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Mausoleum of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah shades

Coats of arms of the City District Government Karachi

Karachi (Sindhi: ڪراچي), (Urdu: کاراچی) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. Until 1958, it was also the capital of Pakistan. It is also called the City of Lights. It is also one of the world's biggest megacities.^[1] In 2017, there are about 17.63 million people who live in Karachi.^[2] It is the largest city in the Muslim world.

Karachi has many names including "Mai Kolachi Jo Goth" and "Karatishi". A native of Karachi is called a Karachiite Sindhi. Quaid-e-Azam (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), who was the founder of Pakistan, was born and buried in Karachi. Karachi has two important regional seaports. Karachi also makes the largest share of Pakistan's GDP and national revenue.

Karachi has five districts: District South, District East, District West, District Central, and District Malir. The city is the financial and commercial center of Pakistan.

Karachi has 26 universities including the University of KarachiIt is home to the National Stadium, which hosts many cricket games, and several other sports complexes. The city has several long sandy beaches including Clifton/Kemari beach and Sandspit beach. Clifton beach suffered from an oil spillage but the beach was cleaned. Karachi has Pakistan's first nuclear site, KANUP in 1952 from Canada. Karachi hosted the first ever night hockey match between India and Pakistan in 1986 at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium.The city has a modern international airport (Jinnah International Airport) and two large shipping ports, the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim. Karachi is linked by railway to the rest of Pakistan.

Karachi has a hot desert climate (BWh in the Koeppen climate classification).

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References

↑ Barbara A. Weightman (15 June 2011), Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-11-1813-998-1
↑ "Karachi Population 2017". World Population Review. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[1] Barbara A. Weightman (15 June 2011), Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-11-1813-998-1

[kp-2] "Karachi Population 2017". World Population Review. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

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+[[File:Mausoleum of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali jinnah shades.jpg|thumb|Mausoleum of the Quaid-e-Azam [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] shades]]<nowiki/>[[File:CDGKlogo.png|thumb|Coats of arms of the City District Government Karachi]]
-'''Karachi''' ({{lang-ur|کراچ}}) is the largest [[city]] in [[Pakistan]] and the capital of the province of [[Sindh]]. Until 1958 it was also the capital of Pakistan. It is also one of the world's [[megacities]]. <ref>{{citation|author=Barbara A. Weightman|title=Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qeBfed17zxEC&pg=PA187|date=15 June 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-11-1813-998-1|ref={{sfnref|Barbara A. Weightman|2011}}}}</ref> The capital was then moved to [[Islamabad]]. In 2017 about 17.63 million people lived in Karachi.<ref name="kp">{{cite web|title=Karachi Population 2017|url=http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/karachi-population/|accessdate=13 June 2017|publisher=World Population Review}}</ref> It is the largest city in the [[Islam|Muslim]] world.<ref name="kp" />
+'''Karachi''' ({{Lang-sd|ڪراچي}}), ({{lang-ur|کاراچی}}) is the largest [[city]] in [[Pakistan]] and the capital of the province of [[Sindh]]. Until 1958, it was also the capital of Pakistan. It is also called the City of Lights. It is also one of the world's biggest [[Megacity|megacities]].<ref>{{citation|author=Barbara A. Weightman|title=Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia|date=15 June 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qeBfed17zxEC&pg=PA187|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-11-1813-998-1}}</ref> In 2017, there are about 17.63 million people who live in Karachi.<ref name="kp">{{cite web|title=Karachi Population 2017|url=http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/karachi-population/|accessdate=13 June 2017|publisher=World Population Review}}</ref> It is the largest city in the [[Islam|Muslim]] world.
-Old names for the city include "Mai Kolachi Jo Goth" and "Karatishi". A native of Karachi is called a '''Karachiite'''. [[Quaid-e-Azam]] (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) father of the nation was born and buried in Karachi. It has two important regional seaports. Karachi makes the largest share of Pakistan's [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] and national revenue.
+Karachi has many names including "Mai Kolachi Jo Goth" and "Karatishi". A native of Karachi is called a '''Karachiite Sindhi'''. [[Quaid-e-Azam]] (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), who was the founder of Pakistan, was born and buried in Karachi. Karachi has two important regional seaports. Karachi also makes the largest share of Pakistan's [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] and national revenue.
 Karachi has five districts: District South, District East, District West, District Central, and District Malir. The city is the financial and commercial center of Pakistan.
-Karachi has 26 universities including the [[University of Karachi]]. It is home to the [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], which hosts many [[cricket]] games, and several other sports complexes. The city has several long sandy beaches including Clifton/Kemari beach and Sandspit beach. Clifton beach suffered from an oil spillage but the beach was cleaned. Karachi has Pakistan's first nuclear site KANUP in 1952 from Canada. Karachi hosted the first ever night hockey match between India and Pakistan in 1986 at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium.
+Karachi has 26 universities including the [[University of Karachi]]It is home to the [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], which hosts many [[cricket]] games, and several other sports complexes. The city has several long sandy beaches including Clifton/Kemari beach and Sandspit beach. Clifton beach suffered from an oil spillage but the beach was cleaned. Karachi has Pakistan's first nuclear site, KANUP in 1952 from Canada. Karachi hosted the first ever night hockey match between India and Pakistan in 1986 at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium.The city has a modern international airport ([[Jinnah International Airport]]) and two large shipping ports, [[Port of Karachi|the Port of Karachi]] and [[Port Qasim]]. Karachi is linked by railway to the rest of Pakistan.
-Karachi has many large and small shopping areas including the Saddar area in downtown Karachi. Karachi also has a number of large modern shopping malls. The city has a modern international airport called the [[Jinnah International Airport]] and two large shipping ports at [[Port of Karachi]] and [[Port Qasim]]. Karachi is linked by railway to the rest of Pakistan.
 Karachi has a hot [[desert climate]] (''BWh'' in the [[Koeppen climate classification]]).
 ==Related pages==
-* [[Urdu]]
 * [[Islamabad]]
 * [[Lahore]]
-* england
 * [[Peshawar]]
+* [[Quetta]]
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