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* [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/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 | * [http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/depotno1/depotno1.html Special Service Booklet] for US Soldiers during WWII | ||
* [http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/temples.asp Hindu Temples in the city] | |||
Revision as of 18:01, 15 March 2010
| Karachi | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
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| 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
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
- St. Patrick's Church (now Cathedral)
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) official website
- Nadirshah Edulji Dinshaw (NED) College (formerly Prince of Wales Engineering College.) (1922, renamed 1924) official website
External Links
- Guide to Karachi Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII
- Special Service Booklet for US Soldiers during WWII
- Hindu Temples in the city