Bahadurabad
Bahadurabad (Urdu: بہادرآباد) is one of the neighbourhoods of Gulshan Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Bahadurabad is officially known as Bahadur Yar Jung Co-operative Housing Society. It is located in the Civic Centre zone in the Gulshan Town. The neighborhood was originally inhabited by mainly middle class Hyderabadi Muslim refugees from Hyderabad Deccan ( now Hyderabad, India) who migrated after independence of Pakistan in 1947 and annexation of Hyderabad by India in 1948.[1] Bahadurabad is named after Bahadur Yar Jang, a Muslim nationalist from Hyderabad Deccan.
In 2007, a replica of the famous Charminar monument of Hyderabad, India was constructed on the main crossing of Bahadurabad.[2]
The population of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town is estimated to be nearly one million. Bahadurabad also consist of different societies such as B.M.C.H.S, Sharfabad, K.M.C.H.S, Dhoraji etc.
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[edit] References
- ^ Sarah Ansari, Life after Partition: Migration, Community and Strife in Sindh, 1947-1962, Oxford University Press, 2005, pg 140
- ^ M. Rafique Zakaria, Charminar in Karachi, Dawn, April 22, 2007
Coordinates: 24°53′N 67°04′E / 24.883°N 67.067°E
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