Gora Qabaristan, Karachi
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The Gora Qabaristan, or Gora Cemetery, literally transliterated as White graveyard is Karachi, Pakistan's only operational Christian cemetery.
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The cross at the entrance gate
During 1939–1941, hundreds of thousands of Poles were deported to labor camps by the Soviet Union. Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 3,000 were given refuge in Karachi (then under British rule). This photo shows a memorial to the refugees who died in Karachi and were buried at the Karachi graveyard.
Shahrah-e-Faisal
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Shahrah-e-Faisal, founded as Drigh Road, is a boulevard in Karachi, Pakistan that runs 18 km, from the Bhutto Underpass near Hotel Metropole in central Karachi, to Star Gate near Jinnah International
Gora Qabaristan, Karachi
…here. However, there is space for only 3,000 graves, which means each grave has been used one hundred times over its history. It is located on main Shahrah-e-Faisal. Until around 1981, the cemetery was divided into two parts, Protestant and Catholic. However, since then, the wall separating them was removed and the…
Shahrah-e-Faisal
Jam-packed Shahrah-e-Faisal