Ancholi
24°56′43″N 67°04′38″E / 24.9454°N 67.0771°E / 24.9454; 67.0771
Ancholi انچولی | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Country | Pakistan |
City | Karachi |
District | Karachi Central |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Ancholi (Urdu: انچولی) is a neighbourhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan.[1]
There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Gujratis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim and Majority are Shias. The population of Gulberg Town is estimated to be nearly one million. The town gets its name from the village of Incholi in India.
The other name of Ancholi Society is Sadaat Colony meaning the Colony Of Syeds. In fact Ancholi Society and Sadaat Colony are separated by a road. Ancholi society (excluding Sadat Colony) was founded by Mr. Sharfuddin who for this purpose procured the land from KDA and named it Ancholi Society as he was born in Ancholi, India.
Notable places
Major places
Streets
- Ancholi Main Rd
- Shaheed Foundation St
- Khair-ul-Amal Road
- Al Noor St
- Samanabad St
- Shahrah-e-Umer Farooq St
- Allama Rasheed Turabi St
- Raza e Hussaini Rd
- Abajee St
Parks
- Bagh-e-Saman Family Park
- Amroha Football Ground(also called Amroha Ground)
- Allama Rasheed Turabi Park
- Eidgah Ground Block 17
- Public Park Block 17
- Ladies Park Block 17
- Khan Ground
- Globe Park Block 19
- Nishan-e-Haider Park
- Imam Ali A.s Park(also called Block 20 Park)
Schools and educational institutions
- Metropolitan Academy Ancholi Campus
- Al Muhammad School System
- Bright Career Public Secondary School
- Ebrahim Ali Bhai Government School
- Umer Grammar School
- Happy Palace Grammar School
- The World Grammar Secondary School
- Mohammadi Public School
Religious places
- Bargah Shuhada-e-Karbala
- Bargah Chaharda Masoomeen A.S
- Imam Bargah-e-Fatimah Al Zahra A.S
- Masjid Bab-e-Rehmat
- Madinah Masjid
- Jama Masjid Samanabad
- Jamia Masjid Noor
- Jamia Masjid RIzwan
See also
References
- ^ Gulberg Town - Government of Karachi Archived August 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Karachi Website.
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