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Karachi, Pakistan

کراچی

Karachi is a regional capital of 11,624,219 people in Sindh, Pakistan, founded in 1729.

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Population11,624,219 GeoNames
Local nameکراچی
RegionSindh
Elevation8 m 26 ft
Founded1729
Time zoneAsia/Karachi
Land area3,527.0 km²
Nearest airportJinnah International Airport (KHI) 16 km

Why visit Karachi

Townapedia lists 36 museums and landmarks, 31 parks and trails, 139 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 32 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Adamson Institute of Business Administration and Technology, Aga Khan University, Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum and Aiwan-e-Nawadrat-e-Quaid-i-Azam.

About Karachi

Karachi is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 11th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. Situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast, Karachi formerly served as the federal capital from 1947 to 1959. It is a major metropolitan area and is considered the country's most cosmopolitan city, being among the most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse areas, as well as one of its most progressive and socially liberal cities.

From the Wikipedia article Karachi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Karachi on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do32

Adamson Institute of Business Administration and Technology

School · 9.0 km

Pakistani private university

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Aga Khan University

School · 7.4 km

Private university in Karachi, Pakistan

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Askari Amusement Park

Monument and historic site · 6.6 km

Amusement park in Karachi, Pakistan

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Clifton Beach

Beach · 9.5 km

Beach In Karachi, Pakistan

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Clifton Fish Aquarium

Monument and historic site · 5.7 km

Aquarium in Karachi, Pakistan

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Dawood University of Engineering and Technology

School · 4.2 km

Public university in Karachi, Pakistan

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Federal Urdu University

School · 9.9 km

Public university in Islamabad, Pakistan

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Greenwich University

School · 9.0 km

Private university in Karachi, Pakistan

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Habib University

School · 13.8 km

Private university in Karachi, Pakistan

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Hawke's Bay Beach

Beach · 14.8 km

Beach in Karachi, Pakistan

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ILMA University

School · 12.6 km

Private university in Karachi, Pakistan

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Institute of Bankers Pakistan

School · 2.1 km

Banking training institute

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20 more on the map.

Museums and landmarks36

Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum

Monument and historic site · 5.7 km

Monument in Clifton, Pakistan

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Aiwan-e-Nawadrat-e-Quaid-i-Azam

Museum · 3.5 km

History museum in Karachi, Pakistan

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MagnifiScience Centre

Museum · 1.8 km

Science Centre in Karachi

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Mazar-e-Quaid

Monument and historic site · 3.5 km

Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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National Museum of Pakistan

Museum · 1.2 km

Art museum and historic site in Karachi, Pakistan

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Quaid-e-Azam House

Museum · 2.7 km

Museum in Karachi, Pakistan

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Sindh Police Museum

Museum · 1.5 km

Museum in Karachi, Pakistan

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State Bank of Pakistan Museum & Art Gallery

Museum · 1.8 km

Numismatic museum and art gallerie in Karachi, Pakistan

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Teen Talwar

Monument and historic site · 3.8 km

Public monument in Clifton, Karachi

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Victoria Museum, Karachi

Museum · 1.4 km

Museum in Karachi

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AA Plastic 3D Sign - Signage - ACRYLIC SIGN & STEEL SIGN

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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AB Enterprises

Monument and historic site · 0.7 km

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24 more on the map.

Parks, trails and playgrounds31

Aziz Bhatti Park

Park · 10.4 km

Park in Karachi, Pakistan

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Bagh Ibne Qasim

Park · 5.9 km

Beach park in Karachi, Pakistan

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Bagh-e-Jinnah, Karachi

Park · 2.7 km

Public park in Karachi, Pakistan

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Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam

Park · 1.8 km

Park in Karachi, Pakistan

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Burns Garden

Park · 1.1 km

Public park in Karachi

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Hill Park, Karachi

Park · 6.2 km

Summit in Pakistan

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Jahangir Park

Park · 1.7 km

Park in Karachi

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Jheel Park

Park · 5.4 km

Park in Karachi

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Karachi Zoo

Park · 2.1 km

Zoo in Sindh, Pakistan

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Kidney Hill Park

Park · 7.1 km

Park in Karachi, Pakistan

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Nishtar Park

Park · 2.8 km

Park in Pakistan

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YMCA Ground

Park · 1.4 km

Sports ground and public park in Karachi, Pakistan

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19 more on the map.

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Restaurants and cafes139

Master Biryani

Restaurant · Asian · 1.0 km

Shahrah-e-Liaquat (Frere Road), Karachi

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1°C - One Degree Centigrade: Burns Road Branch

Cafe · Bubble Tea · 0.7 km

V248+F5 Plot 77, Artillary Maidaan Quarters, Burns Road,, Karachi

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Agha Sajji Corner

Restaurant · Regional · 0.7 km

V248+M9 Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Gari Khata,, Karachi

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Cafe Laziz

Cafe · 0.7 km

V248+J6 Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Main Burns Road,, Karachi

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ABIEY'S FOOD CART

Restaurant · 0.8 km

V248+6G Rukhtaj Heights, Qazi Khuda Bakhsh Rd, Burns Road,, Karachi

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AK (Live Matka Biryani)

Restaurant · 0.8 km

V248+QJ Glass Tower Street, Block 8, Clifton,, Karachi

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Anwer Mutton

Restaurant · 0.8 km

V248+RR Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Burns Road,, Karachi

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Awami Bakers And Confectioners

Bakery · 0.7 km

V278+GM 4/427 Rew Rajlal St, Marwaari Lines, Karachi

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Baba Roll Point

Restaurant · 0.9 km

V297+6QQ Raghoo St, Ramswamy Ramswami,, Karachi

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Babar Jee Fast Food

Restaurant · 0.9 km

V288+9RM, Jubilee Chowk, Karachi

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Chapati House

Restaurant · 0.9 km

V248+8V5 , Muhammad Bin Qasim Rd, Burns Road,, Karachi

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Chaska Fries Sufyan khan

Restaurant · 0.7 km

V248+G7 Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Burns Road,, Karachi

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127 more on the map.

Where to stay9

  • Farrah Residency۔ فرح ریزیڈنسی

    Motel and hotel · 1.0 km

    V26C+J3 Muhammad Ali Jinnah Rd, Rambagh Quarter Rambagh Quarters,, Karachi

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  • Naveed boys Hostel

    Motel and hotel · 1.0 km

    V26C+J3 ONE restaurant، near A Muhammad Ali Jinnah Rd، opposite NJV school, Rambagh Quarter Rambagh Quarters,, Karachi

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  • Chanab Hotel Building

    Motel and hotel

    V246+CMJ, Aram Bagh, Karachi

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  • DUHS Girls' Hostel

    Motel and hotel

    Mission Road, Karachi

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  • KMC flat

    Motel and hotel · 1.0 km

    V25C+P5G, Rambagh Quarter Rambagh Quarters,, Karachi

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  • Young women hostel

    Motel and hotel · 1.0 km

    V27C+736 Preedy Quarters, Karachi

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  • Dow Medical College Boys Hostel, Ranchore Lane Karachi

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  • Karwan Hotel

    Motel and hotel · 0.9 km

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  • King Hotel

    Motel and hotel · 1.1 km

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Churches and places of worship106

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Shopping101

  • Huzaifa books

    Shop · 0.7 km

    V258+XQ Muhammad Ali Jinnah Rd, Rambagh Quarter Gari Khata,, Karachi

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  • Adnan Book Stall

    Shop · 0.7 km

    V258+CM Shop 23, Robson Rd, Urdu Bazar, Saddar Town, Gari Khata,, Karachi

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  • AH Aamir Traders

    Hardware store · 0.7 km

    V247+GV Aram Bagh, Karachi

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  • Al Barkat Books Center

    Shop · 0.7 km

    V258+CW Shop No 56/1 & 56/2 Hashmi Trust Building, New Urdu Bazar, Saddar Town,, Karachi

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  • Al Quran publisher

    Shop · 0.7 km

    V258+GJ Shop# 09 & 10 , Gudwani Techchend, Robson Street, New Urdu Bazar,, Karachi

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  • Al'mughni press

    Shop · 0.9 km

    V249+G5 Street 3, Burns Road,, Karachi

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  • American Book Centre

    Shop · 0.7 km

    V258+HR9 Robson Rd, Rambagh Quarter Cantonment,, Karachi

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  • AMIN ACADEMY BOOK STORE

    Shop · 0.6 km

    V258+WM New, Mohan Rd, Urdu Bazar Gari Khata,, Karachi

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  • Ansar Book Stall

    Shop · 0.7 km

    V258+FQ Shop 19 Robson Rd, Urdu Bazar Saddar Town Gari Khata,, Karachi

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  • AS Book Sellers

    Shop · 0.7 km

    V258+FJ Robson Rd, opp. Fazlur Rehman Government Girls School, Rambagh Quarter Gari Khata,, Karachi

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  • BAITUL QURAN

    Shop · 0.7 km

    V258+GQ Urdu Bazar, Rambagh Quarter Gari Khata,, Karachi

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Schools, colleges and libraries60

  • Lashari House Karachi And College

    School

    Mission Road, Karachi

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  • Mama Parsi Girls Secondary School

    School · 1.1 km

    M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi

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  • Al Asif School

    School · 1.0 km

    V279+RQ2, Gidwani St, Preedy Quarters Karachi,, Karachi

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  • Al-Fateh Primary & Secondary School

    School · 1.0 km

    V298+992 Musa jee St, Gazdarabad, Garden East, Ramswami,, Karachi

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  • Cowasjee School of Midwifery

    School

    Mission Road, Karachi

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  • Crescent Grammar School

    School · 0.9 km

    V288+QJV Gazdarabad, Garden East, Ramswami,, Karachi

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  • DJ Sindh Science College

    School · 0.9 km

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  • Dow Dental College

    School

    M A Jinnah Road, Karachi

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  • Federal Urdu University of Arts Science & Technology

    School

    Markwick Road, کراچی

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  • Government girls secondary school no 1

    School · 0.9 km

    V288+R94 Mir Ayub Khan Rd, Ramswamy Ramswami,, Karachi

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  • Govt Degree Boys College KMC Auditorium

    School

    Nishtar Road, Karachi

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  • Govt Ittehad-ul-Islam Primary School

    School · 0.9 km

    V288+JC9 Gazdarabad, Garden East, Ramswami,, Karachi

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Healthcare60

  • Lady Dufferin Hospital

    Hospital

    Princes street, Karachi

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  • Karachi Police Hospital

    Hospital · 1.1 km

    Police Head Quarters,, Karachi

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  • Mektum House

    Clinic and pharmacy

    V246+FJQ , Aram Bagh, Karachi

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  • Rajkot Memon Hospital

    Hospital · 0.9 km

    V298+344 , Ramswamy Ramswami,

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  • Adam Ali Unani Store

    Clinic and pharmacy · 0.8 km

    Napier Road, Karachi

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  • Al Basit Optical

    Clinic and pharmacy · 0.6 km

    M A Jinnah Road, Karachi

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  • Al Fatah clinic

    Clinic and pharmacy · 0.9 km

    V248+9V Shop-06,plot-1, B-56 street no,2, near waheed nihari, Burns Road,, Karachi

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  • Al imran clinic Eye,Ent,Dental&Opticals

    Hospital · 0.7 km

    Babra Bushra Manzil first floor near Pakistani Masjid ranchoreline Karachi, Marwaari Lines,, Karachi

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  • Al Nasir clinic

    Clinic and pharmacy · 0.8 km

    V287+VP6 Al Nasir Street, Ramswamy Ramswami,, Karachi

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  • Al-Hamd Orthopedic Clinic

    Clinic and pharmacy · 0.9 km

    V297+3W9 , Jeevan St, Ramswamy Ramswami,, Karachi

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  • Al-Rizwan Medical Store

    Clinic and pharmacy · 0.8 km

    V278+PQP , Haridas Lalji Rd, Marwaari Lines, Karachi

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  • Al-Shifa Clinic

    Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 km

    Al-Shifa Clinic, Al-Shifa St, Gazdarabad Marwaari Lines,, Karachi

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Map of Karachi

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Getting there and nearby towns

Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 km away.

  • Goth Shams Pir 9 km west, about 9 min by car
  • Hub 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
  • Gadani 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
  • Gharo 60 km east, about 1 h by car
  • Mirpur Sakro 71 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Nooriabad 87 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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