Karachi
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Karachi is the largest city and the National City of Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. A native of Karachi is called a Karachiite. The city is the financial and commercial centre of Pakistan. It has two important regional seaports. The city lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea west of the Indus River delta. Karachi generates the largest share of Pakistan's GDP and national revenue. The population is estimated at approximately 12 million, making it one of the largest cities in the world.
Apart from the University of Karachi, there are several other institutions of higher education and numerous colleges and schools in Karachi. Karachi 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/Kiamari beach and Sandspit beach. Clifton beach suffered from a recent oil spillage but the beach has been cleaned.
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 Quaid-e-Azam International Airport and two large shipping ports at Port of Karachi and Port Qasim. Karachi is linked by railway to the rest of Pakistan.
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- Official Karachi website
- Quaid-e-Azam International Airport
- Karachi Port Trust
- Photographs by HistoricKarachi.com
- Photographs by Flickr.com
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