City Details: Karachi
A few alternate names for Karachi are: Carachi, KHI, Karaaji, Karaces, Karachi, Karachy, Karaci, Karacio, Karacis, Karacsi
Karachi is the capital city of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021. Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities.
General Information
- Official Name: Pakistan
- Common Name: Pakistan
- Population: 11624219
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 24.8608, 67.0104
- Country Code: PAK
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Karachi
- 1. Jinnah International Airport (KHI), distance from city center: 16.00 km
- 2. Hyderabad Airport (HDD), distance from city center: 145.68 km
- 3. Talhar Airport (BDN), distance from city center: 184.45 km
Location of Karachi
Country Details
- Country: Pakistan
- Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Capital: Islamabad
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Southern Asia
- Population: 220,892,331
- Area: 881,912 km²
- Languages: English, Urdu
- Currency: Pakistani rupee (₨)
- Timezones: UTC+05:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- Iran
Museums in Karachi, Pakistan
TDF MagnifiScience Centre
Plot no 1 RY-15 Wood Street, Karachi Division 75530, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8468° N, 67.0030° E
Hours: Mo-Thu 09:00-17:00 Sa-Su 10:00-19:30
National Museum of Pakistan
Shahrah e Kamal Ata Turk, Pakistan Secretariat, Karachi Division 74400, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8529° N, 67.0177° E
Hours: Th-Tu 10:00-17:00
National Museum
Dr. Ziauddin Road (Katchery Road), Karachi Division 75530, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8527° N, 67.0176° E
Quaid-e-Azam House
Shahrah-e-Faisal (Scandal Point Road), Fowler Lines, Karachi Division 75530, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8512° N, 67.0328° E
Wazir Mansion
Chaghla Street, Karachi Division 72500, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8510° N, 66.9975° E
Karachi Zoo Museum
V2GF+4WP Verley Road, Karachi Division 74550, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8753° N, 67.0248° E
National History Museum
V2FG+W2P Verley Road, Karachi Division 74550, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8748° N, 67.0252° E
Sindh Police Museum
V29C+JP3 Dalal Street, Karachi Division 74550, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8690° N, 67.0216° E
Parsi House For Shoot
V29J+WP Jinnah Road, Karachi Division 74550, Pakistan
Coordinates: 24.8699° N, 67.0318° E