Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Gulshan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: گلشن اقبال) is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 15,16,17,18) residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,[1] which was disbanded in 2011. The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It has notable gardens.[2]
Gulshan-e-Iqbal گلشن اقبال | |
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 A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi | |
| District | Karachi East |
| City | Karachi |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Subdivisions
Gulshan-e-Iqbal is divided in two parts:
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal I
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal II
Gyms and sports complexes
- Women Sports Complex
- Pavilion end club gym
- National Sports Academy
Islamic centers
- Faizan-e-Madina (An international Islamic center of Dawat-e-Isalmi
- Jamia Abu Bakr Al-Islamia (block 5)
- Jamia Sattaria Islamia (nipa chorangi)
- Jamia Darasaat (opposite safari park)
- Jamia Ahsan ul Uloom
- Ashraful Madaris (Gulshan Block 2)[3]
- Baitul Mukarram Masjid[4]
- Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia[5]
Parks
- Aladin Park (Rashid Minhas Road)
- Sindbad (Rashid Minhas Road)
See also
References
- Gulberg Town - Government of Karachi Archived August 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Gardens in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.khanqah.org/
- http://www.nooresunnat.com/
- http://www.khanqah.org/
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