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Exploring Clifton, Karachi
Guide Location: Pakistan » Karachi
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 9
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 4.1 km
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Author: Cathy
Clifton is located near Saddar in Karachi. It is here where one will find the most popular beach in the country as well as some of the richest residential and shopping areas. Clifton also contains a large number of parks, restaurants, and other attractions.
Tour Stops and Attractions
Clifton Beach
1) Clifton Beach
Clifton Beach, or Seaview, is a beach located on the Arabian Sea. Clifton beach was once the world's most popular silver-sand beach until an devastating oil spill wrecked havoc on the region. The beach offers attractions for families and tourists, including beach side horse and camel rides, amusement parks, restaurants, and swimming.
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Beach View Park
2) Beach View Park
Beach View Park, or Beach Park, was inaugurated on December 12, 2005. The park, constructed under the special supervision of Sindh Governor Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, is part of the Grand Recreation Project. Beach Park presents stone pillar fencing, intricate pathways, kerb stone, fountains, grassy lawns, flower beds, trees, shrubs, canopies, stone and wooden benches, play areas, food courts, and shops.
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Ashrafi Mosque
3) Ashrafi Mosque
Ashrafi Mosque, known as Ashrafi Masjid, is one of the many Karachi mosques. The mosque is located on the territory of Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim Park, which is the largest and most sophisticated park in the city. Ashrafi is not the biggest mosque in the region, but it's still very popular due to the gorgeous surroundings.
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Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim Park
4) Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim Park
Bagh Ibne Qasim Park was inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf on February 27, 2007. The park is the biggest of Pakistan's Clifton Beach Development Project. Today, more than 10 million people visit the park per year. The park provides a turtle pond, 24 state-of-the-art washrooms, and 20 stone canopies. In addition, hundreds of thousands of spectacular rose saplings have been planted throughout the park.
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Sight description based on wikipedia
Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum
5) Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum
The Tomb of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, is perched on a hilltop overlooking Clifton Beach. The tomb was built on a very high platform, however the actual grave is downstairs. The tomb features a tall square chamber as well as a green-and-white striped dome. Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi was a ninth-century sufi who claimed direct descent from the Prophet and is thought of by his followers as something like the patron saint of Karachi.
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Sight description based on wikipedia
Mohatta Palace
6) Mohatta Palace
The palace was built by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta, an ambitious self-made Sikh businessman from Marwar. The exotic structure became his summer home in 1927. The Mohatta Palace was built in the tradition of stone palaces in Rajasthan, incorporating pink Jodhpur stone in combination with the local yellow stone from Gizri. The facade is trimmed with windows, stone brackets, spandrels, domes, balustrades with floral motifs, and exquisite railings.
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Sight description based on wikipedia
Do Talwar
7) Do Talwar
The Two Swords ("Do Talwaar") monument in Karachi is built atop a traffic roundabout in the city. The monument is covered with white marble tiles, surrounded by fountains, and illuminated at night. From the roundabout, roads lead tow Old Clifton, the Jahangir Kothari Parade, Abdullah Haroon Road, the Zamzama district of the Defense Housing Authority, a Naval Housing zone, and the Park Lane community.
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Zamzama Boulevard
8) Zamzama Boulevard
Zamzama Boulevard is one of the busiest streets in Karachi and definitely the richest. Near Zamzama Park, the region features a variety of fancy restaurants, designer shops, and important company offices. Costa Coffee, Copper Kettle, and Legrand Restaurant are the most visited destinations on Zamzama Boulevard.
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Zamzama Park
9) Zamzama Park
Zamzama is a very popular park and is also known as Joggers' Park. As the name implies, Zamzama Park offers two jogging paths, one kilometer each, as well as beautiful walking alleys, swings, and other attractions for children. The pride of the park is a big bonsai garden.
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