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The Karachi Cantonment (Urdu: کراچی چھاؤنی) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan.

History

It serves as a Pakistan Army military base and residential establishment. It was originally established by the British in August 1839 as a military base for the British Army, and was taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947. The cantonment maintains sewerage, sanitation, roads, buildings control, transfer of immoveable properties, death, birth and marriage record of the respective area.

Demographics

Railway Station

The biggest and busiest railway station of Pakistan, Karachi Cantonment railway station, is also located here.

Dumlottee Wells

Wells were dug and built near the river at Dumlottee in 1881, which supplied five million gallons of water to Karachi Cantonment every day. Dumlottee wells were designed and built by British engineers Temple and Currie in 1882.

Boundaries

• North: Garden Area
• South: Karachi Cantonment railway station
• East: FTC Bridge
• West: Arts Council of Pakistan, Sindh Assembly Building

Landmarks

• Karachi Cantonment Railway Station
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road
• Shara-e-Faisal
• Finance and Trade Centre
• Fleet Club
• Services Club
• St. Anthony’s Church

See also

• Army Cantonment Board, Pakistan
• Cantonment

References

1. "Who is running for today's cantonment boards polls in Karachi". Samaa TV. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
2. "Jacobābād (Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
3. "Dumlottee Conduit: A neglected historical asset". The Express Tribune. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
4. Hasan, Shazia (2013-08-04). "The 12 remaining Dumlottee wells". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-14.

External links

• Karachi Cantonment Board - Official website

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See also: Defence Housing Authority

• Cantonments in Karachi
• Cantonments of Pakistan