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* St. Joseph's Convent (1862)
* St. Joseph's Convent (1862)
* St. Patrick's High School (1861)
* St. Patrick's High School (1861)
* Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924)
==External Links==
* [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/karachi/karachi.html Guide to Karachi] Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII
* [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/depotno1/depotno1.html Special Service Booklet] for US Soldiers during WWII


* Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924)




[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]

Revision as of 10:16, 4 March 2010

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

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


Spelling Variants

  • Kurrachee


History

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

It was occupied by the British in 1839.


Maps

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


Churches

Catholic


Protestant

  • Holy Trinity Church (now Cathedral)


Cemeteries


Clubs and Associations

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


Buildings

  • Frere Hall (1865)


Education

  • Karachi Grammer School (1847)
  • St. Joseph's Convent (1862)
  • St. Patrick's High School (1861)
  • Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924)


External Links