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The '''Manora Cantonment''' ({{lang-ur|منوڑہ چھاؤنی}}) is a [[cantonment]] town in a small [[Manora Island]], located just south of [[Karachi]], in [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. It serves as a [[military base]] and [[residential]] establishment. It was established by the [[British Indian Army]] in 19th-century [[British India]], and taken over by the [[Pakistan Army]] in 1947.<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/859028/artfiend-reclaiming-manora Artfiend: Reclaiming Manora] Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 March 2010, Retrieved 26 September 2021</ref><ref name=GlobalSecurity/>
The '''Manora Cantonment''' ({{lang-ur|منوڑہ چھاؤنی}}) is a [[cantonment]] town in a small [[Manora Island]], located just south of [[Karachi]], in [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. It serves as a [[military base]] and [[residential]] establishment. Established by the [[British Indian Army]] in 19th-century [[British India]], the cantonment was taken over by the [[Pakistan Army]] upon the country's [[Partition of India|independence]] in 1947.<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/859028/artfiend-reclaiming-manora Artfiend: Reclaiming Manora] Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 March 2010, Retrieved 26 September 2021</ref><ref name=GlobalSecurity/>
[[File:Karachi admin.PNG|300px|thumb|Location of Manora Cantt. marked 'F' in the administrative map of Karachi.]]
[[File:Karachi admin.PNG|300px|thumb|Location of Manora Cantt. marked 'F' in the administrative map of Karachi.]]
The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=GlobalSecurity>[https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/cantt-manora.htm Manora Cantonment] GlobalSecurity.org website, Retrieved 26 September 2021</ref>
The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=GlobalSecurity>[https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/cantt-manora.htm Manora Cantonment] GlobalSecurity.org website, Retrieved 26 September 2021</ref>

Latest revision as of 17:50, 24 April 2024

Manora Cantonment
منوڑا کنٹونمنٹ
Cantonment
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
CityKarachi
Websitewww.cbmanora.gov.pk

The Manora Cantonment (Urdu: منوڑہ چھاؤنی) is a cantonment town in a small Manora Island, located just south of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. Established by the British Indian Army in 19th-century British India, the cantonment was taken over by the Pakistan Army upon the country's independence in 1947.[1][2]

Location of Manora Cantt. marked 'F' in the administrative map of Karachi.

The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b Artfiend: Reclaiming Manora Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 March 2010, Retrieved 26 September 2021
  2. ^ a b Manora Cantonment GlobalSecurity.org website, Retrieved 26 September 2021

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