KARACHI

Karachi is Pakistan's largest city, located on the Arabian Sea. The port, centred on the island of Kiamari, also serves as an outlet for landlocked Afghanistan.

Karachi was a small fishing and trading centre when the British captured it in 1839. Karachi grew in importance under the British; for the export of cotton and grain from the Indus Valley.

There is a long beach in Karachi, but it is rather dirty and better suited to camels. It can get busy on a Sunday.

After independence many Muslim refugees from India settled in Karachi, and in recent years the former capital has seen bombings and riots between rival political, religious, and ethnic groups.

Karachi has a lot of buildings theses building are one of the beautiful buildings of Pakistan

Of Interest:
The tomb of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, is in Karachi.

Indus Valley civilizations:
The National Museum of Pakistan displays important materials from the Indus Valley civilizations -- one of the world's first great civilizations, similar to the Bronze Age cultures of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete.

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