Gulshan-e-Iqbal () is a large middle-class to upper middle class (Block 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19) residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of

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. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough, which was disbanded in 2011.

History

Gulshan-e-Iqbal was populated in 1966 under Scheme 24 of

Karachi Development Authority Karachi Development Authority (KDA) was established as the city-planning authority of Karachi in 1957, and replaced the earlier Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). KDA, along with the Lyari Development Authority and Malir Development Authority, is re ...

. The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan,

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. It has notable gardens. The municipal infrastructure of Gulshan-e-Iqbal has been in poor condition since 1992. Gulshan Block 1 Area streets (1-5), which are behind the famous Practical center, face many difficulties in the rainy season from July to September.

Demographics

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is dominated by the

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Muhajirs. According to the 2017 census, it has a total population of 841,800, including 433,347 male, 408,298 female, and 155 transgender residents. The area has a population density of 29027.59.

Population by Mother tongue

Subdivisions

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is divided in two parts: * Gulshan-e-Iqbal I * Gulshan-e-Iqbal II * Gulshan-e-Iqbal 13D

Gyms and sports complexes

* KMC Women Sports Complex * Pavilion End Club (late) * National Sports Academy

Educational institutions

Universities

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* NED University * Indus University * Federal Urdu University * Iqra University, Gulshan Campus * Iqra University, Gulshan Campus 2 * ICMA International * Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology * IUSS Gulshan Campus * UIT University * Federal Civil Defense Training School * Al-Kawthar University * Aligarh Institute of Technology * Aga Khan University

Schools

* The Educator School * Shaheen Public School * Aitchison Model School * Air Foundation School System Gulshan Campus * Al Khair Education Foundation * Al Khaleej Islamic Education System * Aligarh Academy * All Saints School * Beacon Light Academy Senior Campus * Beaconhouse Gulshan Primary III * Credo Preschool & Primary * Credo School * Froebel Girls Secondary campus E-115 * Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School * Little Star Secondary School * Manhal Education * National High School * PakTurk Maarif International Schools & Colleges Girls Campus * Sadequain Academy * Seeding Grammar School * The Academy School, Gulshan Block-7 Campus * The City School - Gulshan A Level * The City School Gulshan Junior Campus * The Froebel's School KG Section * The Smart School Fatima Jinnah Campus * Vaila's School For Children With Special Needs * Happy Home High School * HHS pre-primary * The times school * The orchid school * The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School * The Vantage School * Chiniot Islamia Public School

Colleges

* Bahria Foundation College * Govt Degree Science and Commerce College (blk 7) * SRE College * Whales College * Credo College * Adler College

Islamic centers

*Jamia Masjid & Madrasa Muaz Ibn e Jabal Block 6 *Jamia Masjid e Quba blk 1 *Jamia Masjid e Siddiq e Akbar blk 3 * Masjid o Imambargah Madina-tul-Ilm (Nipa Chowrangi) * Faizan-e-Madina (An international Islamic center of Dawat-e-Isalmi) * Jamia Abu Bakr Al-Islamia (block 5) *Jamia Sattaria Islamia (Nipa Chowrangi) *Jamia Darasaat (opposite safari park) *Jamia Ahsan ul Uloom *Ashraful Madaris (Gulshan Block 2) * Baitul Mukarram Masjid *Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia

Parks

* Safari Park * Al Huda Park * Bagh-e- Kausar * Aziz Bhatti Park * Sindbad (Rashid Minhas Road)

Public parks

* Quba Masjid Park blk 1 * Amir Siddiqui Family Park & Ayeza Play Land * Amir Zaki Shaheed Family Park (also called Family Park Block 5) * Arshad Ali Sabri Family Park * Bagh e Rizwan Family Park & Mini Zoo (also called Mehmood Ghaznavi Park) * Bagh-e-Kausar Family Park * Children Park KDA * Future Park Space * Gulshan Family Park * Hakeem Muhammad Saeed Play Ground * Iftikhar Syed Sports Park * Khwateen Park * Nariyal Park * Nasir Hussain Shaheed Family Park * Social Welfare Society Park * Tunkey Ground * Women Sports Complex * Azfa Altaf Park

Cemeteries

* Haji Leema Khan Gabol Goth graveyard * Dalmia graveyard * Graveyard of the Hindu community * Shorab Goth graveyard * Yaseenabad graveyard * Essa Nagri cemetery * Catija Sultan * Gulshan-e-Ghazi graveyard

References

External links

Karachi Website (Archived)

Town Municipal Administration Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town
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