Karachi
renowned as "The City of Lights" is
the largest city of Pakistan. Karachi is the commercial
capital of the country. It has representation
of mostly all International Banks. Most of the
International airlines fly here. All renowned
airlines have offices in Karachi The city is vast
in area. You can expect to see a large variety
of modern and Colonial architecture. There are
many beautiful mosques, Mausoleums, Churches and
Libraries here. Bazaars of this city are the most
attractive. It is has innumerable numbers of Shopping
Beautiful shopping Malls. There are typical oriental
style of bazaars with colors and narrow streets
and also are the modern shopping centers offering
a vast variety of goods.
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One of the major tourist
attraction is the busses and trucks of Karachi they are
seen every where and present a whole art gallery of colors
in them.
Pakistan Largest and
Modern Airport Jinnah International Airport has also
enhanced the city's beauty. The national museum of Pakistan
is the most prestigious museums in Pakistan housing
the artifacts from the old civilizations and the modern
Pakistan movements relics. Karachi is the capital of
the Sind province and It is a bustling center of commerce
and industry, a big port . This beautiful city has sunny
beaches at Sandspit, Hawkes Bay, Paradise Point, Cape
Mount, Sunhera and Clifton. It has a lot to offer, including
the National Museum, the Hill Park, a golf course, a
squash complex and modern medical facilities.
Brief
History
About
hundred years agao this city was not a metropolitan
city. A few fishermen lived in a small huts on
the sunny creek. There was a pool of water on
this barren piece of land which was known as Kalachi-jo-Kun.
Kalachi was the name of fisherman whereas kun
meant a deep kitch.
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Therefore, "Kalachi-jo-Kun"
meant the deep ditch of Kalacahi, the fisherman.
Places
to Visit
Beaches:
Clifton Beach, French Beach, Hawks Bay, Sand Spit, Paradise
Point, CapeMount and Clifton Beach
Gardens & Parks:
Gandhi Garden, Burns Garden, Hill Park, Aziz Bhatti
Park, Safari Park and Alladin Amusement Park.
Cinema Houses:
Bambino Films, Capri Cinema, Lyric Cinema, Nishat Cinema,
Prince Cinema.
Libraries:
Iqbal Library, Liquat Memorial Library, The British
Council, Dr. Mahmud Hussain Library, Saleem Brothers
Library.
Historical Places:
Khaliqdina Hall, Frere Hall, Max Denso Hall, Mazar-e-Quaid.