List of streets of Karachi
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This is the list of famous streets of Karachi
. Major city streets that have some celebrity or historic or commercial value.
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...
. Major city streets that have some celebrity or historic or commercial value.
| Street | From - Towards | Lane(s) | Description |
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| M. A. Jinnah Road Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road aka M.A. Jinnah Road is a major road of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was formerly known as Bandar Road i.e. Port Road. It begins at Port of Karachi and ends at Super Highway which connects Karachi with Hyderabad.-Buildings:... aka "Bunder Road" |
Tomb of Quaid-e-Azam to Tower | 3 | Named for Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum .... |
| I. I. Chundrigar Road | Shaheen Complex to Tower | 2 | Named for Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar was the sixth Prime Minister of Pakistan for approximately 2 months from October 17, 1957 to December 16, 1957.-Early life:... |
| Shara-e-Faisal | Hotel Metropole to Jinnah International Airport | 3 | Named for King Faisal of Saudi Arabia Faisal of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. As king, he is credited with rescuing the country's finances and implementing a policy of modernization and reform, while his main foreign policy themes were pan-Islamic Nationalism, anti-Communism, and pro-Palestinian... |
| Tariq Road Tariq Road "Tariq ibn Ziyad Road"'or Tariq Road is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the best shopping places of Karachi. In fact, it is the most famous and number one shopping centre, and people from almost all areas of Karachi come and buy from Tariq road.There are approximately more than... |
Allah Wala Roundabout to Shaheed e Millat Road Roundabout | 2 | Named after Tariq bin Ziyyad |
| Rashid Minhas Road | Drive-in Cinema to Shafiq Turn | 3 to 4 | Named for Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Rashid Minhas Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas or Rashid Minhas Shaheed, NH, was a Pilot Officer in the Pakistan Air Force during the 1971 Pakistan-India War. Rashid Minhas, a newly commissioned officer at that time, is the only PAF officer who received the highest valor for his actions... (Nishan-e-Haider Nishan-e-Haider Nishan-e-Haider or Nishan-e-Hyder is the highest military decoration given by Pakistan . It was established in 1957 after Pakistan became a Republic, however, it was instituted retrospectively from Independence in 1947... ) |
| University Road | Civic Centre to Safooran Roundabout | 3 | Named for Karachi University |
| University Road | Civic Centre to Jail Roundabout | 4 to 5 | Named for Karachi University |
| Shahrah-e-Pakistan | Teen-Hati Bridge to Sohrab Goth Roundabout | 4 to 5 | |
| Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola Road aka "Karsaz Road" | National Stadium to Shara-e-Faisal | 3 | Named after PNS Karsaz PNS Karsaz The Pakistan Naval Station Karsaz is a naval training facility located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This is the largest and the most organized technologically advanced technical training establishment of the Pakistan Navy. The establishment has had the privilege to host many heads of states since... |
| Nazimabad A Road | Lasbela Bridge to Circular Railway Line (Left-Hand Side) | 3 | Named after Khawaja Nazimuddin Khawaja Nazimuddin Hajji Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, KCIE , was the second Governor-General of Pakistan, and later the second Prime Minister of Pakistan as well.-Early life:... Second Governor General of Pakistan |
| Khayaban-e-Sher Shah Suri | Matriculation Board Office Roundabout to Sakhi Hasan Roundabout | 3 | Named after Afghan ruler of Delhi Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire... |
| Shahrah-e-Jahangir | Nazir Chaman Plot to Bagh Mahabat Khan | 3 | |
| Khayaban-e-Iqbal | Clifton Road Bridge to Do Talwar | 3 | |
| Khayaban-e-Jami | Schön Circle to Khayaban-e-Ittehad | 3 | |
| G. Alana Road aka "Maripur Road" | - to - | 3 | |
| Khalid bin Waleed Road | Noorani Restaurant roundabout (Plot K-107) to Plot K-168 | 3 | Named for Khalid bin Waleed |
| Jamalludin Afghani Road | Television Station to Plot 1 | 3 | Named for Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Sayyid Muḥammad ibn Ṣafdar Husaynī , better known as Sayyid Jamāl-ad-Dīn al-Afghānī and Sayyid Jamal-ad-Din Asadabadi , , was a political activist and Islamic ideologist in the Muslim world during the late 19th century, particularly in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe... |
| Allama Iqbal Road | Kashmir Road to Jheel Park | 3 | Named for Allama Iqbal |
| Sir Syed Ahmed Road | Tariq Road to kashmir road | 3 | Named for Syed Ahmed Khan Syed Ahmed Khan Javad-ud Daula, Arif Jang, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, KCSI , commonly known as Sir Syed, was an Indian educator and politician, and an Islamic reformer and modernist... |
| Shaheed-e-Millat Road | Baloch Colony Flyover to Jail Roundabout | 3 | Named for Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan For other people with the same or similar name, see Liaqat Ali Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani statesman who became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Defence minister and Commonwealth, Kashmir Affairs... |
| Chaudhari Khaliquzzaman Road | Submarine Chowk to Clifton Flyover | 3 | Named for Chaudhari Khaliquzzaman |
| Beach Avenue Road | Arabian Sea to Casino Roundabout | 3 | |
| Khayaban-e-Saadi | Shahrah-e-Firdousi to Khayaban-e-Roomi | 3 | Named for Shaikh Saadi of Nishapur |
| Khayaban-e-Roomi | Schön Circle to Mai Kolachi | 3 | Named for Maulana Rumi |
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| Burns Road Burns Road Burns Road, is a street in old downtown Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Because of different vowels in the Urdu language, it is generally referred to as "Buns Road" by locals.-Name origin:It was named after Dr... |
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| 3 | Named for Dr. James Burns James Burns James W. Burns, OC, OM is a Director Emeritus at the Power Corporation of Canada. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada. Burns’s contribution to the nation as well as his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba has earned him national recognition and distinction... , a 19th century British doctor who treated the Amirs |
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| Moulvi Tamiz-Uddin Khan Road | Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road to Keamari Port | 3 | |
| Tipu Sultan Road | Shara-e-Faisal to Karsaz Road | 2 | Named for Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan , also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the son of Hyder Ali, at that time an officer in the Mysorean army, and his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-Nissa... , Ruler of Saragapatnum |
| Napier Road Napier Road Napier Road is situated in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan and is named after Charles Napier, the first British Governor of the Sindh province.... |
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| 2 | Named for Charles Napier Charles James Napier General Sir Charles James Napier, GCB , was a general of the British Empire and the British Army's Commander-in-Chief in India, notable for conquering the Sindh Province in what is now Pakistan.- His genealogy :... |
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| Clifton Road Clifton Road Clifton Road is the main street in the wealthy Clifton neighbourhood of Saddar Town in Karachi, Pakistan. Its name dates from the British Colonial rule... |
Do Talwar to Clifton Bridge | 2 | |
| Zaibunnisa Street Zaibunnisa Street Zaibunnisa Street is a famous street in Karachi, Pakistan. Located in the neighbourhood of Saddar, in the heart of the city, it is one of Karachi's oldest and historic streets.... |
Hotel Metropole to Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road | 2 | Named for Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah was a pioneer of Pakistani literature and journalism in English, and also a pioneer of feminism in Pakistan, West Pakistan till 1971. She was Pakistan's first female columnist , editor, publisher and political commentator... |
| Corridor I | Habib Bank, SITE to Shara-e-Faisal | 3 to 4 | First Signal Free Corridor of Pakistan |
| Corridor II | Nagan Roundabout to Shara-e-Faisal | 4 to 5 | Second Signal Free Corridor of Pakistan |
| Corridor III | Sadar Dawakhana through Safora Roundabout to Super Highway | 4 to 5 | Third Signal Free Corridor of Pakistan |
| Korangi Road Korangi Road Korangi Road is one of the best and widest roads in the city of Karachi. It connects low-income areas like Korangi and Landhi to the wealthier parts of Karachi .... |
Shara-e-Faisal to Korangi Industrial Area | 4 | |
| Sunset Boulevard | Punjab Colony to Korangi Road | 4 | |
| Khayaban-e-Ittehad | Korangi Road to Beach Avenue | 3 | |
| Shahrah-e-Firdousi | Casino Roundabout to Keamari Port | 2 | |
| Shahrah-e-Ghalib | Bilawal Roundabout to Keamari Port | 3 | |
| 5000 Road | Sakhi Hassan to Surjani Roundabout | 4 to 5 | |
| Mai Kolachi Bypass | Jinnah Bridge/Keamari to Boat Basin | 4 | named for Mai Kolachi Mai Kolachi Mai Kolachi was an old fisher woman who settled near the delta of the Indus River to start a community. This port was named after her as Kolachi and this community was later developed into modern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.... (Lady Kolach) an old fisher woman who settled near the delta of the Indus River to start a community. |
| Amir Khusro Road | Karsaz/Peer Pagarah House to Shaheed E Millat Road/Hill Park | 4 | named for Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn al-Dīn Khusrow, (Amir Khusrow) He was a musician, scholar and a poet . |
| Stadium Road | Along National Stadium National Stadium, Karachi The National Stadium is a cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently used for cricket matches, and is home to Karachi's domestic cricket teams. The stadium is able to hold 34,228 spectators, making it the second largest cricket stadium in Pakistan after Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore... |
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See also
- KarachiKarachiKarachi 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...
- Transport in KarachiTransport in KarachiThe city of Karachi is a major transport hub of Pakistan. The Karachi port and airport are major gateways to Pakistan. The Karachi Railway stations transports the major part of Pakistan's trade with other countries.-Local transport:...
- List of historic roads
- List of bus routes in Karachi