Gizri

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Gizri
Gizri
Coordinates: 24°49′03″N67°02′57″E / 24.8174°N 67.0493°E / 24.8174; 67.0493
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
City District Karachi
Government
 • Constituency NA-247 (Karachi South-II)
 • National Assembly Member Aftab Siddiqui (PTI)
Area
 • Total
0.343 km2 (0.132 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
25,000
Time zone UTC+05:00 (PKT)

Gizri, a 250-year-old fishing village in southern Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is now part of Clifton and administrated by the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC). [1] Once home to Brohi and Sindhi-speaking fisherfolk since 1760, it is home to many prominent scholars and intellectuals. Its transformation, marked by physical developments like the Creek Club by Defense Housing Authority and CBC, has brought notable social changes. [2]

Contents

The name "Gizri" is believed to have evolved from the Urdu word "Guzz," meaning "courtyard." Many 19th-century buildings in Karachi were constructed using the renowned Gizri stone - a historical hallmark that endures. [3] This distinctive stone, a limestone, also widely used for gravestones, inspired the notion of a "Guzz" - a courtyard of stone. [1]

Area's major ethnic groups

There are several ethnic groups living in Gizri including, majority of Bravies Sindhis, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons and Gujratis.

Location within Karachi city

Gizri is located near the Gizri Creek close to the famous Clifton Beach on the Arabian Sea coast. [4]

Gizri Flyover (also known as the Gizri Bypass)

Gizri Flyover (also known as the Gizri Bypass) was developed merely to connect the vehicular traffic of an upper-class residential area viz DHA Karachi to the rest of the city by flying over a low-income or ‘informal settlement’ viz Gizri that falls in between. Gizri Flyover was built so that DHA Karachi residents could ‘escape’ the traffic congestion in the Gizri Market area. Gizri Flyover length is 1.2 km, and was built for Rs 600 million in the year 2009. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taking the 'Guzz' out of Gizri". thenews.com.pk. The News International. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "'A Dialogue for a Megapolis of Harmony for the Future'". thenews.com.pk. The News International. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Akbar, Syed Hamid; Iqbal, Naveed; Van Cleempoel, Koenraad (March 2023). "Saddar Bazar Quarter in Karachi: A Case of British-Era Protected Heritage Based on the Literature Review and Fieldwork". Heritage. 6 (3): 3183–3210. doi: 10.3390/heritage6030169 . ISSN   2571-9408.
  4. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4VRHB_enUS612&q=gizri+karachi+map, Gizri map on google.com website, Retrieved 27 July 2016
  5. ↑ Khalid, Bilal (27 April 2023). "Flying over Karachi's traffic issues". Dawn.com. Dawn . Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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