Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Gulshan-e-Iqbal گلشن اقبال | |
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![]() A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi | |
District | Karachi East |
City | Karachi |
Country | Pakistan |
Founded | 1966 |
Named for | Muhammad Iqbal |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Gulshan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: گلشن اقبال) is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19) residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,[2] which was disbanded in 2011.
History
[edit]Gulshan-e-Iqbal was populated in 1966 under Scheme 24 of Karachi Development Authority.[3] The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It has notable gardens.[4]
The municipal infrastructure of Gulshan-e-Iqbal has been in poor condition since 1992. Gulshan Block 1 Area streets (1-5), which are behind the famous Practical center, face many difficulties in the rainy season between the months of July to September.[5]
Demographics
[edit]![A graph showing population of the area](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Population_of_Gulshan-e-Iqbal.png/220px-Population_of_Gulshan-e-Iqbal.png)
Gulshan-e-Iqbal is dominated by the Urdu-speaking Muhajirs.[6] According to the 2017 census, it has a total population of 841,800, out of the total population 433,347 are male, 408,298 are female, and 155 are transgender. The area has a population density of 29027.59.[7]
Population by Mother tongue
[edit]Gender | Urdu | Punjabi | Sindhi | Pashto | Balochi | Kashmiri | Saraiki | Hindko | Brahvi | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 206,213 | 45,120 | 44,289 | 27,720 | 12,741 | 1,804 | 55,673 | 9,044 | 1,193 | 29,550 |
Female | 209,213 | 42,153 | 38,360 | 21,771 | 11,640 | 1,402 | 48,756 | 7,491 | 903 | 26,609 |
Transgender | 650 | 310 | 130 | 11 | - | 19 | 25 | 1 | - | 8 |
Total | 415,491 | 87,304 | 82,662 | 49,502 | 24,381 | 3,207 | 104,454 | 16,536 | 2,096 | 56,167 |
Subdivisions
[edit]Gulshan-e-Iqbal is divided in two parts:
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal I
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal II
Gyms and sports complexes
[edit]- KMC Women Sports Complex[9]
- Pavilion End Club (late) [10]
- National Sports Academy
Educational institutions
[edit]Universities
[edit]- Karachi University
- NED University
- Indus University
- Federal Urdu University
- Iqra University, Gulshan Campus
- Iqra University, Gulshan Campus 2
- ICMA International
- Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
- IUSS Gulshan Campus
- UIT University
- Federal Civil Defense Training School
- Al-Kawthar University
- Aligarh Institute of Technology
- Aga Khan University
Schools
[edit]- The Educator School
- Shaheen Public School
- Aitchison Model School
- Air Foundation School System Gulshan Campus
- Al Khair Education Foundation۔ الخیر ایجوکیشن فاؤنڈیشن
- Al Khaleej Islamic Education System
- Aligarh Academy
- All Saints School
- Beacon Light Academy Senior Campus
- Beaconhouse Gulshan Primary III
- Credo Preschool & Primary
- Credo School
- Froebel Girls Secondary campus E-115
- Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School
- Little Star Secondary School
- Manhal Education
- National High School
- PakTurk Maarif International Schools & Colleges Girls Campus
- Sadequain Academy
- Seeding Grammar School
- The Academy School, Gulshan Block-7 Campus
- The City School - Gulshan A Level
- The City School Gulshan Junior Campus
- The Froebel's School KG Section
- The Smart School Fatima Jinnah Campus
- Vaila's School For Children With Special Needs
- Happy Home High School
- HHS pre-primary
- The times school
- The orchid school
- The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School
- The Vantage School
- Chiniot Islamia Public School
Colleges
[edit]- Bahria Foundation College
- Govt Degree Science and Commerce College (blk 7)
- SRE College
- Whales College
- Credo College
- Adler College
Islamic centers
[edit]- Jamia Masjid & Madrasa Muaz Ibn e Jabal Block 6
- Jamia Masjid e Quba blk 1
- Jamia Masjid e Siddiq e Akbar blk 1
- Masjid o Imambargah Madina-tul-Ilm (Nipa Chowrangi)
- Faizan-e-Madina (An international Islamic center of Dawat-e-Isalmi)
- Jamia Abu Bakr Al-Islamia (block 5)
- Jamia Sattaria Islamia (Nipa Chowrangi)
- Jamia Darasaat (opposite safari park)
- Jamia Ahsan ul Uloom
- Ashraful Madaris (Gulshan Block 2)
- Baitul Mukarram Masjid[11]
- Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia[12]
Parks
[edit]- Safari Park
- Al Huda Park
- Bagh-e- Kausar
- Aziz Bhatti Park
- Sindbad (Rashid Minhas Road)[4]
Public parks
[edit]- Quba Masjid Park blk 1
- Amir Siddiqui Family Park & Ayeza Play Land
- Amir Zaki Shaheed Family Park (also called Family Park Block 5)
- Arshad Ali Sabri Family Park
- Bagh e Rizwan Family Park & Mini Zoo (also called Mehmood Ghaznavi Park)
- Bagh-e-Kausar Family Park
- Children Park KDA بچوں کا پارک
- Future Park Space
- Gulshan Family Park
- Hakeem Muhammad Saeed Play Ground
- Iftikhar Syed Sports Park
- Khwateen Park
- Nariyal Park
- Nasir Hussain Shaheed Family Park
- Social Welfare Society Park
- Tunkey Ground
- Women Sports Complex
- Azfa Altaf Park
Cemeteries
[edit]- Haji Leema Khan Gabol Goth Qabristan
- dalmia graveyard
- Hindu qabristan
- Shorab goth graveyard
- yaseenabad Qabristan
- Essa nagri Cementry
- Catija Sultan
- Gulshan-e-Ghazi Graveyard
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "گلشن اقبال کراچی".
- ^ "Gulshan Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "گلشن اقبال کراچی".
- ^ a b "Gulshan-e-Iqbal Boasts Some of the Best Gardens of Pakistan". Dream4traveling.com website. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Khanzada, Naeem (23 July 2022). "Gulshan-e-Iqbal in a shambles". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin (2012). Pakistan?. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-84904-223-9.
If we go to Gulshan or Nazimabad (Muhajir neighbourhoods) and we see all of the schools and the businesses and the clean roads, we realise, where are we living? But just as Muttahida [the MQM] did it for themselves, it's for us to worry
- ^ "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census Data 2017, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Wahab inaugurates badminton court at KMC Women Sports Complex". Business Recorder. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Tanoli, Ishaq (14 June 2021). "Supreme Court orders 'immediate' demolition of Pavilion End Club in Karachi". Dawn. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Mufti Taqi Usmani safe after attempted knife attack in Karachi". The Express Tribune. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "HomePage". Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia. Retrieved 29 September 2022.