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'''Gora Kabristan''' is Karachi's largest and only remaining British era civilian cemetery.  
[[Image:Karachi_gora_kabristan_view.jpg|thumb|right|200px|General view(2005)]]
'''Gora Kabristan''' is [[Karachi]]'s largest and only remaining British era civilian cemetery.  


==Orgin of name==
==Orgin of name==
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==Location==
==Location==
It is located on Shahrah-e-Faisal, earlier known as the Drigh Road mentioned by T.E.Lawrence in his tome, Seven Pillars of Wisdom.  
It is located on Shahrah-e-Faisal, earlier known as the Drigh Road mentioned by T.E.Lawrence in his tome, Seven Pillars of Wisdom.  
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gora_Qabaristan,_Karachi Gora Qabaristan Karachi] Wikipedia
*[http://www.karachigoraqabristan.org/preports.html Gora Kabristan Cemetery, Karachi - Press Reports] Website of the Care Group attempting to preserve the cemetery. Contains photographs and background information.
*[http://thekarachiwalla.com/2011/08/27/city-landmarks-gora-qabrustan  City Landmarks – Gora Qabrustan] with photographs. The Karachi Walla  27 August 2011
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUo-ItqxijU  Gora Qabristan: A Legacy of British Era] by Aziz Sanghur YouTube video published on Jan 13, 2013
*[http://dawn.com/2013/02/22/the-graveyard-of-tolerance "The graveyard of tolerance"] by Rafia Zakaria  22nd February, 2013  Dawn.com blog. The graves of the Polish Refugees.  Also see [[Polish Refugees in India 1942-1948]]
*[http://documents.mx/documents/gora-kabrastan-presention.html Gora Kabrastan [Images<nowiki>]</nowiki>] by conservation architect Tahira Shaukat. documents.mx
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[[Category:Cemeteries]]
[[Category:Cemeteries]]
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 8 December 2015

General view(2005)

Gora Kabristan is Karachi's largest and only remaining British era civilian cemetery.

Orgin of name

literally means the graveyard of the 'fair skinned' which reference was to the British occupants of Sind.

Graves

The graves also now house local christians & those of chinese origin. Tombstones are articulate and some are positively works of art.

Location

It is located on Shahrah-e-Faisal, earlier known as the Drigh Road mentioned by T.E.Lawrence in his tome, Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

External Links