Clifton Beach or Seaview is a beach located on the Arabian Sea. It is easily accessible and a popular picnic spot on weekends.
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Sandspit waters are very calm from Oct to Mar, and very rough during the monsoon. Remarkable variety of marine life-algae and crabs are found here.
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The rocky French Beach and clear waters are ideal for snorkeling and scuba diving as well as surfing during the monsoon season.
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Hawke's Bay is one of the few beaches in the world where green sea turtles come to lay eggs. It is a sandy beach with crystal blue water.
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Manora is a popular picnic spot with long sandy beaches. The Manora island also has the tallest lighthouse in Pakistan.
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Nathia Gali Beach is situated 40 km south west of Karachi. It hosts one of the rarest reptile species
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Paradise Point is a beach in Karachi with a sandstone rock promontory with a natural arch.
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Cape Monze is a beach on the Arabian Sea. There is a light house built in 1914 for navigation of vessels. Turtles come along the beach for hitching.
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Jheel Park is situated near Tariq Road. The park is constructed on 25 acres (100,000 sq m) of land with a natural pond of water, where previously people used to hunt migratory birds.
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Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh and Jehangir Kothari Parade are located in Clifton, Karachi. It is Karachi's biggest urban park of 130 acres (0.53 sq km). More than 10 million people visited the park per year.
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Hill Park is situated on a hilltop surrounded by a residential area. The park is spread over 62 acres and includes an amusement park and restaurants.
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Zamzama Park, is a 26 acre park located in the Defence area. It has 2 jogging tracks, walking paths, roller blading enclosure, Bonsai garden, refreshment stand, and playground for children.
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The Tomb of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, is perched on a hilltop overlooking Clifton Beach, Karachi. The mazar (tomb) is built on a very high platform with the grave buried deep underground.
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Mazar-e-Quaid, also known as the Jinnah Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (founder of Pakistan), Fatima Jinnah, and Liaquat Ali Khan (first Prime Minister of Pakistan).
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The Chaukandi tombs form an early Islamic cemetery situated 29 km (18 mi) east of Karachi, near Landhi Town in Pakistan. The tombs are remarkable for their elaborate sandstone carvings.
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Karachi War Cemetery was created to receive Second World War graves from civil and cantonment cemeteries in northern Pakistan. The cemetery contains 642 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
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Hazrat Syed Misri Shah Rizvi is one of seven saints guarding Karachi from natural disasters. He is also known as King of Kaafi (Poetry), and is a saint and a sufi poet,
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Manghopir named after Sufi Pir Haji Syed Sakhi Sultan has a Sufi shrine, hot sulphur springs that have curative powers, and many crocodiles - believed to be the sacred disciples of Pir Mangho.
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Wazir Mansion was built during the period 1860 and 1870, and is considered the birthplace of the country's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It now serves as a museum and national archive.
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Merewether Clock Tower was opened in 1892 as a memorial for Sir William L. Merewether, Commissioner of Sindh 1867-1877. The tower is designed in the Gothic Revival style popular in Victorian England.
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a Hindu temple that belongs to the NarNarayan Dev Gadi and is the only Swaminarayan temple in Pakistan. The temple was built in 1849 and is notable for its size and frontage
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Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir is a Hindu temple built around 200 years ago. Narayan Mandir is located under the Native Jetty Bridge and overlooks the Arabian Sea - an important place for Hindu rituals. |
The Nusserwanjee Building is a 100 year old Kharadar landmark. It was relocated, stone by stone, to become a part of the Indus Valley School campus - a monumental undertaking of 20,000 sq. ft.
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Shri Ratneshwar Mahadev Mandir is a Hindu Temple situated in Clifton, Karachi. It was constructed more than 300 years ago in a cave in a hill and is visited by more than 25,000 pilgrims every year. |
Aram Bagh is located in Saddar Town, Karachi, in a densely populated uptown area. According to Hindu religious books, Ram, Sita and Lakshman spent a night at this location on their way to Hinglaj.
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Freemasons Lodge Building (or Hope Lodge) in Karachi is a historic building built in 1914. It was used till 1972 for meetings of the Freemason Society. Local people call it "Jadoo Ghar" (House of Magic).
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The Do Talwar (Two Swords) and Teen Talwar (Three Swords) monuments are located in Clifton, Karachi. They were built in 1970s using pure white marble.
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Banbhore or Bhambore is an ancient city dating to the 1st century BC. Remains of one of the earliest known mosques in the region dating back to 727 AD are still preserved in the city.
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The Mohatta Palace was built by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta as his summer home in 1927 - a Hindu Marwari businessman from Rajasthan in India. The Palace has been converted to a Museum.
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Frere Hall is a building of the British colonial era built in honour of Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere - he was known for promoting economic development and making Sindhi as the only official language.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, is located near the Empress Market.
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KPT building is an amalgamation of British, Hindu and Gothic styles that was designed by G. Witted and constructed in 1915. The building currently houses the agency that overseas operations at the Port of Karachi.
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D. J. Science College, named after Diwan Dayaram Jethamal, is a yellow sandstone building built in the Italian Renaissance style, with a portico, a stone tower, topped by a dome, and crowned with a lantern.
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Masjid-e-Tooba or Gol Masjid was built in 1969 in pure white marble. It is the largest single-dome mosque in the world. The dome supported by a low surrounding wall, with no central pillars.
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The Governor's House in Karachi is the official residence of the Governor of Sindh. It is a historical building built in 1939.
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The Hindu Gymkhana (now National Academy of Performing Arts) was the first public building in Karachi to adopt the Mughal-Revival style. The building established in 1925 and is located in Saddar.
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Lady Dufferin Hospital is the largest women's hospital in Pakistan built in 1898 and named after the British peeress Lady Dufferin. Mr. Eduljee Dinshaw made a major donation to build it in 1894.
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Denso Hall is a library located at the corner of MA Jinnah Road and Murad Khan Road, Karachi. It was constructed in 1886 as the first library for the natives of Karachi and designed by James Strachan.
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The Parsi Atishgah (fire temple) or Parsi Dar-e-Meher is located in Saddar, Karachi. It is in immaculate condition. The Fire Temple is open only to the Parsi community, but you can enjoy the building from outside.
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The Sindh High Court main building was built in 1929, and has historic architecture. Kabootar chowk (pigeon square) is located right outside and is reminiscent of Trafalgar Square in London.
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Khalikdina Hall was commissioned by Khalik Dina, a Khoja philanthropist and businessman, in 1856 and constructed in 1906. It houses a great hall, used for events, and a library.
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Pakistan Maritime Museum is a naval museum and park. The main museum building is located inside the park of 28 acres comprising six galleries and an auditorium.
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The State Bank Museum is the first money museum in Pakistan. It exhibits artifacts about monetary systems from ancient to modern times. The building is a historical asset, previously the Imperial Bank of India.
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The National Museum of Pakistan was established in 1950 and moved to its current location in 1970. It features artifacts from the Stone Age and Indus Valley Civilization.
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The Quaid-e-Azam House, also known as "Flagstaff House", is a museum dedicated to the personal life of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
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Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Museum is an Air Force museum and park established in two disused hangars in a remote part of the Base. The museum includes children playing areas, rides, and eateries.
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