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Chakiwara () is a neighbourhood locality in Lyari, located in the Karachi South district of
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,
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. The area gets its name from the Chakee, a community of
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s. Chakiwara is home mainly to the Balochs, and other
Gujarati Muslim The term Gujarati Muslim is usually used to signify an Indian Muslim from the state of Gujarat on the western coast of India. Most Gujarati Muslims have the Gujarati language as their mother tongue, but some communities have Urdu as their moth ...
s such as the Ghanchi, Chhipa and Kachchi. There are also small groups of Sindhis and Pakhtoons. The majority of people living in this area are Balochs. The main market "Jhat Phat market" of Lyari town is located here in chakiwara.


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Lyari Town, Karachi website
Neighbourhoods of Karachi Lyari Town {{Karachi-geo-stub