Korangi
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Korangi is one of the neighborhoods of Landhi Town
in Karachi
, Sindh
, Pakistan
.
Korangi Town is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, south of the Malir River. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment
and Shah Faisal Town
to the north, Bin Qasim Town
and Landhi Town
to the east and south, Korangi Creek Cantonment
to the southwest and Jamshed Town
to the west across the Malir River
. Many hospitals are located in the area including; Indus Hospital, Rahmatullah Benevolent Eye Hospital Korangi No. 2½, Chiniot General Hospital Korangi No 2, Municipal Hospital Korangi No 5, and Doctor Sultan Hospital Korangi No. 4.
Korangi Town
is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, south of the Malir River
. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north, Bin Qasim and Landhi to the east and south, Korangi Cantonment to the southwest and Jamshed Town to the west across the Malir River. The population of Korangi Town was estimated to be about 550,000 at the 1998. Korangi town is divided into 9 union councils.
(KIA) is one of the largest industrial areas in Pakistan. The Karachi Electric Supply Company
’s 220 MW Korangi Combined Cycle Power Plant is also located at Korangi Industrial Area.
, Sindhis
, Kashmiris
, Seraikis
, Pakhtuns
, Balochis
, Memons, etc. Over 97% of the population is Muslim
. The population of Korangi Town was estimated to be about 550,000 at the 1998. A new bridge is made (in 2009) at the Drig Road which connects the Korangi with the Shahrah-e-Faisal
.
-- between Karachi and Keti Bandar
- the area extending from Korangi to Rehri Creek at the north-eastern side is known as the Korangi Creek which further extends to Phitti
, Gizri
, Khuddi, Khai
, Pitiani, Dobbo, Sisa, Hajamro, Turshian and Khobar
creeks
. Korangi – Phitti is an area of about 64,000 hectares which is just over one-tenth of the tidal area of Indus River Delta
. It comprises dense mangrove
s and tidal creeks, mud flats and sand. The distance between Bundal
to Gharo
, the farthest end is about 32 miles.
Landhi Town
Landhi Town is a large industrial town in the eastern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is bordered by the Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north across the Malir River, Bin Qasim Town to the south and east, and Korangi Town to the west. The population of Landhi Town was estimated...
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...
.
Korangi Town is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, south of the Malir River. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment
Faisal Cantonment
The Faisal Cantonment is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army in 19th century British India, and taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947...
and Shah Faisal Town
Shah Faisal Town
Shah Faisal Town is a small, densely populated town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Shah Faisal Town and is named after the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The town is bordered by Malir Town to the northeast, Bin Qasim Town to the east, Korangi Town and Landhi Town to the south, and Faisal...
to the north, Bin Qasim Town
Bin Qasim Town
Bin Qasim Town is a town located in the southeastern part of Karachi along the Arabian Sea and the Indus River delta. The town and the adjacent Port Qasim are named after Muhammad bin Qasim who conquered large parts of Pakistan in the eighth century CE...
and Landhi Town
Landhi Town
Landhi Town is a large industrial town in the eastern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is bordered by the Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north across the Malir River, Bin Qasim Town to the south and east, and Korangi Town to the west. The population of Landhi Town was estimated...
to the east and south, Korangi Creek Cantonment
Korangi Creek Cantonment
Korangi Creek Cantonment or Korangi Cantonment is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army in 19th century British India, and taken over by the Pakistan Army when Britain...
to the southwest and Jamshed Town
Jamshed Town
Jamshed Town is the largest of the towns in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan and lies in the central part of Karachi. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Malir River. Jamshed is bordered by Karachi...
to the west across the Malir River
Malir River
Malir River is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Malir River passes through the city of Karachi from North East to the Centre and drains into the Arabian Sea. Malir river is one of the two rivers passing through Karachi and the other is Lyari River...
. Many hospitals are located in the area including; Indus Hospital, Rahmatullah Benevolent Eye Hospital Korangi No. 2½, Chiniot General Hospital Korangi No 2, Municipal Hospital Korangi No 5, and Doctor Sultan Hospital Korangi No. 4.
Korangi Town
Korangi Town
Korangi is a town in the Karachi district of Pakistan. It attained the status of a town following a local government reorganisation in 2000.- External links :* *...
is a town in the eastern parts of Karachi, Pakistan, south of the Malir River
Malir River
Malir River is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Malir River passes through the city of Karachi from North East to the Centre and drains into the Arabian Sea. Malir river is one of the two rivers passing through Karachi and the other is Lyari River...
. It is bordered by Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north, Bin Qasim and Landhi to the east and south, Korangi Cantonment to the southwest and Jamshed Town to the west across the Malir River. The population of Korangi Town was estimated to be about 550,000 at the 1998. Korangi town is divided into 9 union councils.
Korangi Industrial Area
The Korangi Industrial AreaKorangi Industrial Area
Korangi Industrial Area is located in Korangi Town, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the largest industrial areas of Pakistan. It houses approximately 3000 facilities for various industries, including textile, steel, pharmaceutical, automobile, chemical, engineering and flour mills...
(KIA) is one of the largest industrial areas in Pakistan. The Karachi Electric Supply Company
Karachi Electric Supply Company
Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited , was incorporated in 1913 via the Indian Companies Act of 1882. In 1952, the Government of Pakistan acquired a majority shareholding of KESC...
’s 220 MW Korangi Combined Cycle Power Plant is also located at Korangi Industrial Area.
Demographics
There are several ethnic groups in Korangi including Muhajirs, PunjabisPunjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
, 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...
, Kashmiris
Kashmiri people
The Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...
, Seraikis
Saraiki people
The Saraiki people or Multani people are an ethnic group from the central and south-eastern areas of Pakistan, especially the former princely state of Bahawalpur and the districts of Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh,...
, 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...
, Balochis
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....
, Memons, etc. Over 97% 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...
. The population of Korangi Town was estimated to be about 550,000 at the 1998. A new bridge is made (in 2009) at the Drig Road which connects the Korangi with the Shahrah-e-Faisal
Shahrah-e-Faisal
Shara-e-Faisal is one of the major boulevard in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Shah Faisal Colony a suburb close to Karachi Airport was also named after Shah Faisal...
.
Korangi Creek
On the eastern side of KarachiKarachi
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...
-- between Karachi and Keti Bandar
Keti Bandar
Keti Bandar is a former port on the Arabian Sea, in the Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. The port was built on the remains of the older seaport of Debal where Muhammad bin Qasim and his army arrived from Iraq.- See also :* Keti...
- the area extending from Korangi to Rehri Creek at the north-eastern side is known as the Korangi Creek which further extends to Phitti
Phitti
Phitti is a type of leavened bread baked by Hunzakut People of Hunza, Northern Areas, Pakistan.Preparation involves mixing flour with water, salt, butter and yeast. Other ingredients such as milk can be added depending on personal taste. The dough thus prepared is placed in a metallic vessel called...
, 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....
, Khuddi, Khai
Khai
Khai is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan....
, Pitiani, Dobbo, Sisa, Hajamro, Turshian and Khobar
Khobar
Khobar is a large city located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf. It has a population of 360,000 and forms part of the greater Dammam metropolitan area along with Dhahran, which together have a combined population of over two million...
creeks
Creek (tidal)
A tidal creek, tidal channel, or estuary is the portion of a stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean tides, in the case that the subject stream discharges to an ocean, sea or strait. Thus this portion of the stream has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle...
. Korangi – Phitti is an area of about 64,000 hectares which is just over one-tenth of the tidal area of Indus River Delta
Indus River Delta
The Indus River Delta , forms where the Indus River flows into the Arabian Sea in Pakistan. The delta covers an area of about 41,440 km² , and is approximately 210 km across where it meets the sea. The active part of the delta is 6,000 km² in area. The climate is arid, the region only receives...
. It comprises dense mangrove
Mangrove
Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...
s and tidal creeks, mud flats and sand. The distance between Bundal
Bundal Island
Bundal Island is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Bundal, pronounced Bhandar by local fishermen, is a twin island of Buddo and lies to its West. On Bundal Island the tomb of Muslim sufi Yusuf Shah is located. The annual urs of 'Yusuf Shah'...
to Gharo
Gharo
Gharo is a city in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. The Gharo Wind Power Plant is being built in Gharo.It has large bazar for shopping of local commnunities...
, the farthest end is about 32 miles.
See also
- Faisal CantonmentFaisal CantonmentThe Faisal Cantonment is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army in 19th century British India, and taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947...
- Ibrahim HyderiIbrahim HyderiIbrahim Hyderi is one of the neighbourhoods of Bin Qasim Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Ibrahim Hyderi including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis,Lasi, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim...
- Korangi Creek CantonmentKorangi Creek CantonmentKorangi Creek Cantonment or Korangi Cantonment is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army in 19th century British India, and taken over by the Pakistan Army when Britain...
- Korangi Creek Industrial Park
- Korangi Creek
- Korangi Industrial AreaKorangi Industrial AreaKorangi Industrial Area is located in Korangi Town, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the largest industrial areas of Pakistan. It houses approximately 3000 facilities for various industries, including textile, steel, pharmaceutical, automobile, chemical, engineering and flour mills...
- Landhi TownLandhi TownLandhi Town is a large industrial town in the eastern part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is bordered by the Faisal Cantonment and Shah Faisal Town to the north across the Malir River, Bin Qasim Town to the south and east, and Korangi Town to the west. The population of Landhi Town was estimated...
- PAF Colony