Madrasi Para

Madrasi Para (Urdu: مدراسی پاڑہ‎; Tamil: மெட்ராசி பர) is a neighborhood in the Karachi Cantonment area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This neighborhood is located close to the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre. The population of this neighborhood is mostly Tamil Hindus that migrated in early 20th century before the independence of Pakistan when Karachi was developed during the British Raj.[1] The Maripata Temple is located in this neighborhood which is the biggest Tamil Hindu temple in Karachi.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Strangers to their roots, and those around them
  2. ↑ Sacred festival: Hindus celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi pooja in Karachi

Coordinates: 24°51′40″N 67°01′41″E / 24.86111°N 67.02806°E / 24.86111; 67.02806


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