Hussainabad ( ur, حسين آباد ) is one of the neighbourhoods of
Malir Town
Malir Town ( sd, ملير ٽائون, ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the Malir River.
History
Administrative status
2000
The federal government under introduced local government reforms in the year ...
in
Karachi
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Sindh
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Pakistan
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Malir Town – Government of Pakistan
In Hussainabad, the majority of people belong to the Shia
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mos ...
sect of Islam
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, and various ''majalis'' (congregations) are organized through the Imambargah Darbaray Hussaini. The main mosque is Hussaini Jama Masjid and Imambargah Darbaray Hussaini Hussainabad Malir Colony Karachi. The population of Malir Town is estimated to be nearly one million.
References
External links
Karachi Website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
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