Karachi

Summary

Karachi is a metropolis^[1]. Karachi draws 4,909 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 is on the continent of Asia^[7].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[8].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[9].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as city or town^[10].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as megacity^[12].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as largest city^[13].
• Karachi's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[14].
• Karachi's capital is recorded as Gulshan Town^[15].
• Karachi's official language is recorded as Urdu^[16].
• Karachi's official language is recorded as English^[17].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qom^[18].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mashhad^[19].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[20].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Delhi^[21].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeddah^[22].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dubai^[23].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolkata^[24].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beirut^[25].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as London^[26].
• Karachi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mumbai^[27].

Body

Founding

1729 marks the founding of Karachi^[28].

Identity

Official names include کراچی^[29] and ڪراچي^[30].

Why It Matters

Karachi draws 4,909 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 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]