Karachi War Cemetery
The Karachi War Cemetery was created after the Second World War to receive remains from cemeteries scattered across British India, as it was felt that their proper maintenance could not be assured.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
- Also known as: “War Cemetery”
- Address: Stadium Road, Karachi
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Stadium and museum.
National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Maghan mal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Stadium, officially known as the National Bank Stadium, is an international cricket ground in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board. National Stadium is situated 1 km west of Karachi War Cemetery.
museum
Photo: Adnanrail, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pakistan Maritime Museum is a maritime museum and park situated near PNS Karsaz on Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The main museum building is located inside the park of 28 acres. museum is situated 1 km south of Karachi War Cemetery.
Pakistan Air Force Museum
Park
Pakistan Air Force Museum Faisal is the main museum of the Pakistan Air Force located on the south-western edge of PAF Base Faisal near Karsaz Flyover on Shahrah-e-Faisal at Karachi. Pakistan Air Force Museum is situated 2½ km south of Karachi War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Essa Nagri and Bahadurabad.
Essa Nagri
Suburb
Eissa Nagri or Issa Nagri or Essa Nagri or Isa Nagri is a neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough, which was disbanded in 2011. Essa Nagri is situated 2½ km west of Karachi War Cemetery.
Bahadurabad
Suburb
Bahadurabad is one of the neighbourhoods of Gulshan Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the Civic Centre zone in the Gulshan Town. It was originally inhabited by mainly middle-class Hyderabadi Muhajirs, who migrated from Hyderabad Deccan after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, and mainly after India's annexation of Hyderabad in 1948. Bahadurabad is situated 3 km southwest of Karachi War Cemetery.
Drigh Colony
Suburb
Drigh Colony is a neighbourhood in the Korangi District in eastern Karachi, Pakistan. It is part of Shah Faisal Subdivision. Drigh Colony is situated 4 km east of Karachi War Cemetery.
Karachi War Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.89456° or 24° 53′ 40″ northLongitude
67.09112° or 67° 5′ 28″ eastOpen location code
7JP9V3VR+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 531718160OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q6367786
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Urdu—“Karachi War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Karaĉia Milita Tombejo”
- Urdu: “کراچی جنگی قبرستان”
- Urdu: “گورا قبرستان، کراچی”
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