Baba and Bhit Islands
Baba and Bhit Islands (Urdu: جزیرہ بابا بھٹ ) are two small and densely populated islands located in the Karachi Harbour, in Karachi, Pakistan. The approximate area of the islands is 4 km² and the population is about 25,000. The islands are connected to Karachi via a ferry service to Keamari.
The islands, along with Shams Pir, are old fishing villages in the harbor which predate the formal establishment of Karachi.It is claimed that the two islands are over 400 years old. There are ethnic groups in Baba & Bhit Island including 90% Kutchi and 10% Sindhi Over 100% of the population is Muslim. The local Kutchi fishermen refer to themselves as Morrio Pata. Villagers from these islands later helped settle Shams Pir.
Buddo Island
Buddo Island (also known as Dingi)' (Urdu: جزیرہ بدو); (Sindhi: ڏنگي ٻيٽ) is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Bhuddo island is un-inhabited and total area is 60 km (37 mi). On island dense Tamer forest present.
Bundal Island
Bundal Island (Urdu: جزیرہ بھنڈار}) (Sindhi: ڀنڍار ٻيٽ) is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi, Sindh. It is an inhabited island on which an old Sufi Saint, Yousuf Shah's shrine is also present
Yusuf Shah
On the island lies the tomb of the Sufi saint Yusuf Shah. The annual urs of Yusuf Shah attract thousands of coastal people to the island. Churna and Buddo Islands are also located near Bundal Island. There is a dispute between the provincial government of Sindh and Port Qasim Authority on the ownership rights of 12,000 acres (49 km2) of land in these Islands
Oyster Rocks, Karachi
The Clifton Oyster Rocks (Urdu: کستورا مچهلی) are a series of islets located off the coast of the Clifton neighbourhood of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The islands were under the control of the Pakistani Navy until 2006, when the Karachi city government decided to include the island as part of its plans to renovate the city. As part of these plans, the Port Fountain was constructed at the base of the northern island. It shoots water up to 620 feet in the air, and is the second-tallest fountain in the world.
Khiprianwala Island
Khiprianwala Island is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a very beautiful island. The weather is very good.
Manora
Manora or Manoro (Sindhi: منهوڙو ٻيٽ, Urdu: منوڑا) is a small peninsula that forms a protective barrier between Karachi Harbour to the north and the Arabian Sea to the south. Manora was formerly an island, but due to silting is now connected to the mainland by a 12 kilometer long natural sandbridge known as Sandspit. The entrance to Karachi was once guarded against pirate raids by the Manora Fort built in the 1790s, which was later upgraded by the British, and then the Pakistan Navy.
Shams Pir
Shams Pir (Urdu: شمس پیر) is an island village near Thatta, Pakistan, along the western end of Thatta Harbour]], close to Sandspit Beach and Kakapir. It is administered as part of the Thtta West district. Approximately 5,000 people now live on the island.[1] The village is bordered by thick Mangrove forests which grow in the harbor.
Shams Pir is named for a Mazar (shrine) of a saint named Hazrat Sham Pir which located on the island. Shams Pir is an old village which, like Bhit Shah Island and Baba Island, predates the formal establishment of Karachi.[3] Residents from Baba and Bhit islands helped settle Shams Pir. During the British era, some residents of Mithadar and Kharadar were settled in Shams Pir during construction of the Port of Karachi. Some of those residents moved further west and established the fishing village of Kakapir.
Churna Island
Charna Island (also spelled Churna Island; Urdu: جزیرہ چرنا) is located near Mubarak Goth, Kiamari Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Churna Island is a small, uninhabited island located in the Arabian Sea, about 9 km (5.6 mi) west of the mouth of the Hub River called "Manjhar Beach", at the boundary between the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh. Charna is approximately 1.2 km (0.75 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.31 mi) wide. Charna is also locally known "Cheerno". It is 6 km away from Mubarak Village. Fishermen from Mubarak Goth go fishing near Charna Island. Mubarak Goth is the second largest fisherman locality in Karachi; nevertheless, it lacks basic amenities including education, health care, jetties, ownership rights and communication. On August 04, 2020, Pakistan has released a new political map[1] that first time shows the Islands of Churna and Astola
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