Sultanabad Colony
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Sultanabad Colony is a residential area in Gulbahar
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 of Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town
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 in Karachi
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, Sindh
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, Pakistan
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.

There are several ethnic groups in Sultanabad Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis
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, Sindhis
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, Kashmiris
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, Seraikis
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, Pakhtuns
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, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim
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. The population of Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town
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is estimated to be nearly one million.

The Sultanabad Colony is divided into two parts:
  • Sultanabad Colony No. 1 (or "Laal Building")
  • Sultanabad No. 2 (or simply "Sultanabad")


Sultanabad No. 2

It is surrounded by:
  • Gulbahar Thana (North West)
  • Lyari River (South)
  • Qureshi Colony (East)
  • Firdous Colony (North East)
  • Pasban Mohalla / Sindhi Para (West)
  • Agror Colony (South East)
  • Al-Karim Colony / Sultanaba No. 1 (South East)


These are the parts of colony:
  • 8 Residential Buildings (Block "D" - Block "K")
  • A Jamatkhana (Worship place of Ismaili Community)
  • A Ismaili Religious Education Centre / A Community Based School
  • A Maintenance Office
  • A Dispensary
  • An External Shop Line
  • A Park With Fountain
  • A K.E.S.C. House

Map Of Sultanabad No. 2

Visit it for Satellite Map Of Sultanabad No. 2
http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=24.8929961&lon=67.0335424&z=17&l=0&m=a

Residential Buildings in Sultanabad No. 2

  • Block D: In the northern part if colony. having 4 buildings. Each building consists of 4 floors. and each floor contains 4 flats.

  • Block E: In Eastern part of colony, having 5 buildings. Each building consists of 4 floors. Each floor contain 3 flats.

  • Block F: In Western part of colony, having a single building consists of 2 floors and G.Floor. Each floor contain 10 Flats.

At the ground floor, Two flats in corner are occupied by Sultanabad Library & Reading Room (Reading Room Section).
  • Block G: In Eastern part of colony, having 4 buildings. Each building consists of 4 floors with 4 flats in each.

  • Block I: In Southern part of colony, having 8 buildings. Each building consists of 4 floors with 4 flats in each. It is the largest building in colony by area, and number of flats.
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