Gulshan-e-Iqbal

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Gulshan-e-Iqbal
گلشن اقبال
A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
A view of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
DistrictKarachi East
CityKarachi
CountryPakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Gulshan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: گلشن اقبال‎) is a large working-class residential and commercial neighborhood in the Karachi East district of Karachi, Pakistan. It was previously administered as part of the Gulshan Town borough,[1] which was disbanded in 2011. The name "Gulshan-e-Iqbal" means "the garden of Iqbal", referring to the national poet of Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It has notable gardens.[2]

Subdivisions[edit]

Gulshan-e-Iqbal is divided in two parts:

  • Gulshan-e-Iqbal I
  • Gulshan-e-Iqbal II

Gyms and sports complexes[edit]

Islamic centers[edit]

  • Faizan-e-Madina (An international Islamic center of Dawat-e-Isalmi
  • Jamia Abu Bakr Al-Islamia (block 5)
  • Jamia Sattaria Islamia (nipa chorangi)
  • Jamia Darasaat (opposite safari park)
  • Jamia Ahsan ul Uloom
  • Ashraful Madaris (Gulshan Block 2)[3]
  • Baitul Mukarram Masjid[4]
  • Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia[5]

Parks[edit]

  • Aladin Park (Rashid Minhas Road)
  • Sindbad (Rashid Minhas Road)

See also[edit]

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Coordinates: 24°55′N 67°05′E / 24.917°N 67.083°E / 24.917; 67.083