Gulshan-e-Hadeed
| Gulshan-e-Hadeed گلشن حدید |
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|---|---|
| Bin Qasim Town, Karachi | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Demonym(s) | Sindhi |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+05:00) |
| Postal codes | 75010 |
| Population 2015 | 162567 |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulshan-e-Hadeed or Gulshan-e-Hadid (Sindhi: گلشن حديد ) (meaning Garden of Iron) is a neighborhood of Bin Qasim Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
Gulshan-e-Hadeed was built near the Pakistan Steel Mills and was planned for the employees of the steel mill. Gulshan-e-Hadeed neighborhood was designed by the Russian architects. The neighborhood was divided into Blocks. The different sizes of houses were built in different blocks. The "C" block contains the largest houses.
Gulshan-e-Hadeed is Divided Three Union-councile UC-21,UC-22 & UC-23 of the Bin Qasim Town. The core of the area is made up of small "A" block houses, which are the most numerous type. By now, the houses facing the main artery of the area have been commercialized by owners, so now shops are present on both sides of the main road that passes through the area.
Gulshan-e-Hadeed provides almost all necessary facilities for healthcare, education, business, etc. Its streets and roads both are paved. The area is densely populated. Two- and three-storey houses seem to be increasing in number.[2]
Demography
The ethnic groups in Gulshan-e-Hadeed include Sindhis, Muhajir, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, etc. Most of the residents of Gulshan-e-Hadeed are employed by the Pakistan Steel Mills and adjoining industries in Bin Qasim Town. All Most Majority 65% population Sindhi Speaking Peoples. population of Gulshan-e-Hadeed has been growing due to heavy immigration from the interior of Sindh. Over 98 percent of the population is Muslim with small Christian and Hindu minority. The area is often considered as the most peaceful one in the city with respect to law and order situation mainly because of being remote from the other towns of the city.
Geography
Gulshan-e-Hadeed is a union council-6 of Bin Qasim town district of Malir. It is 40-minutes drive (around 25 km) from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport. There are some illegal goth settlements on encroached land near Gulshan-e-Hadeed. There are roads leading to Gadap Town, Thatta and Hyderabad.
Development phases
- Gulshan-e-Hadeed is divided into four parts:
- Phase I is a commercial and residential area. It includes about 2500 houses and a centrally located main commercial market that comprises many shops. In the center of Phase I there is a masjid named as the Jamia Masjid Dayare Habib Trust. It is amongst the largest masajid in Karachi, and it regularly accommodates more than 5000 people at Friday prayers.
- Phase II is a residential and commercial area, comprising more than 4000 houses.In the start of Phase II there is a masjid called the Jamia Masjid Bab-u-Rehmat Trust. It is amongst the largest masajid in Bin Qasim Town, and it regularly gathers more than 1000 people at Friday prayers. Phase II has local small markets called "L markets" in each neighbourhood. There are fifteen such markets in Phase II and two main commercial marts.
- Phase II Extension into which residents are moving.
- Phase III which has yet to be developed.
There are many schools in Gulshan e Hadeed. The most prominent schools are The Legend School System, Gallant Foundation School, City Cliff School and others due to their great results for last three decades. There is a network of coaching centers like Career Excellence Coaching Centre in Phase 1. There are many shops here like Makki madni cloth house,Friends bakery,Aisha jewelers,Saba jewelers,Biryani Hub, Khyber store and Bakhtawar store. But it's a very awesome place so you should visit this once and the people who call this a village should make sure that its a "Town" which is smaller than a city and larger than a village.
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