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The sites below are declared Protected Heritage by the Government of Sindh.. Karachi has over 350 sites which are protected under the Provincial Act. Sites are listed under broad areas or quarters under which they are located.
Frere Hall also houses oil paintings by Sir Charles Pritchard, who was a former Commissioner of Sindh. As of 2022, Frere Hall was open to the public, and it is also one of the most important tourist attractions in Karachi because of the building's notable architecture and its association with British rule in the Subcontinent. [3]
In the Swaminarayan Mandir complex in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan where a small Hindu community lives, a Gurdwara has been created for the small Sikh community. The Gurdwara Sahib houses three sets of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in the Palki Sahib. There are pictures of the Gurus and a small shrine devoted to Guru Nanak Dev Ji. There is a Hindu bell ...
The cultural history of Karachi dates back at least five thousand years to the rise of the Indus Valley Civilization in the third millennium BC. [citation needed] The early culture was mostly predominantly Neolithic, characterised by the widespread use of small tools and semi-precious stones.
Inhabitants lived in windowless baked brick houses built around a central courtyard. These cities also had a citadel, where the public and religious buildings were located, large pools for ritual bathing, granaries for the storage of food, and a complex system of covered drains and sewers.
At the time of independence, the population of the city of Karachi was 51.1% Hindu, 42.3% Muslim, with the remaining 7% primarily Christians (both British and native), Sikhs, Jains, with a small number of Jews.
Established in 1844 [2] and built in 1855, the Holy Trinity Church located on Fatima Jinnah Road, Karachi, is one of the first major churches [3] built in the area. Designed by the Captain of the Bombay Engineers , John Hill, [ 4 ] the church had a nave stretching 115 feet, followed by a tower [ 5 ] standing at 150 feet tall.