Hyderabad Colony
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Hyderabad Colony is a neighborhood of Gulshan Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Hyderabad Colony was originally inhabited by migrants from Hyderabad Deccan. Now there are several ethnic groups in Hyderabad Colony including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis.
It is famous for its popular Hyderabadi food, including chakna, Hyderabadi biryani, chaakna and especially achar (pickle). Abu Mian, a catering service popular among the Hyderabadis of Karachi, is located in Hyderabad Colony.
The first Mosque in the neighbourhood was the Makki Masjid which was the epicenter of the social and religious activity in the vicinity. Mohamad Multani Qadri was the first president of the Makki Mosque Foundation and was a well known and respectable elder in the colony.
