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The 12,000 acre Island will have hospitals, sports facilities, shopping malls, high-rise buildings, 5-star hotels, educational institutes, recreational facilities & a scenic beach. These developments would give housing and employment to over a million people by 2030. The island would be connected to mainland Karachi by a cable-stayed bridge.
Shamspir (Urdu: شمس پیر) is an island and village near Karachi, Pakistan, along the western end of Karachi Harbour, close to Sandspit Beach and Kakapir. It is administered as part of the Keamari District. Approximately 5,000 people now live on the island. [1] The village is bordered by thick Mangrove forests which grow in the harbour. [2]
Bundal Island is part of a $50 billion city development initiative under the Pakistan Islands Development Authority. [5] In 2013, Bahria Town announced a joint venture with Thomas Kramer's companies to develop the ambitious Bodha Island City project on Bundal and Buddo Islands at an estimated cost of $20 billion. Spanning 12,000 acres, the ...
The islands are connected to Karachi via a ferry service to Keamari. [3] The islands, along with Shams Pir, are old fishing villages in the harbor which predate the formal establishment of Karachi. [4] The two islands are said to be over 400 years old. [5] The ethnic groups in Baba & Bhit Islands include 90% Kutchi and 10% Sindhi.
The approximate area of the islands is 4 km² and the population is about 25,000. [citation needed] The islands are connected to Karachi via a ferry service to Keamari. [24] Kakapir. Kakapir is a fishing village in Karachi Harbour, 15 kilometers west of Karachi. [25] It is located at the western end of Sandspit Beach, near Hawke's Bay Beach.
Kemari Town comprised the western parts of Karachi, including the Port of Karachi and an extensive coastline of sandy beaches, small islands and mangrove forests.It does not include the southern island of Manora, which is administered by the Pakistani military as Manora Cantonment, because of the naval base located there.
Karachi's coastal plains along the Arabian Sea south of Clifton were also developed much later as part of the greater Defence Housing Authority project. Karachi's city limits also include several islands, including Baba and Bhit Islands, Oyster Rocks, and Manora, a former island which is now connected to the mainland by a thin 12-kilometre long ...
Salehabad is a fishing village in Manora, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Salehabad used to be an island, [1] but is now connected to Manora. It was connected to Karachi via a ferry service to Kiamari. [2] Several ethnic groups reside in Kiamari Town, including Sindhis, Muhajirs, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras ...