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{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan}}
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'''Gulbahar''' or '''Gul Bahar''' ({{langx|ur|  گلبهار  }}) is one of the neighborhoods of [[SITE Town]] in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/961636-ji-appeals-to-city-s-residents-to-join-karachi-rights-caravan-today JI appeals to city's residents to join Karachi Rights Caravan today] The News International (newspaper), Published 29 May 2022, Retrieved 18 April 2023</ref><ref name=CDGK/>

Gulbahar Colony, known as '''Golimar''', is a suburb of [[Karachi]]. This area is along the [[Lyari River]] and was mainly farmland before the settlement of [[Muslim]] refugees after the independence of [[Pakistan]]. There are several ethnic groups in Gulbahar including [[Urdu]] speakers, [[Sindhi people|Sindhis]], [[Kashmir]]is, [[Seraikis]], [[Pashtun people|Pakhtuns]],  [[Punjabi people|Punjabis]], [[Baloch people|Baloch]]s, [[Memon people|Memons]]. [[Ismaili]] Shia Muslims are present in large number in Gulbahar.

== Neighborhoods ==
There are following areas in Gulbahar:<ref name=CDGK>{{cite web|url=http://karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Site|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2006 |website=City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) website|title=Gulbahar (old name was Old Golimar)|access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613010501/http://karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Site}}</ref>
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* Ali Basti
* Ashrafabad
* Chowrangi Market
* Farooqabad
* [[Firdous Colony]]<ref name=CDGK/>
* Haji Murid Goth
* Hassan Colony
* Jaffria Imambargah
* [[Khamosh Colony]]
* [[Lasbela (Karachi)|Lasbela]]<ref name=CDGK/>
* Pasban Colony
* Qureshi Colony
* [[Rizvia Society]]<ref name=CDGK/>
* [[Usmania Colony]]
* Waheedabad
* Zamindar Chowk
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== Ismailis ==
[[Ismaili]]s are present in large number in Gulbahar. Their main centres are located between Gulbahar Police Station and [[Lyari River]].

== Sultanabad Colony ==
Sultanabad Colony No. 2, commonly known as Sultanabad Colony, is home to the Ismaili community. It has an [[Ismaili]] [[Jama'at Khana]] and an Ismaili Religious Education Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Educationist Hub » About Us |url=https://www.theeducationisthub.com/about-us/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=www.theeducationisthub.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Golimar, Karachi|Golimar]]
* [[Jama'at Khana]]

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060613010501/http://karachicity.gov.pk/town/index.asp?txtTown=Site SITE Town Archived]  

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[[Category:SITE Town]]
[[Category:Ismailism in Pakistan]]


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