Sohrab Goth Town
Sohrab Goth Town[1] (Urdu: سہراب گوٹھ) is a suburban area in the Malir district of Karachi, Pakistan, that previously was a part of Gadap Town until 2011.[2] It acts as an entry point to Karachi from the rest of Pakistan. There is a bridge over the Lyari River connecting other areas of Karachi to Sohrab Goth. Bridge building started in 2000 and was completed in 2006.
Sohrab Goth is an illegal goth settlement on encroached land public land built in 1970s.[3][4]
The 2019 Azadi March commenced from this city.[5]
Population
Sohrab Goth Town has a total population of 428,000.[1]
Demography
Sohrab Goth is the Pashtun-dominated area. Other ethnic-groups include Sindhi, Muhajirs, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Saraikis, Balochs, Memons, etc.
See also
- Lalu Goth
References
- ^ a b "Karachi delimitations: 25 towns, 233 UCs carved out in first phase". ARY NEWS. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ Baldia Town Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Illegal constructions: Encroachments in Sohrab Goth removed
- ^ Aghans in Karachi
- ^ Ali, Imtiaz; Ghazali, Shahid; Ali Shah, Syed; Hussein Khan, Mohammad; Hussein, Javed. "JUI-F's 'Azadi March' sets out for Islamabad from Karachi's Sohrab Goth area-Pakistan". Dawn. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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