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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Asia > Pakistan > Karachi
Karachi. Pop. 11,800,000. Currency - Pakistani Rupee. Language – Urdu and English. Time Zone – GMT + 5 hours. Airport - Jinnah International Airport (KHI). Best time to go - the winter months (November to February) as the temperatures are much lower. Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan and the largest financial centre. It also is the location of the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, the largest ports in the country. The city is also home to some significant landmarks including: Quaid-e-Azam's Mausoleum and Museum (Arguably the most famous landmark in Karachi); Masjid e Tooba (The largest single-domed mosque in the world); National Museum of Pakistan (Items on display include archeological artifacts, and Islamic Art); and Karachi Port Trust (A colonial building converted to a hospital). Karachi is famous for magnificent beaches and waterfronts including: Clifton Beach; Bagh-e-Ibn-e-Qasim; Water Jet fountain; Sandspit Beach; Hawke's Bay Beach; and Paradise Point. Karachi is a shopping mecca and there are lots of mall such as Millennium Mall, Park Towers, Makro Wholesale Center, Naheed Super Market, Tariq Road Bazaar, and KDA Market. Surprisingly the city is reckoned to be cheaper for gold jewelry than Dubai. Best places for gold are the Goldsouks located in Zebunissa market.
Karachi Hotels Reservation including for Sheraton Karachi Hotel & Towers Quaid-e-Azam's Mausoleum and Museum Masjid e Tooba Clifton Beach Water Jet fountain and Karachi Travel and Tourism.
Karachi, located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, is the financial and commercial center of the nation, as well as its largest port. The city credits its growth to the mixed populations of economic and political migrants and refugees from different national, provincial, linguistic and religious origins.
Jinnah International Airport previously Quaid-e-Azam International Airport (IATA: KHI, ICAO: OPKC) is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport. It is located in Karachi, Sindh, and is also commonly known as the Jinnah Terminal. The airport is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, who was also known as Quaid-e-Azam ("Great Leader").
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the financial capital of Pakistan, and the capital of the province of Sindh. It is the 20th largest city of the world, in terms of metropolitan population and is the 3rd largest city in the world by population is Pakistan's premier centre of banking, industry, and trade.
