Old Golimar (), () (new name is Gulbahar) is a neighborhood in the Karachi West district of

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. It is administered as part of the

SITE Town SITE Town (), located in the southern part of Karachi, Pakistan, is named after the Sindh Industrial & Trading Estate. It was established in 2001 under the Local Government Ordinance and subdivided into nine union councils. In 2011, the town s ...

neighbourhood.Water shortage (in Old Golimar, SITE Town)
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Main areas

Old Golimar is divided into eighteen neighbourhoods as follows: * Abdullah Village * Aisha Manzil * Ali Muhammad Village * Badal Village * Central Muslimabad Village * Ghafoor Village * Ghulam Muhammad Village * Haji Pariya Village * Hingoro Village * Khaskheli Village * Mistri Khan Village * Moula Dad Village * Noor Muhammad Village * Qadeemi Village * Rakhsar Line * Saleh Muhammad Village * Shah Dost Village * Naik Muhammad Village * Rexer

Demographics

Several ethnic groups inhabit Old Golimar, including Pathans, Mohajirs,

Sindhis Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group originating from and native to Sindh, a region of Pakistan, who share a common Sindhi culture, history, ancestry, and language. The historical homeland of Sindhis is bordered by southeastern Balochi ...

, Baloch, Brohi,

Punjabis The Punjabis (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ; romanised as Pañjābī) are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region, comprising areas of northwestern India and eastern Paki ...

. Old Golimar is the centre of Karachi's

Afridi The Afrīdī ( ''Aprīdai'', plur. ''Aprīdī''; ) are a Pashtun tribe present mostly in tribal areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Afridis are most dominant in the Spin Ghar range west of Peshawar in Tribal areas of modern-day Khyb ...

& Sheedi community, who are now naturalized as Pathans while Sheedi community is assimilated into Sindhi and Baloch but they are of African descent.

Infrastructure

Old Golimar is one of the oldest parts of Karachi. It has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure and broken roads.

Politics

Old Golimar has always been a stronghold of the ruling

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. Now, a divide separates young and old.

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is popular among the young.

Sports

Shaheed Hakeem Mohammad Saeed Tournament 2016

Football

Old Golimar supports some 15 registered football clubs, including Wali Afridi, Makran Sports, Parwana Sports, Golimar Azad, Balochistan Raiders. During

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, a football festival takes place in Old Golimar.

Cricket

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became popular in Old Golimar after the 1996 World Cup, When Pakistan co-hosted the event with India, the cricket team BL-Sports from Noor Mohammad and Saleh Mohammad Village areas became popular. Most of them amateur players who do not play on senior teams. Bin-L-Sports Cricket Club Noor Mohammad Village Old Golimar

Bin-L-Sports Cricket Club Noor Mohammad Village Old Golimar

Popular players include Mustafa (Murali), Faheem (Sachin), Nasir Ali, Javed Ali, Haroon Shad, Akbar Dad, Mohsin Ali, Adeel Afzal, Akram Sabzal, Asad Abbasi Ahsan Ali, Akbar JR, Qaiser Abbasi, Kaleemullah Khan Tareen, Abdullah Tareen, Amin Baloch, Younas Baloch, Kamil Baloch, Salman Baloch and Saqib Aashiq Baloch. Sameer Sports Cricket Club 1996 until 2016. Asghar Ali Memorial Sports Cricket Club. B-L-Sports Cricket Club 1996 until 2013. Bulaidi Sports Cricket Club.

Schools

Old Golimar has a government school named K.B Conductor Girls School. White Rose Academy is a private school. Bright way is a public school. Rehman Public School is a private school in Old Golimar. Iqra Public School is also a public school but it is very low in it standards.

Graveyards

* Muslim Graveyard Mewa Shah Graveyard * Gujarati community Shamshan Ghaat *

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crematorium

Religious buildings

* Main Masjid (Mosque) of Old Golimar Rashidun Caliphs * Noorani Masjid (Mosque)at Noor Mohammad Village. * Qadeemi Masjid (Mosque) at Qadeemi Muhallah. * Afghani Masjid (Mosque) at Mistri Khan Village. * Allah Wali Masjid (Mosque) at Rexerline. * Usmania Masjid (Mosque) at Abdullah Gorgage Village * Mustufa Masjid (mosque) at rexer line

References

External links

Karachi website Archived

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