Gulbahar
Gulbahar or Gul Bahar (Urdu: گلبهار) is one of the neighborhoods of SITE Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2]
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 Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Gulbahar including Urdu speakers, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Punjabis, Balochs, Memons. Ismaili Shia Muslims are present in large number in Gulbahar.
Neighborhoods
There are following areas in Gulbahar:[2]
- Ali Basti
- Ashrafabad
- Chowrangi Market
- Farooqabad
- Firdous Colony[2]
- Haji Murid Goth
- Hassan Colony
- Jaffria Imambargah
- Khamosh Colony
- Lasbela[2]
- Pasban Colony
- Qureshi Colony
- Rizvia Society[2]
- Sultanabad Colony
- Usmania Colony
- Waheedabad
- Zamindar Chowk
Ismailis
Ismailis are present in large number in Gulbahar. Their main centres are located between Gulbahar Police Station and Lyari River.
Sultanabad Colony
Sultanabad Colony no. 2 is popularly known as Sultanabad Colony, it has an Ismaili Jama'at Khana and Ismaili Religious Education Centre.
References
- JI appeals to city's residents to join Karachi Rights Caravan today The News International (newspaper), Published 29 May 2022, Retrieved 18 April 2023
- "Gulbahar (old name was Old Golimar)". City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2023.