Chakiwara Explained

Chakiwara
Timezone:PST
Postal Code:75300
Utc Offset:+5
Subdivision Name2:Karachi
Subdivision Type1:District
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Town
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Name1:Karachi South
Subdivision Type3:Country
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name3:Pakistan

Chakiwara (Urdu: چاکیواڑا ) is a neighbourhood locality in Lyari, located in the Karachi South district of Karachi, Pakistan. The area gets its name from the Chakee, a community of Gujarati Muslims.[1] [2]

Chakiwara derives its name as the district is home mainly to the Chakee, and other Gujarati Muslims such as the Ghanchi, Chhipa and Kachchi. There are also small groups of Sindhis and Pakhtoons. The majority of people living in this area are Balochs.

External links

24.8667°N 67°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lyari Town includes Chakiwara. https://web.archive.org/web/20060219152700/http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Lyari . 19 February 2006. City District Government of Karachi website. 19 February 2006. 28 February 2022.
  2. News: 28 February 2022. Shazia Hasan. 15 March 2020. Dawn (newspaper). Chakiwara school hosts football ground on the roof.