Sultanabad Colony
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Sultanabad Colony is a residential area in Gulbahar
of Liaquatabad Town
in Karachi
, Sindh
, Pakistan
.
There are several ethnic groups in Sultanabad Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis
, Sindhis
, Kashmiris
, Seraikis
, Pakhtuns
, Balochis
, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim
. The population of Liaquatabad Town
is estimated to be nearly one million.
The Sultanabad Colony is divided into two parts:
These are the parts of colony:
http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=24.8929961&lon=67.0335424&z=17&l=0&m=a
At the ground floor, Two flats in corner are occupied by Sultanabad Library & Reading Room (Reading Room Section).
Gulbahar
Gulbahar or Gul Bahar is one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Gulbahar Colony, which was known as Golimar, is a suburb of Karachi. This area is along the Lyari River and was mainly farmland before the settlement of Muslim refugees after the independence of...
of Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town is a town in the central part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan named after Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. It is bordered by the towns of North Nazimabad to the north, Gulberg Town and Gulshan to the east, Jamshed to the south across the Lyari River, and SITE...
in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
There are several ethnic groups in Sultanabad Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
, Sindhis
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
, Kashmiris
Kashmiri people
The Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...
, Seraikis
Saraiki people
The Saraiki people or Multani people are an ethnic group from the central and south-eastern areas of Pakistan, especially the former princely state of Bahawalpur and the districts of Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh,...
, Pakhtuns
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
, Balochis
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
. The population of Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town
Liaquatabad Town is a town in the central part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan named after Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. It is bordered by the towns of North Nazimabad to the north, Gulberg Town and Gulshan to the east, Jamshed to the south across the Lyari River, and SITE...
is estimated to be nearly one million.
The Sultanabad Colony is divided into two parts:
- Sultanabad Colony No. 1 (or "Laal Building")
- Sultanabad No. 2 (or simply "Sultanabad")
Sultanabad No. 2
It is surrounded by:- Gulbahar Thana (North West)
- Lyari River (South)
- Qureshi Colony (East)
- Firdous Colony (North East)
- Pasban Mohalla / Sindhi Para (West)
- Agror Colony (South East)
- Al-Karim Colony / Sultanaba No. 1 (South East)
These are the parts of colony:
- 8 Residential Buildings (Block "D" - Block "K")
- A Jamatkhana (Worship place of Ismaili Community)
- A Ismaili Religious Education Centre / A Community Based School
- A Maintenance Office
- A Dispensary
- An External Shop Line
- A Park With Fountain
- A K.E.S.C. House
Map Of Sultanabad No. 2
Visit it for Satellite Map Of Sultanabad No. 2http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=24.8929961&lon=67.0335424&z=17&l=0&m=a
Residential Buildings in Sultanabad No. 2
- Block D: In the northern part if colony. having 4 buildings. Each building consists of 4 floors. and each floor contains 4 flats.
- Block E: In Eastern part of colony, having 5 buildings. Each building consists of 4 floors. Each floor contain 3 flats.
- Block F: In Western part of colony, having a single building consists of 2 floors and G.Floor. Each floor contain 10 Flats.
At the ground floor, Two flats in corner are occupied by Sultanabad Library & Reading Room (Reading Room Section).
- Block G: In Eastern part of colony, having 4 buildings. Each building consists of 4 floors with 4 flats in each.
- Block I: In Southern part of colony, having 8 buildings. Each building consists of 4 floors with 4 flats in each. It is the largest building in colony by area, and number of flats.