Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road (), frequently abbreviated as MA Jinnah Road, is a major thoroughfare in central

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 ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. The road was originally named Bandar Road ( ;''"Port Road"''), owing to the fact that it linked the city to the

Port of Karachi The Port of Karachi ( ur, , ''Bandar gāh Karāchī'') is one of South Asia's largest and busiest deep-water seaports, handling about 60% of the nation's cargo (25 million tons per annum) located in Karachi, Pakistan. It is located on the Kar ...

, but was later renamed in honour of Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. MA Jinnah Road stretches 6.1 kilometres from Jinnah Bridge in the south, near the

, to Gurumandir Chowk, north of

Mazar-e-Quaid Mazar-e-Quaid ( ur, , lit=Mausoleum of the Leader) is the resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah situated in Karachi, Sindh. The marble monument comprises a surface area of . It is surrounded by formal gardens and designed in an Islamic modernist ...

. It is one of the city's oldest roads, and passes through much of the colonial era historic core of Karachi, with numerous landmarks along its route.

History

During Talpur rule, the ''Rah-i-Bandar'' road was built to connect the city's port to the caravan terminals in what is now the Serai Quarter. The ''Rah-i-Bandar'' in the 1860s would eventually be further developed by the British into Bandar Road. In 1949, the road was renamed after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Route

MA Jinnah Road stretches 6.1 kilometres from Jinnah Bridge in the south, to Gurumandir Chowk, north of

. Numerous landmarks are sited along this road, including (from southwest to northeast): the

Karachi Port Trust Building The Karachi Port Trust Building ( ur, ), also referred to as the KPT Building, is a large colonial-era building in Karachi, Pakistan that serves as headquarters for the Karachi Port Trust, which administers the Port of Karachi. The building dat ...

, Merewether Clock Tower,

New Memon Masjid The New Memon Masjid ( ur, نئی میمن مسجد) known as the Memon Masjid of Karachi, Pakistan, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the city located on Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road, M.A Jinnah Road. The first committee of the Memon Masj ...

, Denso Hall, City Courts at Nanakwara,

Karachi Municipal Corporation Building The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Building is a colonial-era building located on M. A. Jinnah Road, in central Karachi. Construction began in 1927, completed in 1930, and the building was then inaugurated in 1932. It is considered to be on ...

, Swaminarayan Mandir, Khaliq Dina Hall, NJV Government Higher Secondary School, and

(Jinnah Mausoleum). It terminates at the Gurumandir Chowrangi roundabout, where several major roads converge, including: Business Recorder Road, Jehangir Road, Jamshed Road, Jigar Muradabadi Road, and Clayton Road.

Gallery

The following are heritage buildings along MA Jinnah Road which are protected by the

Government of Sindh The Government of Sindh ( sd, حڪومت سنڌ) ( ur, ) is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions u ...

. Buildings are listed from southwest end of the road to its northwest end. File:Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Head Office Building Karachi.jpg,

File:Merewether Clock Tower by Aliraza Khatri.jpg, Merewether Clock Tower File:Memon Masjid Night.jpg,

File:Denso Hall.JPG, Denso Hall File:City Courts.JPG, City Courts at Nanak Wara File:Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) Head Office at M.A Jinnah Road - Photo By Aliraza Khatri.jpg, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building File:SWAMI NARAYAN TEMPLE HADDID UDDIN - panoramio - Haddid Uddin.jpg,

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Swaminarayan, the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, established temples, known as ''mandirs'' (Devnagari: मन्दिर), as part of his philosophy of theism and deity worship. These mandirs are known as Swaminarayan Hindu temples. He ...

File:Khaliq Deena Hall, Karachi.jpg, Khaliq Dina Hall File:NJV High School, Karachi 05.jpg, NJV Government Higher Secondary School File:Mazar Quaid-e-Azam.jpg,

References

Streets in Karachi Memorials to Muhammad Ali Jinnah {{Pakistan-road-stub

History

Route

Gallery

See also

References