Sohrab Goth Town

Sohrab Goth Town^[1] (Urdu: سہراب گوٹھ) is a suburban area in the Malir district of Karachi, Pakistan, that previously was a part of Gadap Town until 2011.^[2] It acts as an entry point to Karachi from the rest of Pakistan. A bridge over the Lyari River connects other areas of Karachi to Sohrab Goth. The construction of the bridge started in 2000 and was completed in 2006.

A view of the Sohrab Goth interchange

Sohrab Goth is an illegal goth settlement on encroached public land and built in the 1970s.^[3][4]

The 2019 Azadi March commenced from this city.^[5]

Population

Sohrab Goth Town has a total population of 428,000.^[1]

Demography

Sohrab Goth is the Pashtun-dominated area. Other ethnic-groups include Sindhi, Muhajirs, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Saraikis, Balochs, Memons, etc.

See also

• Lalu Goth

References

1. "Karachi delimitations: 25 towns, 233 UCs carved out in first phase". ARY NEWS. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
2. Baldia Town Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. Illegal constructions: Encroachments in Sohrab Goth removed
4. Aghans in Karachi
5. Ali, Imtiaz; Ghazali, Shahid; Ali Shah, Syed; Hussein Khan, Mohammad; Hussein, Javed. "JUI-F's 'Azadi March' sets out for Islamabad from Karachi's Sohrab Goth area-Pakistan". Dawn. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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