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Kemari was a low lying island located between [[Manora, Karachi|Manora]] and the city of Karachi well into the colonial era.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ap8IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA338&dq=kiamari&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBh-Ctis3oAhWTqZ4KHRB5DRYQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=kiamari&f=false|title=A Gazetteer of the Province of Sindh|date=1874|publisher=G. Bell and Sons|language=en}}</ref> During this time, Kemari 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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HpKhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA22&dq=kiamari&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBh-Ctis3oAhWTqZ4KHRB5DRYQ6AEwBnoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=kiamari&f=false|title=The Persian Gulf Pilot|date=1875|publisher=J. D. Potter.|language=en}}</ref>
The 3 mile long Napier Mole Road was built in 1854 as a raised embankment which connected Karachi with Kemari.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/n/019pho000000425u00008000.html Napier Mole Bridge to Keamari in Karachi]</ref> A year earlier in 1853, the Napier obelisk was built to commemorate the late Governor of Sindh, [[Charles Napier (Royal Navy officer)|Charles Napier]]. The British further built a spur of the Sindh Railway to Kemari, but which did not follow Napier Mole, but instead along the east part of Chinna creek.<ref name=":0" /> During the colonial era, Kemari had a naval yard, a government commissariat, post office, customs and railway houses.<ref name=":0" /> In 1865, the 1200 foot long iron [[Napier Mole Bridge]] was built as part of an upgrade.<ref name=":0" /> In 1914, the Sydenham Passenger Pavilion at Kemari's Boat Basin was inaugurated by [[Lord Willingdon]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chelmsford (Viscount)|first=Frederic John Napier Thesiger|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uH3YBWwGP-oC&q=keamari+%22sydenham%22+1913&dq=keamari+%22sydenham%22+1913&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj619GYj83oAhUvCjQIHX5VDroQ6AEwAXoECAEQAg|title=Speeches: 1916-1917|date=1919|publisher=Printed at the Government Monotype Press|language=en}}</ref> In 1917, the imposing Mules Mansion was completed, and was designed by Iraqi-Jewish architect [[Moses Somake]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.diarna.org/site/detail/public/175/|title=Moses Somake: Mules Mansion at Karachi, Pakistan {{!}} Archive {{!}} Diarna.org|website=archive.diarna.org|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref>
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