Chisti Nagar Explained

Chisti Nagar or Chishti Nagar (Urdu: چشتی نگر ) is a residential neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.^{[1] [2]}

It is administered as part of Karachi West district, but was part of the Orangi Town borough until that was disbanded in 2011.

There are several ethnic groups including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Orangi town is estimated to be nearly one million.

This neighbourhood is named in honour of famous Sufi Hazrat Khawaja Mu'īnuddīn Chishtī of Chishti Order.

External links

• Karachi Website

24.9667°N 123°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chishti Nagar. City District Government of Karachi website. https://web.archive.org/web/20060613010717/http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Orangi. 13 June 2006. 20 May 2022.
2. https://www.dawn.com/news/755086/two-muttahida-men-among-nine-shot-dead Two Muttahida men among nine shot dead (in Chishti Nagar)