Karachi

Karachi

Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates:
Altitude:	Sea Level
Present Day Details
Place Name:	Karachi
State/Province:	Sindh
Country:	Pakistan
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Karachi was the capital of Sind under Bombay Presidency from 1840's until 1936 and as an independent province from 1936 till Partition in 1947.

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Kurrachee

History

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

It was occupied by the British in 1839.

Wikipedia article: History

Places of Worship

Churches

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.

Catholic

Was part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay until 1886. From 1886 to 1947, it was part of the Archdiocese of Bombay.

Our Lady of Fatima
Sacred Heart Church, Keamari
St. Anthony's Church (1935), Cantonment
St. Anthony's Church, Manora
St. Christopher's Church, Airport
St. Lawrence's Church, Soldier Bazar
St. Patrick's Church (now Cathedral) (1843). Founder: Rev. Casabloch. Note: Started in the premises of St. Joseph's Convent. Present building completed in 1878

Protestant

Brooks Memorial Methodist Church (1875). Founder: Rev. Frank Ambrose Goodman. Denomination: Methodist
Holy Trinity Church (now Cathedral). Denomination: Anglican
St. Andrew's Church (Scotch Church) (1867-68). Denomination: Presbyterian
St. Paul's Church, Manora

Other places

Parsi Dar-e-Meher
Magain Shalome Synagogue (1890s) (demolished in 1980s)
Various Hindu temples. List

Cemeteries

Clubs and Associations

Karachi Goan Association (renamed in 1930) - (aka Goan Portuguese Association, est. 1886) official website Presidents
Karachi Boat Club (1881)
Karachi Club (1901)
Karachi Golf Club (1888) Official Presidents (1894-2007) Club Captains (1891-2007)
Karachi Gymkhana (1886)
Karachi Sailing Club (1911) (now Karachi Yacht Club) Commodores and Vice Commodores (1930 to 2009)
Sind Club (1870)

Buildings

Houses

Mohatta Palace (1920s)

Cinemas

Star Cinema (1918)

Halls

Frere Hall (1865) (Victoria Road)
Max Denso Hall (Bandar Road)

Museums

Victoria Museum

Monuments

Merewether Clock Tower (now known simply as Tower) Architecture: Merewether Tower, Karachi

Markets

Boulton Market (1880s) (on Bandar Road) Location
Cunnynghame Market, Saddar
Empress Market (1889) (only one still standing) Article
Lambert Market, Rambagh Quarter
Lea Market (1920s). Location Photograph Tower

Education

Bai Virbaiji Soparivala (B.V.S.) Parsi High School (only for Parsis until 1947) Alumni website
Karachi Grammer School (1847)
Sind Arts College (later DJ College)
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

Newspapers

Sind Gazette

Health

Hospitals

Civil Hospital
Lady Dufferin Hospital (1898)

Dispensaries

Eduljee Dinshaw Dispensary (1881-1882)
Jaffer Fudoo Dispensary

Veterinary Hospitals

Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital

Institutes

Louise Lawrence Institute (training of midwives) (after 1912)

Gardens

Burns Garden
Erskine Garden
Ghandhi Gardens (now the city zoo)
Municipal Garden

Government Offices

Mercantile Marine Department (May 1930)

Locations

This is a list of the major areas, quarters and roads of the city.

Lines

Civil Lines
Jacob Lines
Jutland Lines
N.I. Lines
R.A. Lines

Quarters

Artillery Maidan Quarter
Frere Quarter
Jamsheed Quarter
Napier Quarter

Roads

Brunton Road
Bunder Road (now M.A. Jinnah Road)
Frere Street
Jail Road
Kutchery Road (Law courts)
Lawrence Road (now Nishtar Road)
McLeod Road (now II Chundrigar Road)
Merewether Road
Mission Road
Napier Road
Newnham Road
Outram Road
Queen's Road (now M.T. Khan Road)
Rampart Road
Scandal Point Road
Somerset Road
Victoria Road (now Abdullah Haroon Road)

For more information, visit List of streets of Karachi

Transportation

Railways

There were two stations, McLeod Road Station (now City Station) and Frere Street Station (now Karachi Cantt)

Karachi Harbour

Karachi Port Trust was established by an Act in 1886 (effective 1887) to manage the affairs of the port.

Kemari (earlier an island, but joined to the mainland)
Mules Mansion (1917) Article
Napier Mole

External Links

Maps

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

Booklets

Guide to Karachi Booklet produced for US Soldiers during WWII
Special Service Booklet for US Soldiers during WWII

Thesis

Haider, Azimusshan (1971), History of Karachi with special reference to educational and commercial development (1839-1900), PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.
Wajidi, Muhammad Abuzar (1990) KMC (Karachi Municipal Corporation): A study of its administrative and financial organisation PhD thesis, University of Karachi, Karachi.

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