Clifton Cantonment
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The Clifton Cantonment is a cantonment
Cantonment
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

 town of the city of Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It serves as a military base
Military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...

 and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...

 in 19th century British India, and taken over by the Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...

 in 1947. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi. Cantonment Board Clifton provides municipal services.

Neighbourhoods of Clifton Cantonment

  • DHA Phase I
    Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
    The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority, Karachi, or DHA, Karachi, is the foremost development in Pakistan with many exclusive projects to its credit.-History and administration:...

  • DHA Phase II
    Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
    The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority, Karachi, or DHA, Karachi, is the foremost development in Pakistan with many exclusive projects to its credit.-History and administration:...

  • DHA Phase III
    Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
    The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority, Karachi, or DHA, Karachi, is the foremost development in Pakistan with many exclusive projects to its credit.-History and administration:...

  • DHA Phase IV
    Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
    The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority, Karachi, or DHA, Karachi, is the foremost development in Pakistan with many exclusive projects to its credit.-History and administration:...

  • DHA Phase V
    Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
    The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority, Karachi, or DHA, Karachi, is the foremost development in Pakistan with many exclusive projects to its credit.-History and administration:...

  • DHA Phase VI
    Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
    The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority, Karachi, or DHA, Karachi, is the foremost development in Pakistan with many exclusive projects to its credit.-History and administration:...


  • DHA Phase VII
    Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
    The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority, Karachi, or DHA, Karachi, is the foremost development in Pakistan with many exclusive projects to its credit.-History and administration:...

  • DHA Phase VIII
    Dha phase VIII
    Defence Housing Authority Karachi announced its plan to develop ‘Phase VIII’ as far back as 1987. Phase VIII is made up of mainly reclaimed land and covers an area of over , which is approximately 50% the size of the entire DHA Karachi...

  • Clifton Block-7
  • Clifton Block-8
  • Clifton Block-9
  • Delhi Colony
  • Punjab Colony

  • Gizri
    Gizri
    Gizri is one of the neighborhoods of Clifton Cantonment in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups including Muhajir, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis....

  • Chaudhry Khaliquz Zaman Colony
  • Pak Jamhuria Colony
  • Madniabad
  • Bakhshaan Village
  • Chandio Village


Important roads

  • Korangi Road
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • Seaview Avenue
  • Khayaban-e-Ittehad
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