Karachi Safari Park

Safari Park, Karachi

Safari Park as viewed from the chair lift
Date opened 1970
Location Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates 24°55′26″N 67°06′38″E / 24.92385°N 67.110666°ECoordinates: 24°55′26″N 67°06′38″E / 24.92385°N 67.110666°E
Land area 148 acres (0.60 km2)
Memberships SAZARC
Safari Park
Location in Karachi

Karachi Safari Park (Urdu: کراچی سفاری باغ), opened in 1970, is a public funded 'family-only' safari park covering an area of 148 acres (0.60 km2), located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It has a zoo, geared with viewing facilities like a chairlift and safari tracks, as well as two natural lakes. A privately funded amusement park, Go Aish, is located in the Safari Park's vicinity.

History

Karachi Safari Park was inaugurated in 1970 by Lieutenant General Atiq-ur-Rehman. It was an independent project of the then Karachi Municipal Corporation. The creation of an independent zoo, safari and aquarium department followed in 1995. Karachi Safari Park is now an independent wing of the Community Development Department of City District Government of Karachi and has been designated as a 'family park'.

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References

  1. "Lake at Safari Park in bad shape". Karachi: Dawn News. April 4, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  2. Tanweer, Bilal (March 11, 2007). "Karachi gets an adventure park!". Karachi: Daily Jang. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. "New enclosures: Safari Park makes room for elephants". Karachi: Express tribune Newspaper. May 9, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  4. "Pakistan’s biggest aviary to be completed soon". Karachi: The Nation. June 15, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  5. "Safari park uplift work inspected". Karachi: Dawn News. September 28, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  6. "Need stressed to renovate Safari Park". Karachi: Daily Times. October 15, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  7. "Trade of endangered birds may land Empress Market traders in jail". Karachi: Daily Times. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.