Shams Pir Explained

Shams Pir
Subdivision Type2:City
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Town
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name2:Karachi
Subdivision Type3:Country
Subdivision Name3:Pakistan
Subdivision Name1:Karachi West
Timezone:PST
Population Total:approximately 5,000
Utc Offset:+5
Postal Code:75300

Shams Pir (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|شمس پیر) is an island village near Karachi, Pakistan, along the western end of Karachi Harbour, close to Sandspit Beach and Kakapir. It is administered as part of the Karachi West district. Approximately 5,000 people now live on the island.[1] The village is bordered by thick Mangrove forests which grow in the harbour.[2]

Shams Pir is named for a Mazar (shrine) of a saint named Hazrat Sham Pir which located on the island. Shams Pir is an old village which, like Bhit Shah Island and Baba Island, predates the formal establishment of Karachi.[3] Residents from Baba and Bhit islands helped settle Shams Pir.[4] During the British era, some residents of Mithadar and Kharadar were settled in Shams Pir during construction of the Port of Karachi.[5] Some of those residents moved further west and established the fishing village of Kakapir.[6]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shams Pir Island gets. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 2020-04-19.
  2. Web site: KARACHI: Mangroves disappearing off Shamspir Island. 2006-12-14. DAWN.COM. en. 2020-04-19.
  3. Book: Siddiqui, Ahmed Husain. Karachi: The Pearl of Arabian Sea. 1996. Mohammad Husain Academy. en.
  4. Web site: Forgotten stories of Karachi's coastal islands uncovered. Tribune.com.pk. 2019-02-24. The Express Tribune. en. 2020-04-19.
  5. Web site: ����� ��������� ��� �������� ���������Study on Knowledge, Attitudes, & Practices of Fisherfolk Communities. 2005. World Wildlife Foundation.
  6. Web site: ����� ��������� ��� �������� ���������Study on Knowledge, Attitudes, & Practices of Fisherfolk Communities. 2005. World Wildlife Foundation.