Paposh Nagar or Paposhnagar ( ur, پاپوش نگر ) is a neighborhood in the
Karachi Central
Karachi Central District ( ur, ) is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan.
History
The District was abolished in 2000 and divided into four towns namely Liaquatabad Town, North Nazimabad Town, Gulberg Town and ...
district of
Karachi
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,
Pakistan
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.
There are several ethnic groups in Paposh Nagar including
Muhajirs,
Sindhis
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,
Kashmiris
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,
Seraikis,
Pakhtuns
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Balochis
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,
Memons
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,
Bohras,
Ismailis and
Christians
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.
Etymology
The
etymology
Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...
of Paposhnagar is that the words (''Pa'' means ''foot'' ; ''posh'' means ''to wear'' ; ''nagar'' means ''town) due to footwear and leather workshops and boutiques in the 1950-1970s.
After the construction of the
Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, this area slowly became identified with the hospital.
Most of the footwear workshops have moved to other industrial and commercial areas of Karachi meanwhile some small business related to footwear business still have workshops in Chandni Chowk area. Majority of the people in this middle-class neighbourhood are
Muhajirs who settled after the
independence
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of Pakistan. The area was beautifully designed, with at least one central park, mosque and children playground and was linked with the rest of the city with ''Orangi railway station'' from where commuters can travel to westbound S.I.T.E. and eastbound towards the Karachi airport.
In popular culture
* In 2021,
Express Entertainment released a serial titled as "Paposh Nagar Ki Neelam" depicting story of a girl from the neighborhood of Paposh Nagar.
See also
*
Abbasi Shaheed
Abbasi Shaheed ( ur, , sd, عباسی شهيد) (or ''Paposh Nagar'') is a residential neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. It is a part of Liaquatabad Town, which was disbanded in 2011 and later restored in early ...
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Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
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North Nazimabad Town
North Nazimabad Town ( ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the suburb of North Nazimabad. North Nazimabad Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 10 union cou ...
*
Nazimabad
References
External links
Karachi Website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
North Nazimabad Town
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