Maripur or Mauripur ( ur, ماری پور ) is a village to the west of

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

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, near

Hawke's Bay Beach Hawke's Bay or Hawkesbay is a beach in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, located 20 km southwest of Karachi city. The beach is named after Bladen Wilmer Hawke, who owned a house on the beach during the 1930s. The beach is very popular, with hundr ...

Air Force Base

PAF Base Masroor is the largest airbase operated by the

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

. It is located in the

Mauripur Maripur or Mauripur ( ur, ماری پور ) is a village to the west of Karachi, Pakistan, near Hawke's Bay Beach. Air Force Base PAF Base Masroor is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force. It is located in the Mauripur area ...

area of

, in the Sindh province. The base was originally known as RPAF Station Mauripur and after 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur. It is of immense strategic importance considering it has been entrusted upon the task of defending the coastal and Southern region of Pakistan. It houses the 32 Tactical Attack (TA) Wing which comprises four separate squadrons.

Transportation

Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) bus route between Mauripur and rest of Karachi downtown,

Saddar Saddar ( ur, ), also known as Saddar Bazaar, is a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan. The locality was developed as the primary commercial district during the period of British-era rule in Karachi. As a result, Saddar contains the large concentr ...

. The buses also run between Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Maripur.Better transportation: Bus route to start between Mauripur and Gulshan-e-Hadeed
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Makran Coastal Highway The N-10 or National Highway 10 (Urdu: ) is a 653 km national highway in Pakistan which extends along Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast from Karachi in Sindh province to Gwadar in Balochistan province. It passes the towns of Ormara and Pasni. ...

is a 653 km-long coastal highway along

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coastline. It is a part of Pakistan's

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network. It runs primarily through

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

province between

and

Gwadar Gwadar ( Balochi/ ur, ) is a port city with located on the southwestern coast of Balochistan, Pakistan. The city is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea opposite Oman. Gwadar is the 100th largest city of Pakistan, according to the 2017 ...

, passing near the port towns of

Ormara Ormara ( Balochi, ur, ), is a town in Gwadar District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a port on the Makran coastal region. It is located west of Karachi and east of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea. This port is also mentioned in ' ...

and Pasni.

Ustad Abdul Ghani Musical Academy

Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch Musical Academy has been running since 1992, located in Mauripur Village, a town, which is located on Hawkesbay Road. The academy was established by Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch, who can sing in Balochi, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi and Saraiki. He teaches students about music and singing. He is a respected person in the area. He is a popular person too in his area. He has many students who have been singing in different areas in Karachi and Balochistan. Ostaad Abdul Ghani Baloch has been taught by Ostaad Mir Ahmed Baloch, who was very famous singer and music director.

References

External links

Karachi Website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi Kiamari Town {{Karachi-geo-stub

Air Force Base

Transportation

Ustad Abdul Ghani Musical Academy

See also

References

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