Keamari, Karachi

Kemari Town comprised the western parts of Karachi, including the Port of Karachi and an extensive coastline of sandy beaches, small islands and mangrove forests. It does not include the southern island of Manora, which is administered by the Pakistani military as Manora Cantonment, because of the naval base located there. The town formed a large triangle with defined boundaries: the RCD Highway and the Lyari River form the northeastern border, the Hub River to the northwestern border, and the Arabian Sea formed the southern border. == History ==

Kemari was a low lying island located between Manora and the city of Karachi well into the colonial era. During this time, Keamari was the landing point for all goods and people entering Karachi. Kemari's anchorage during the early colonial era was too shallow for large ships, and so those were instead forced to dock at Manora. The 3-mile-long Napier Mole Road was built in 1854 as a raised embankment which connected Karachi with Keamari. A year earlier in 1853, the Napier obelisk was built to commemorate the late Governor of Sindh, Charles Napier. The British further built a spur of the Sindh Railway to Kemari, which did not follow Napier Mole, but instead along the east part of Chinna Creek. In 1917, the imposing Mules Mansion, designed by Iraqi-Jewish architect Moses Somake, was completed. == Neighbourhoods ==

Most of the neighborhoods of the defunct Kemari Town are densely populated with two exceptions. Baba Bhit is composed of three small islands in Karachi harbour that are home to about 5% of the town's population. Further west, Gabo Pat is mostly rural with about 10% of the town population but half of the total town area. There are small villages in the rural area of Kiamari, including: == Sports ==

Kemari has many semi-professional football teams, including: • Keamari Muhammadan • Kemari Union FC • Society Brothers FC (formed 2010, dissolved 2014) • Mohammad Eleven FC • Ayaaz Eleven FC • Usman Shaheed FC (Shirin Jinnah Colony) • Northern Loon FC (formed 2014, present) == Gallery ==

File:Karachi_map_1911.jpg|In 1911, Keamari was still an island File:Mules_Mansion_02.jpg|Keamari's Mules Mansion built in 1917, was designed by Iraqi-Jewish architect Moses Somake File:St._George_Church,_Keamari,_Karachi,_Sindh.jpg|St George's church dates from the colonial era File:Napier_Mole_Bridge_to_Keamari_-Karachi_in_1900-.jpg|The head of Napier Mole Bridge on the mainland File:Kemari.jpg|A view of Keamari Harbour File:THE_SYDENHAM_PASSENGER_PAVILION_-20th_January_1913_at_Keamari_jetty.jpg|Sydenham Passenger Pavilion, inaugurated in 1914 File:Old_Native_Jetty_Bridge.jpg|Native Jetty bridge in 1900 == See also ==