Karachi is a metropolitan city situated in Pakistan. It is the capital of the Sindh, which is a province. It is one of the most populous city of Pakistan with 6000 people living in a square kilometre and also the city is ranked as second in the world, in terms of population in thecity. Moreover, this city has gained an importance in the Muslim world for being the largest metropolitan among them.
The city has got more worth in the country. Because, Karachi is the main sea port of Pakistan. It serves as the financial centre, banking centre, trade centre, industrial centre, software projects centre of Pakistan. It also serves as hub for education in foreign countries including South Asia and the Muslim countries. The interesting fact about the city is it is popular for being wakefuland is termed as “City of Lights”. The restaurants are open all over the night.
The leading food of Karachi is Biryani, and it can be found in different types, like Mughlai biryani, Bombay biryani etc. Anyhow, chicken biryani is famous in the city. And meat dishes like nihari, barbeque, haleem can be enjoyed in the city. Overall, Karachi is blessed with number of national and international restaurants run by Chinese, Arab, Indians, etc. One of the popular food market of Karachi is Boat basin.
There are a lot of tourist attractions in Karachi. Beaches are most significant among them. National Museum of Pakistan is located in Karachi and there are other museums also. The popular among the numerous parks in the city is Bagh Ibne Qasim. This park attracts more than 10 million visitors every year. Isn’t it fascinating? Other interesting facts about the park are the total cost of the park’s project was 600 million Pakistani rupees and it took 300 days for completion. One of the largest metropolitan park in the city.
There are many historical places in the city such as the famous tomb called Chowkandi graveyard, which was built hundred years ago, and Karachi cantonment railway station built in the British era and many more historical places are found in the city. A few kilometres away from the city is a popular lake, called Hub Lake.