Karachi

Summary

Karachi is a metropolis^[1]. Karachi draws 3,633 Wikipedia views per month (metropolis category, ranking #4 of 38).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karachi was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Karachi is located in Sindh^[4].
• Karachi is in the country of Pakistan^[5].
• Karachi's head of government is recorded as Murtaza Wahab^[6].
• Karachi's image is recorded as Karachi from above.jpg^[7].
• Karachi's continent is recorded as Asia^[8].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[9].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[10].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as city or town^[11].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as megacity^[13].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as largest city^[14].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[15].
• Karachi's capital is recorded as Gulshan Town^[16].
• Karachi's official language is recorded as Urdu^[17].
• Karachi's official language is recorded as English^[18].
• Karachi's flag image is recorded as Karachi City Flag.png^[19].
• Karachi's coat of arms image is recorded as CDGKlogo.png^[20].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qom^[21].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mashhad^[22].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[23].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Delhi^[24].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeddah^[25].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dubai^[26].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolkata^[27].

Body

Founding

+1729-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Karachi^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'کراچی'}^[29] and {'lang': 'sd', 'text': 'ڪراچي'}^[30].

Why It Matters

Karachi draws 3,633 Wikipedia views per month (metropolis category, ranking #4 of 38).^[2] Karachi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Karachi is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]