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Encyclopedia > Saddar Town

Saddar is one of the neighborhoods of Saddar Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Saddar is the downtown or central part of Karachi. 'Saddar' generally means 'center' (of the town) and also 'head' (of State or organization). In Urdu, Saddar means 'President'. Saddar-e-Pakistan means President of Pakistan. Karachi (كراچى) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... Sindh (Sind) سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis and various other groups. ... Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family which developed under Persian, Turkish, and Arabic influence in the South Asia during the time of the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ...


There are several ethnic groups in Saddar Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Saddar Town is estimated to be nearly one million. Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family which developed under Persian, Turkish, and Arabic influence in the South Asia during the time of the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Sindhi refers to an ethnic group of people originating in Sindh which is part of present day Pakistan. ... Kashmiri is an Dardic Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Pakistan. ... Seraiki is a language of great antiquity in Pakistan. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ... Major Ethnic Groups in Pakistan and surrounding areas, 1980. ... The Memon people are an ethnic group that originated either in modern-day Pakistan or India. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras (a Mustali subsect of Ismaili Shia Muslims) based primarily in India and Pakistan. ... The Ismaili (Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmâiliyân) branch of Islam is the second largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...


The Karachi municipality was divided was into 18 zones or towns in 2000. Saddar is one of the towns. The neighborhoods or localities of the Saddar town are: Old Haji Camp, Saddar, Garden, Kharadar, Mithadar, City Railway Colony, Nanak Wara, Gazdarabad, Millat Nagar, Islam Pura, Civil Line, Clifton and Kehkashan. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


External links

  • Karachi Website
  • Saddar


 

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