<br /> *[http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/23/somakes-karachi.html Somake`s Karachi] by Peerzada Salman ''Dawn'' 23 May 2011. Moses Somake, born 1875, was an architect in Karachi<br /> <br /> ====Video====<br /> * [http://www.chaltatv.com/video/14368/Christian-Cemetery-Karachi-Pakistan-BBC-Report Christian Cemetery, Karachi] BBC Urdu report (in Urdu)<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOhCaFkojhY&amp;sns=fb A Very Rare Old Karachi Video 1942 by a British Soldier] You Tube<br /> <br /> ==Further Reading==<br /> * Lari, Yasmin and Mihail Lari, &quot;The Dual City: Karachi during the Raj&quot; Karachi OUP. 1997. ISBN: 978-0195777352<br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]<br /> [[Category: Karachi ]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Karachi&diff=43708 Karachi 2012-08-25T16:37:58Z <p>Rzafar: /* Education */ history of SJC</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bombay]]<br /> |image=Karachi_port_and_harbour_aerial.jpg<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= Sea Level<br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi Karachi]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindh Sindh]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> {{Places of Interest|title=Karachi|name=Karachi |link=xxxxx}}<br /> =====THIS PAGE IS WAITING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION=====<br /> <br /> During the British period '''Karachi''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_007.gif Karachi District] and the capital of the Sind division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] from 1840s until 1936 and as an independent province from 1936 till Partition in 1947. <br /> <br /> == Spelling variants ==<br /> Modern name: Karachi&lt;br&gt;<br /> Variants: Kurrachee<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> [[Image:Khiport1906.jpg|thumb|Memorial Arch at the Port for the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)]]<br /> It was occupied by the British in 1839. <br /> * Wikipedia article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Karachi History] <br /> <br /> ==Places of Worship==<br /> ===Churches===<br /> 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.<br /> <br /> ====Catholic====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_St_Patricks_Cathedral.jpg|thumb|St. Patrick's Cathedral]]<br /> Was part of the Vicariate Apostolic of [[Bombay]] until 1886. From 1886 to 1947, it was part of the Archdiocese of Bombay.<br /> <br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Fatima_Church,_Karachi Our Lady of Fatima]<br /> * Sacred Heart Church, Keamari <br /> * St. Anthony's Church (1935), Cantonment <br /> * St. Anthony's Church, Manora<br /> * St. Christopher's Church, Airport<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence%E2%80%99s_Church,_Karachi St. Lawrence's Church], Soldier Bazar<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Cathedral,_Karachi 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<br /> <br /> ====Protestant====<br /> * Brooks Memorial Methodist Church (1875). Founder: Rev. Frank Ambrose Goodman. Denomination: Methodist<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Cathedral_(Karachi) Holy Trinity Church] (now Cathedral). Denomination: Anglican<br /> * St. Andrew's Church (Scotch Church) (1867-68). Denomination: Presbyterian<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul's_Church,_Manora St. Paul's Church], Manora<br /> <br /> [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=59583057&amp;postcount=23 Photographs of Churches in Kurrachee (taken in the 1850s- 1870s)] skyscrapercity.com<br /> <br /> ===Other places===<br /> * Parsi Dar-e-Meher <br /> * Magain Shalome Synagogue (1890s) (demolished in 1980s)<br /> * Various Hindu temples. [http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/temples.asp List]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cemeteries==<br /> * [[Bene Israel Cemetery]]<br /> * [[Gora Kabristan, Karachi|Gora Kabristan]]<br /> * [[Karachi War Cemetery]]<br /> *[http://www.jewishtimesasia.org/main-news-topmenu-48/359-2010-08/1732-jewish-cemetery-in-karachi-documented-for-first-time Jewish Cemetery In Karachi Documented For First Time] Jewish timesasia.org [http://www.cemeteryofthelosttribe.com View the documentary film]<br /> <br /> ==Clubs and Associations==<br /> * see [[Economy_of_Karachi#Clubs_and_Associations|here]]<br /> <br /> ==Buildings==<br /> [[Image:Karachi_Frere_Hall.jpg|thumb|Frere Hall]]<br /> <br /> ===Cinemas===<br /> * Star Cinema (1918)<br /> <br /> ===Halls===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frere_Hall Frere Hall] (1865) (Victoria Road)<br /> * Max Denso Hall (Bandar Road)<br /> <br /> ===Hotels===<br /> * Bristol Hotel (1910) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/5065159632/ Photograph] [http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/16-bristol-bliss-hs-10 Article in Dawn]<br /> * Grand Hotel<br /> * Hotel Midway House ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM] built)<br /> * Palace Hotel (now Sheraton Hotel)<br /> <br /> ===Houses===<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohatta_Palace Mohatta Palace] (1920s) <br /> <br /> === Museums ===<br /> * Victoria Museum<br /> <br /> ==Monuments==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merewether_Clock_Tower Merewether Clock Tower] (now known simply as Tower) [http://pakistaniat.com/2009/01/05/architecture-merewether-tower-karachi/ Architecture: Merewether Tower, Karachi]<br /> <br /> ==Markets==<br /> [[Image:Empress Market, Karachi.jpg‎|right|thumb|300px|''Empress Market, Karachi'']]<br /> * see [[Economy_of_Karachi#Markets|here]]<br /> <br /> ==Education==<br /> * Bai Virbaiji Soparivala (B.V.S.) Parsi High School (only for Parsis until 1947) [http://www.bvsvirbaijeeites.com/ Alumni website]<br /> * Karachi Grammer School (1847)<br /> * Sind Arts College (later DJ College)<br /> * St. Joseph's Convent (1862)[http://www.angelfire.com/in/stjosephsconvent/history_of_st.htm History of SJC] (official website)<br /> * St. Patrick's High School (1861) [http://www.stpats.edu.pk/ official website]<br /> * Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924) [http://www.neduet.edu.pk/ official website]<br /> <br /> ==Newspapers==<br /> * Sind Gazette<br /> <br /> ==Health==<br /> ===Hospitals===<br /> * Civil Hospital (1854). Located on Mission Road.<br /> * Lady Dufferin Hospital (1898)<br /> * Spencer Eye Hospital (1938)<br /> <br /> ===Dispensaries===<br /> * Eduljee Dinshaw Dispensary (1881-1882)<br /> * Jaffer Fudoo Dispensary<br /> <br /> ===Veterinary Hospitals===<br /> * Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital<br /> <br /> ===Institutes===<br /> * Louise Lawrence Institute (training of midwives) (after 1912)<br /> <br /> ==Gardens==<br /> [[Image:Karachi_garden_beaumont_lawns.jpg|thumb|Beaumont Lawns (2006)]]<br /> * Burns Garden<br /> * Erskine Garden<br /> * Government Garden/ Company Bagh (1885)/ Rani Bagh/ Gandhi Garden (1933) (now the city zoo)&lt;ref&gt;Soomro, Durdana, &quot;Pleasure Gardens of a Raj City&quot;. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel. 2007 pg 43 &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Municipal Garden<br /> <br /> ==Government Offices==<br /> * Mercantile Marine Department (May 1930)<br /> * Sind Fisheries Department<br /> <br /> ==Economy and business==<br /> *[[Economy of Karachi]]<br /> <br /> ==Locations==<br /> This is a list of the major areas, quarters and roads of the city.<br /> <br /> ====Lines====<br /> * Civil Lines<br /> * Jacob Lines<br /> * Jutland Lines<br /> * N.I. Lines<br /> * R.A. Lines<br /> <br /> ====Quarters====<br /> * Artillery Maidan Quarter<br /> * Frere Quarter<br /> * Jamsheed Quarter<br /> * Napier Quarter<br /> <br /> ====Roads====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_britto_road_2007.jpg|300px|right|Britto Road (2007)]]<br /> * Britto Road<br /> * Brunton Road <br /> * Bunder Road (now M.A. Jinnah Road)<br /> * Frere Street<br /> * Jail Road<br /> * Kutchery Road (Law courts)<br /> * Lawrence Road (now Nishtar Road)<br /> * McLeod Road (now II Chundrigar Road)<br /> * Merewether Road<br /> * Mission Road<br /> * Napier Road<br /> * Newnham Road<br /> * Outram Road<br /> * Queen's Road (now M.T. Khan Road)<br /> * Rampart Road<br /> * Scandal Point Road<br /> * Somerset Road<br /> * Victoria Road (now Abdullah Haroon Road)<br /> <br /> For more information, visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streets_of_Karachi List of streets of Karachi]<br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> ====Railways====<br /> There were two stations, McLeod Road Station (now City Station) and Frere Street Station (now Karachi Cantt)<br /> ===Tramway===<br /> *[http://pakistaniat.com/2007/09/14/karachi-tramway-of-yesteryears/ The Karachi Tramway of Yesteryears] 14 September 2007 All Things Pakistan<br /> <br /> ====Karachi Harbour====<br /> [[Image:Karachi_Kemari.jpg|thumb|Taking the boat from Kemari]]<br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Port_Trust Karachi Port Trust] was established by an Act in 1886 (effective 1887) to manage the affairs of the port.<br /> * Kemari (earlier an island, but joined to the mainland)<br /> * [http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/06/07/karachi-landmarks-the-mules-mansion/ Mules Mansion]The Karachi Walla<br /> * Napier Mole<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Karachi Karachi] Love to Know 1911&lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&amp;objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_017.gif Karachi City] Imperial Gazetteer<br /> <br /> ====Maps====<br /> [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kurrachee_harbour_1882.jpg Kurrachee Harbour Map 1882] from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin<br /> <br /> ====Booklets====<br /> * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/karachi/karachi.html Guide to Karachi] Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII<br /> * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/depotno1/depotno1.html Special Service Booklet] for US Soldiers during WWII<br /> <br /> ====Thesis====<br /> * Haider, Azimusshan (1971), [http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/917/ History of Karachi with special reference to educational and commercial development (1839-1900)], PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.<br /> * Wajidi, Muhammad Abuzar (1990) [http://eprints.hec.gov.pk/915/1/649.html.htm KMC (Karachi Municipal Corporation): A study of its administrative and financial organisation] PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.<br /> <br /> ====Other====<br /> *[http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/03/sugar-and-stone.html &quot;Sugar and Stone&quot;] by Peerzada Salmon ''Dawn'' Sunday 3 April 2011. Select page 16 under Karachi. Article about historical buildings, with photographs<br /> *[http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/23/somakes-karachi.html Somake`s Karachi] by Peerzada Salman ''Dawn'' 23 May 2011. Moses Somake, born 1875, was an architect in Karachi<br /> <br /> ====Video====<br /> * [http://www.chaltatv.com/video/14368/Christian-Cemetery-Karachi-Pakistan-BBC-Report Christian Cemetery, Karachi] BBC Urdu report (in Urdu)<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOhCaFkojhY&amp;sns=fb A Very Rare Old Karachi Video 1942 by a British Soldier] You Tube<br /> <br /> ==Further Reading==<br /> * Lari, Yasmin and Mihail Lari, &quot;The Dual City: Karachi during the Raj&quot; Karachi OUP. 1997. ISBN: 978-0195777352<br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]<br /> [[Category: Karachi ]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Punjab_Districts&diff=43630 Punjab Districts 2012-08-08T17:07:52Z <p>Rzafar: montgomery after 1916 part of lahore</p> <hr /> <div>The districts of the [[Punjab]] Province were:<br /> <br /> {|border=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;4&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;<br /> !Division<br /> !District Name<br /> !District Headquarters<br /> |-<br /> | Delhi<br /> | Hissar<br /> | [[Hissar]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Rohtak<br /> | [[Rohtak]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Gurgaon<br /> | [[Gurgaon]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Delhi<br /> | [[Delhi]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Karnal<br /> | [[Karnal]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Ambala<br /> | [[Ambala]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Simla<br /> | [[Simla]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Lahore]]<br /> | [[Montgomery District|Montgomery]] (after 1916)<br /> | [[Montgomery]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Lahore District|Lahore]]<br /> | [[Lahore]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Amritsar<br /> | [[Amritsar]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Gurdaspur District|Gurdaspur]]<br /> | [[Gurdaspur]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Sialkot District|Sialkot]]<br /> | [[Sialkot]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Gujranwala District|Gujranwala]]<br /> | [[Gujranwala]]<br /> |-<br /> | Jullundur<br /> | Kangra<br /> | [[Dharmsala]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Hoshiarpur<br /> | [[Hoshiarpur]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Jullundur<br /> | [[Jullundur]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Ludhiana<br /> | [[Ludhiana]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Ferozepore<br /> | [[Ferozepore]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> | [[Gujrat District|Gujrat]]<br /> | [[Gujrat]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Shahpur District|Shahpur]]<br /> | [[Shahpur]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Jhelum District|Jhelum]]<br /> | [[Jhelum]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Rawalpindi District|Rawalpindi]]<br /> | [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Attock District|Attock]]<br /> | [[Campbellpur]]<br /> |-<br /> | Multan<br /> | [[Mianwali District|MIanwali]]<br /> | [[Mianwali]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Jhang District|Jhang]]<br /> | [[Jhang-Maghiana]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Multan District|Multan]]<br /> | [[Multan]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> |[[Montgomery District|Montgomery]] (before 1916)<br /> | [[Montgomery]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Muzaffargarh District|Muzaffargarh]]<br /> | [[Muzaffargarh]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | |[[Dera Ghazi Khan District|Dera Ghazi Khan]]<br /> | [[Dera Ghazi Khan]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Also see==<br /> [[Gazetteers#Regional|Punjab District Gazetteers]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Punjab Punjab] 1911 Love to Know<br /> <br /> [[Category:Districts| Punjab Districts]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Punjab_Districts&diff=43629 Punjab Districts 2012-08-08T17:06:26Z <p>Rzafar: montgomery part of multan until atleast 1916</p> <hr /> <div>The districts of the [[Punjab]] Province were:<br /> <br /> {|border=&quot;2&quot; cellpadding=&quot;4&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;<br /> !Division<br /> !District Name<br /> !District Headquarters<br /> |-<br /> | Delhi<br /> | Hissar<br /> | [[Hissar]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Rohtak<br /> | [[Rohtak]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Gurgaon<br /> | [[Gurgaon]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Delhi<br /> | [[Delhi]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Karnal<br /> | [[Karnal]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Ambala<br /> | [[Ambala]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Simla<br /> | [[Simla]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Lahore]]<br /> | [[Montgomery District|Montgomery]]<br /> | [[Montgomery]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Lahore District|Lahore]]<br /> | [[Lahore]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Amritsar<br /> | [[Amritsar]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Gurdaspur District|Gurdaspur]]<br /> | [[Gurdaspur]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Sialkot District|Sialkot]]<br /> | [[Sialkot]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Gujranwala District|Gujranwala]]<br /> | [[Gujranwala]]<br /> |-<br /> | Jullundur<br /> | Kangra<br /> | [[Dharmsala]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Hoshiarpur<br /> | [[Hoshiarpur]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Jullundur<br /> | [[Jullundur]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Ludhiana<br /> | [[Ludhiana]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | Ferozepore<br /> | [[Ferozepore]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> | [[Gujrat District|Gujrat]]<br /> | [[Gujrat]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Shahpur District|Shahpur]]<br /> | [[Shahpur]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Jhelum District|Jhelum]]<br /> | [[Jhelum]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Rawalpindi District|Rawalpindi]]<br /> | [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Attock District|Attock]]<br /> | [[Campbellpur]]<br /> |-<br /> | Multan<br /> | [[Mianwali District|MIanwali]]<br /> | [[Mianwali]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Jhang District|Jhang]]<br /> | [[Jhang-Maghiana]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Multan District|Multan]]<br /> | [[Multan]]<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> |[[Montgomery District|Montgomery]] (before 1916)<br /> | [[Montgomery]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [[Muzaffargarh District|Muzaffargarh]]<br /> | [[Muzaffargarh]]<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | |[[Dera Ghazi Khan District|Dera Ghazi Khan]]<br /> | [[Dera Ghazi Khan]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Also see==<br /> [[Gazetteers#Regional|Punjab District Gazetteers]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Punjab Punjab] 1911 Love to Know<br /> <br /> [[Category:Districts| Punjab Districts]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Montgomery_District&diff=43628 Montgomery District 2012-08-08T17:01:30Z <p>Rzafar: douie&#039;s book states district in multan division</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal]]<br /> |image=Montgomery_district.jpg<br /> |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.664468,73.108496&amp;z=9&amp;t=h&amp;hl=en 30.664468°N 73.108496°E] <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okara_District Okara District], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakpattan_District Pakpattan District], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahiwal_District Sahiwal District]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Montgomery District''', earlier known as Gugera, was the south-eastermost of the six districts of [[Multan Division]] until 1916&lt;ref&gt;''[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24562/24562-h/24562-h.htm#fig110 The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir,&quot; by Sir Hames Douie, Reprinted by Seema Publications, Delhi 1974 pg 263&lt;/ref&gt; It was subsequently one of the six districts of [[Lahore Division]].<br /> <br /> ==Name==<br /> It was named after Sir Robert Montgomery, the Lt. Governor of Punjab in 1865. Since 1966, it has been known as Sahiwal District.<br /> <br /> ==Neighbours==<br /> As in 1884.<br /> * North east: [[Lahore District]]<br /> * North west: [[Jhang District]]<br /> * South east: River Sutlej which separated it from [[Bahawalpur State]]<br /> * South west: [[Multan District]]<br /> <br /> ==District Headquarters==<br /> * [[Gugera]]: 1852 to 1864<br /> * [[Montgomery]]: 1864 - ?<br /> <br /> ==Cities and Towns==<br /> * [[Dipalpur]]<br /> * Gugera<br /> * [[Kamalia]] (aka Kot Kamalia)<br /> * Montgomery (village of Sahiwal before 1865)<br /> * [[Okara]]<br /> * [[Pak Pattan]]<br /> * [[Renala Khurd]]<br /> * [[Saiyadwala]]<br /> <br /> ==Subdivisions==<br /> There were four tehsils:<br /> * Montgomery<br /> * Gugera<br /> * Dipalpur<br /> * Pak Pattan<br /> <br /> ==Transport==<br /> ===Railways===<br /> The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway ran through the district.<br /> There were stations at: Okara.<br /> <br /> ==Sites of Interest==<br /> * Shrine of Baba Farid (Shakar Ganj)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Reading==<br /> * Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1883-1884 Govenrment of Punjab, 1884. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications Lahore, 1990 <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_District Wikipedia]<br /> * [[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_027.gif Multan Division]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]<br /> [[Category:Districts]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Dunga_Gali&diff=42699 Dunga Gali 2012-06-02T11:45:38Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunga_Gali Dunga Gali]<br /> |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Dunga Gali''' was a [[hill station]] and a small sanitarium in the [[Abbottabad]] tehsil of [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. <br /> <br /> ==Location==<br /> It is located 2 miles from [[Nathiagali]] at an elevation of 7,800 feet.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunga_Gali Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Dunga_Gali&diff=42698 Dunga Gali 2012-06-02T11:44:35Z <p>Rzafar: location</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunga_Gali Dunga Gali]<br /> |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Dunga Gali''' was a [[hill station]] and a small sanitarium in the [[Abbottabad]] tehsil of [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. <br /> <br /> ==Location==<br /> It is located 2 miles from [[Nathia gali]] at an elevation of 7,800 feet.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunga_Gali Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=User:Rzafar&diff=42595 User:Rzafar 2012-05-22T18:37:27Z <p>Rzafar: /* My Library */ miscellaneous links</p> <hr /> <div>I started Pakistan Genealogy Resource - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/ but, due to lack of time, I am now slowing uploading most of that information onto this site instead.<br /> <br /> My contributions are related to areas which now fall in [[Pakistan]].<br /> <br /> If you would like to contact me you can send me an email at this address: pakgenweb@gmail.com. Please write what you are looking for in the subject line.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Images==<br /> You can see images I have uploaded to this site [[/images|here]] as well as on external links. My images are licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0. Credit would be appreciated as is an email with their usage<br /> <br /> My brother, Momin Zafar's images are also available. They are licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0. Credit is required as is an email to this address: momin.zafar@gmail.com. Subject: Image used from FIBIS.<br /> <br /> Images taken by others can also be seen [[/images|here]]. They are also licensed under the same Creative Commons licence. <br /> <br /> ==My Library==<br /> The following are books, gazetteers, reports from my personal library. Since I have not been able to review them, I cannot add them to the other section of this website, therefore for now, I am listing them here. If the actual version in available online, I have linked it.<br /> <br /> [[/library|Complete list]]<br /> <br /> ==Miscellaneous Links==<br /> * [http://karachi.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/films/filmberridge.html Berridge Collection] - 6 British era short films on various topics including railways. Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge (22 May 2012)</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Baramula&diff=42483 Baramula 2012-05-13T14:00:21Z <p>Rzafar: category</p> <hr /> <div>[[Category:Locations]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=User:Rzafar&diff=42094 User:Rzafar 2012-04-20T14:25:38Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>I started Pakistan Genealogy Resource - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/ but, due to lack of time, I am now slowing uploading most of that information onto this site instead.<br /> <br /> My contributions are related to areas which now fall in [[Pakistan]].<br /> <br /> If you would like to contact me you can send me an email at this address: pakgenweb@gmail.com. Please write what you are looking for in the subject line.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Images==<br /> You can see images I have uploaded to this site [[/images|here]] as well as on external links. My images are licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0. Credit would be appreciated as is an email with their usage<br /> <br /> My brother, Momin Zafar's images are also available. They are licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0. Credit is required as is an email to this address: momin.zafar@gmail.com. Subject: Image used from FIBIS.<br /> <br /> Images taken by others can also be seen [[/images|here]]. They are also licensed under the same Creative Commons licence. <br /> <br /> ==My Library==<br /> The following are books, gazetteers, reports from my personal library. Since I have not been able to review them, I cannot add them to the other section of this website, therefore for now, I am listing them here. If the actual version in available online, I have linked it.<br /> <br /> [[/library|Complete list]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bhakkar&diff=42093 Bhakkar 2012-04-20T14:16:54Z <p>Rzafar: history, pop, trans, external, references</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakkar Bhakkar]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Bhakkar''' was the headquarters of Bhakkar Tehsil of [[Mianwali District]] of [[Punjab]]<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Municipality created in 1874.<br /> <br /> ==Population==<br /> * 5,213 (1901)&lt;ref&gt;[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_050.gif Bhakkar] Imperial Gazetteer of India v.8 pg 44 &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Health==<br /> * Dispensary<br /> <br /> ==Education==<br /> * Vernacular middle school<br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> Lay on the [[North Western Railway]] line.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_050.gif Bhakkar] Imperial Gazetteer<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bhakkar&diff=42092 Bhakkar 2012-04-20T13:59:55Z <p>Rzafar: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakkar Bhakkar]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Bhakkar''' was a town in [[Punjab]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Rawalpindi_District&diff=42091 Rawalpindi District 2012-04-20T13:59:21Z <p>Rzafar: created page</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawalpindi_District Rawalpindi District]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Rawalpindi District''' was part of [[Rawalpindi Division]] of [[Punjab]]<br /> <br /> ==Headquarters==<br /> * [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cities and Towns==<br /> * [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Subdivisions==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]<br /> [[Category:Districts]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bhakkar&diff=42090 Bhakkar 2012-04-20T13:59:10Z <p>Rzafar: created page</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakkar]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Bhakkar''' was a town in [[Punjab]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bhakkar&diff=42089 Bhakkar 2012-04-20T13:56:58Z <p>Rzafar: created page</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawalpindi_District Rawalpindi District]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Rawalpindi District''' was part of [[Rawalpindi Division]] of [[Punjab]]<br /> <br /> ==Headquarters==<br /> * [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Cities and Towns==<br /> * [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Subdivisions==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]<br /> [[Category:Districts]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Rawalpindi_Division&diff=42088 Rawalpindi Division 2012-04-20T13:43:15Z <p>Rzafar: /* Districts */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= <br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Rawalpindi Division''' was one of the divisions of [[Punjab]]. <br /> <br /> ==Districts==<br /> The following districts were part of it. Not all of them existed for the same period of time. <br /> <br /> * [[Attock District]]<br /> * [[Gujrat District]]<br /> * [[Jhelum District]]<br /> * [[Mianwali District]]<br /> * [[Rawalpindi District]]<br /> * [[Shahpur District]]<br /> <br /> ==Cities and Towns==<br /> * [[Attock]]<br /> * [[Bhakkar]]<br /> * [[Bhera]]<br /> * [[Chillianwala]]<br /> * [[Gujrat]]<br /> * [[Hasan Abdal]]<br /> * [[Jhelum]]<br /> * [[Kalabagh]]<br /> * [[Khewra]]<br /> * [[Khushab]]<br /> * [[Lala Musa]]<br /> * [[Mandi Bahauddin]] (Chak 51)<br /> * [[Mianwali]]<br /> * [[Montgomery]] (note: before 1865 it was known as Sahiwal as well)<br /> * [[Murree]]<br /> * [[Pind Dadan Khan]]<br /> * [[Rawalpindi]]<br /> * [[Sargodha]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Divisions]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Sakesar&diff=41889 Sakesar 2012-04-06T18:52:29Z <p>Rzafar: created page</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakesar Sakesar]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Sakesar''' was a town in [[Shahpur District]], [[Punjab]].<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Sargodha&diff=41888 Sargodha 2012-04-06T18:40:47Z <p>Rzafar: /* External Links */ reading</p> <hr /> <div>{{Locations_Infobox<br /> |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]<br /> |image=<br /> |coordinates= <br /> |altitude= <br /> |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargodha Sargodha]<br /> |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]<br /> |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Sargodha''' was a town in [[Shahpur District]], [[Punjab]]. From 1914, it also served as district headquarters.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Military==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargodha Sargodha on Wikipedia]<br /> * [http://pportal.punjab.gov.pk/portal/portal/media-type/html/group/329?page_name=Sargodha$d_home&amp;group_type=dist&amp;group_id=329&amp;group_name=Sargodha&amp;js_pane=P-1004ba76975-10000&amp;pview=true Sargodha] Government of Punjab's portal.<br /> <br /> ==Further Reading==<br /> * Wilson, J., &quot;Gazetteer of the Shahpur District Revised Edition 1897,&quot; Civil and Military Gazette Press, Lahore, 1897. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 1994.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Locations]]<br /> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]</div> Rzafar