Jamshed Quarters Explained

Jamshed Quarters
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sindh
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Karachi
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Karachi East
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Postal Code:75300

Jamshed Quarters (Urdu: {{nq|جمشید کوارٹرز) is a residential neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is administered as part of Jamshed Town,[1] which was disbanded in 2011 but later restored in early 2022.

Demography

There are several ethnic groups in Jamshed Quarters including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Khutchi, Ismailis and Christians. The former ethnic groups were Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Parsis and Jews.[2]

Jamshed Quarters has a big Imam Bargah and the Masjid Jamia Binoria.[3]

History

Jamshed Quarters was developed by Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta in 1922 and was named after him. In the same year 1922, he was elected president of the Karachi Municipality, an office he occupied till October 1932. He was born in 1886 in Karachi and died on 8 August 1952.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamshed Quarters is part of Jamshed Town. City District Government of Karachi website. https://web.archive.org/web/20060613011021/http://www.karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Jamshed. 2006-06-13. 2 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Shirazi. Maria. TDF Ghar: an informal learning space. 2 January 2023. The News International (newspaper). en.
  3. News: The madressa mix: beneath the surface. Ali Arqam, Manzoor Chandio, Syed Ali Shah. 2015-03-08. Dawn (newspaper). en. 2 January 2023.