Gulbahar
Gulbahar or Gul Bahar (Urdu: گلبهار) is one of the neighborhoods of SITE Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2]
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| City | Karachi |
Gulbahar Colony, 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, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Punjabis, Balochs, Memons. Ismaili Shia Muslims are present in large number in Gulbahar.
Neighborhoods
[edit | edit source]There are following areas in Gulbahar:[2]
- Ali Basti
- Ashrafabad
- Chowrangi Market
- Farooqabad
- Firdous Colony[2]
- Haji Murid Goth
- Hassan Colony
- Jaffria Imambargah
- Khamosh Colony
- Lasbela[2]
- Pasban Colony
- Qureshi Colony
- Rizvia Society[2]
- Usmania Colony
- Waheedabad
- Zamindar Chowk
Ismailis
[edit | edit source]Ismailis are present in large number in Gulbahar. Their main centres are located between Gulbahar Police Station and Lyari River.
Sultanabad Colony
[edit | edit source]Sultanabad Colony No. 2, commonly known as Sultanabad Colony, is home to the Ismaili community. It has an Ismaili Jama'at Khana and an Ismaili Religious Education Centre.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ JI appeals to city's residents to join Karachi Rights Caravan today The News International (newspaper), Published 29 May 2022, Retrieved 18 April 2023
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External links
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