What is Karachi District?
[[Image:Pakistan - Sindh - Karachi district.svg|thumb]] '''Karachi District''' ({{Lang-sd|ڪراچي ضلعو}}), ({{lang-ur|ضلع کراچی}}) Largest city and chief [[port]] of [[Pakistan]], lying on the [[Arabian Sea]], northwest of the [[Indus River Delta]]; population (1998 est) 9,269,300; 4 million live in makeshift settlements. It is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of [[Sindh]] province, and Pakistan's leading centre for [[commerce]], [[finance]], [[industry]], and [[transport]]. Its port handles most of the international trade of the country, as well as of the neighbouring landlocked state of [[Afghanistan]]. It is also served by a major international airport. Industries include [[shipbuilding]], [[engineering]], [[chemicals]], [[plastics]] and [[textiles]], including the manufacture of [[cotton]] and [[jute]]. It was the capital of [[Pakistan]] 1947-59, when it was replaced by [[Islamabad]]. ==Towns of Karachi== [[File:Karachi admin.PNG|thumb|Map of Karachi proper]] * [[Malir Town]] * [[Shah Faisal Town]] * [[Landhi Town]] * [[Korangi Town]] * [[Muhammad Bin Qasim Town]] * [[Gadap Town]] * [[Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town]] * [[Jamshed Town]] * [[Gulberg Town]] * [[Liaquatabad Town]] * [[North Nazimabad Town]] * [[New Karachi Town]] * [[Orangi Town]] * [[Baldia Town]] * [[SITE town]] * [[Lyari Town]] * [[Saddar Town]] * [[Keamari Town]] {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Districts of Karachi]] [[en:Karachi District]]