Gulbahar
Encyclopedia
Gulbahar or Gul Bahar is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town
in Karachi
, Sindh
, Pakistan
.
Gulbahar Colony, which was known as Golimar, is a suburb of Karachi
. This area is along the Lyari River
and was mainly farmland before the settlement of Muslim
refugees after the independence of Pakistan
. There are several ethnic groups in Gulbahar including Urdu
speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis
, Kashmir
is, Seraikis, Pakhtuns
, Baloch
s, Memons, Bohras
, Ismaili
s. Over 99% of the population is Muslim
. Ismaili
s are present in large number in Gulbahar.Here is big Information Technology Specialist live Syed Hasan Ali Jaffri (Ali Jees)IT Specialist.
s are present in large number in Gulbahar. Their main centres are located between Gulbahar Police Station and Lyari River
.
no. 2 is popularly known as Sultanabad Colony, it has an Ismaili
Jama'at Khana and Ismaili Religious Education Centre.
Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town is a town in the central part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan named after Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. It is bordered by the towns of North Nazimabad to the north, Gulberg Town and Gulshan to the east, Jamshed to the south across the Lyari River, and SITE...
in 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...
, 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...
.
Gulbahar Colony, which was known as Golimar, is a suburb 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...
. This area is along the Lyari River
Lyari River
Lyari River is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from north east to the center and drains into the Arabian Sea at the Monora channel. It is one of the two rivers of Karachi, the other one being Malir River. The river is about 50 kilometres long...
and was mainly farmland before the settlement of Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
refugees after the independence of 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...
. There are several ethnic groups in Gulbahar including Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
, Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
is, Seraikis, Pakhtuns
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
, Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
s, Memons, Bohras
Mustaali
The Musta‘lī Ismā'īlī Muslims are so named because they accept Al-Musta'li as the nineteenth Fatimid caliph and legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir...
, Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
s. Over 99% of the population is Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
. Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
s are present in large number in Gulbahar.Here is big Information Technology Specialist live Syed Hasan Ali Jaffri (Ali Jees)IT Specialist.
Neighborhoods in Gulbahar
There are following areas in Gulbahar.
|
|
Ismailis in Gulbahar
IsmailiIsmaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
s are present in large number in Gulbahar. Their main centres are located between Gulbahar Police Station and Lyari River
Lyari River
Lyari River is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from north east to the center and drains into the Arabian Sea at the Monora channel. It is one of the two rivers of Karachi, the other one being Malir River. The river is about 50 kilometres long...
.
Sultanabad Colony
Sultanabad ColonySultanabad Colony
Sultanabad Colony is a residential area in Gulbahar of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Sultanabad Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is...
no. 2 is popularly known as Sultanabad Colony, it has an Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
Jama'at Khana and Ismaili Religious Education Centre.
See also
- Sultanabad ColonySultanabad ColonySultanabad Colony is a residential area in Gulbahar of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Sultanabad Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is...
- Sultanabad Housing Society
- Jama'at Khana
- GolimarGolimarGolimar is one of the neighbourhoods of S.I.T.E. Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The name of the Golimar has been changed to GulbaharThere are several ethnic groups in Golimar including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis, Chitralis etc....