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Lyari Town is the smallest town by area in the city of Karachi, but also the most densely populated town. It is bordered by the towns of SITE Town to the north across the Lyari River, Jamshed and Saddar to the east, and Kiamari to the west across the main harbour of Karachi. The population of Lyari Town was estimated to be over 600,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim. There are several ethnic groups including Urdu speaking, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.
[edit] History
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (administrative divisions) and raised the fourth tier (districts) to become the new third tier. The effect in Karachi was the dissolution of the former Karachi Division and the merger of it's five districts to form a new Karachi City-District with eighteen autonomous constituent towns including Lyari Town.
[edit] Neighbourhoods of Lyari Town
[edit] Important Information
[edit] Educational Institions
- 100 Public Schools
- 5 Public Colleges
- 1 Public Technical College
[edit] Police Stations
- Chakiwara Police Station
- Baghdadi Police Station
- Kalacoat Police Station
- Kalri Police Station
[edit] Parks/Play Grounds
- Peoples Stadium (Maripur Road)
- Gabol Park (Kalacoat)
- Moulvi Usman Park
- Moulana Muhammad Ali Johar Park (Kakri Ground)
[edit] Major Streets
- Shahrah-e-Abdul Raheem Balooch
- Chakiwara Road
- New Kumharwara Road
- Tenry Road
- Shah Wali-Allah Road
- Shah Abdul Lateef Road
- Mehrab Khan Road
- Mirza Adam Khan Road
- Sheedy Village Road
- Haji Peer Muhammad Road
[edit] Hospitals
[edit] Historial Buildings
- Municipal Health Centre (1912, Presently: Sub Registrar Office)
- Jama Mosque (1935, Khada Market)
- Eidgah (1935, Chakiwara)
[edit] Graveyards
- Ali Bagh Graveyard (Historical Shia's Graveyard)
- Bohri Graveyard
- Meeran Peer Moosa Lane Graveyard
[edit] Commercial Areas / Markets
- Jhatpat Market
- Khada Market
[edit] Famous People
- Ali Nawaz (Footballer)
- Captain Ghulam Abbas (General Secretary, Pakistan Football Association)
- Ustad Dad Muhammad (Boxer)
- Syed Hussain Shah (Boxer)
- Mehrullah Lasi (Boxer)
- Ustad Jan Muhammad (Boxer)
- Syed Sajjad Ali Shah (Ex Chief Justice of Pakistan)
- S.k. Shamshad Balouch History making Student leader and Pioneer Politician
- Syed Imdad Shah Spiritual Student leader and Politician.
- Faiz BalouchFaiz Balouch Energized Student leader & Politician.
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