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|length_km=6.1|former_names=Bandar Road|junction=[[I.I. Chundrigar Road]] <br> Numaish Chowrangi <br> Gurumandir Chowrangi}}'''Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road''' ({{Lang-ur|{{nq|شاہراہ محمد على جناح}}}}), frequently abbreviated as '''MA Jinnah Road''', is a major thoroughfare in central [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan|Pakistan.]] The road was originally named '''Bandar Road''' ({{Script/Nastaliq|بندر روڈ}} ;''"Port Road"''), owing to the fact that it linked the city to the [[Port of Karachi]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/175484-the-changing-faces-of-bunder-road|title=The changing faces of Bunder Road|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref> but was later renamed in honor of Pakistan's founder, [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]. MA Jinnah Road stretches 6.1 kilometres from [[Jinnah Bridge]] in the south, near the [[Port of Karachi]], to Gurumandir Chowk, north of [[Mazar-e-Quaid]].<ref name="Inskeep2012">{{cite book|author=Steve Inskeep|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bbjaCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA43|title=Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi|date=25 September 2012|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-14-312216-6|pages=43 and passim}}</ref> It is one of the city's oldest roads,<ref>Nandita Bhavnani, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160910194758/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-188157370.html "Kalachi, Kurrachee, Karachi: biography of a metropolis."], ''[[Marg (magazine)|Marg, A Magazine of the Arts]]'', September 1, 2008 {{subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}.</ref> and passes through much of the colonial era historic core of Karachi, with numerous landmarks along its route.

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'''Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road''' ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|شاہراہ محمد على جناح}}}}), frequently abbreviated as '''MA Jinnah Road''', is a major thoroughfare in central [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]. The road was originally named '''Bandar Road''' ({{Script/Nastaliq|بندر روڈ}} ;''"Port Road"''), because it linked the city to the [[Port of Karachi]],<ref name="Inskeep2012"/> but was later renamed in honour of Pakistan's founder, [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/programme/13-07-2020/ma-jinnah-road-karachi|title=M.A Jinnah Road karachi|website=www.radio.gov.pk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/648751|title=''بندر روڈ'' اس کا چپہ چپہ ایک داستان ہے|website=[[Daily Jang]]}}</ref> MA Jinnah Road stretches 6.1 kilometres from [[Jinnah Bridge]] in the south, near the [[Port of Karachi]], to Gurumandir Chowk, north of [[Mazar-e-Quaid]].<ref name="Inskeep2012">{{cite book|author=Steve Inskeep|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bbjaCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA43|title=Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi|date=25 September 2012|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-14-312216-6|pages=8, 9, 15 and 36}}</ref> It is one of the city's oldest roads,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-188157370.html|archive-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910194758/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-188157370.html |title=Kalachi, Kurrachee, Karachi: biography of a metropolis|website=[[Marg (magazine)|Marg, A Magazine of the Arts]]|date= 1 September 2008|author=Nandita Bhavnani|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> and passes through much of the colonial era historic core of Karachi, with numerous landmarks along its route.

== History ==
During [[Talpur dynasty|Talpur]] rule, the ''Rah-i-Bandar'' road was built to connect the city's port to the caravan terminals in what is now the [[Serai Quarter]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/826915/preserving-cultural-assets|title=Preserving cultural assets|date=2008-02-10|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en|access-date=2022-05-31}}</ref> The ''Rah-i-Bandar'' in the 1860s would eventually be further developed by the British into Bandar Road.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tixuAAAAMAAJ&q=karachi+%22Rah-i-Bunder%22|title=Sampark: Journal of Global Understanding|date=2004|publisher=Sampark Literary Services|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=URnrr_A5wZ8C&q=karachi+%22Rah-i-Bunder%22|title=Rah-i-Bandar (Bandar Road) (now called M. A. Jinnah Road)|website=The Herald (magazine)|date=1993|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications.|language=en|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> In 1949, the road was renamed after [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], the founder of Pakistan.<ref name="Inskeep2012"/><ref name=Dawn>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1096832|title=The unwashed Bandar Road|last=Balouch|first=Akhtar|date=2014-03-31|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en|access-date=2022-05-31}}</ref>

== Route ==
== Route ==
MA Jinnah Road road stretches 6.1 kilometres from [[Jinnah Bridge]] in the south, to Gurumandir Chowk, north of [[Mazar-e-Quaid]].<ref name="Inskeep2012" /> Numerous landmarks are sited along this road,<ref>Akhtar Balouch, [http://www.dawn.com/news/1096832 "The unwashed Bandar Road"], ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'', September 16, 2015.</ref> including (from southwest to northeast): the [[Karachi Port Trust Building]], [[Merewether Clock Tower]], [[New Memon Masjid]], [[Denso Hall]], City Courts at Nanakwara, [[Karachi Municipal Corporation Building]], [[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi|Swaminarayan Mandir]], [[Khaliq Dina Hall]], [[NJV Government Higher Secondary School]], and [[Mazar-e-Quaid]] (Jinnah Mausoleum).<ref>Nandita Bhavnani, [http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2004/03/14/stories/2004031400190700.htm " City on the edge"], ''[[The Hindu]]'', March 14, 2004.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1411582|title=Minarets, alcoves, domes and devotion|last=Hasan|first=Shazia|date=2018-06-03|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref> It terminates at the Gurumandir Chowrangi roundabout, where several major roads converge, including: Business Recorder Road, Jehangir Road, Jamshed Road, Jigar Muradabadi Road, and Clayton Road.
MA Jinnah Road stretches 6.1 kilometres from [[Jinnah Bridge]] in the south, to Gurumandir Chowk, north of [[Mazar-e-Quaid]].<ref name="Inskeep2012" /> Numerous landmarks are sited along this road,<ref name=Dawn/> including (from southwest to northeast): the [[Karachi Port Trust Building]], [[Merewether Clock Tower]], [[New Memon Masjid]], [[Denso Hall]], City Courts at Nanakwara, [[Karachi Municipal Corporation Building]], [[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi|Swaminarayan Mandir]], [[Khaliq Dina Hall]], [[NJV Government Higher Secondary School]], and [[Mazar-e-Quaid]] (Jinnah Mausoleum).<ref name="Inskeep2012"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1411582|title=Minarets, alcoves, domes and devotion|last=Hasan|first=Shazia|date=2018-06-03|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en|access-date=2022-05-31}}</ref> It terminates at the Gurumandir Chowrangi roundabout, where several major roads converge, including: Business Recorder Road, Jehangir Road, Jamshed Road, Jigar Muradabadi Road, and Clayton Road.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
The following are heritage buildings protected by the Sindh Directorate of Antiquities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://antiquities.sindhculture.gov.pk/index.php/publication/reports/111-karachi-heritage-building-re-survey-project?start=10|title=Karachi Heritage Building Re-Survey Project|website=antiquities.sindhculture.gov.pk|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> Buildings are listed from southwest end of the road to its northwest end. <gallery>
The following are heritage buildings along MA Jinnah Road which are protected by the [[Government of Sindh]]. Buildings are listed from the southwest end of the road to its northwest end : <gallery>
File:A dictionary, practical, theoretical and historical of commerce and commercial navigation (1880) (14778597051).jpg|MA Jinnah Road, then "Bunder Road," can be seen in this 1880 map of Karachi starting at Custom House, and coursing southeast of the Old City, and northeast towards Ram Talao
File:Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Head Office Building Karachi.jpg|[[Karachi Port Trust Building]]
File:Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Head Office Building Karachi.jpg|[[Karachi Port Trust Building]]
File:Qamar House.jpg|[[Qamar House]], an [[Art Deco]] building built in 1955
File:Merewether Clock Tower by Aliraza Khatri.jpg|[[Merewether Clock Tower]]
File:Merewether Clock Tower by Aliraza Khatri.jpg|[[Merewether Clock Tower]]
File:Memon Masjid Night.jpg|[[New Memon Masjid]]
File:Memon Masjid Night.jpg|[[New Memon Masjid]]
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File:SWAMI NARAYAN TEMPLE HADDID UDDIN - panoramio - Haddid Uddin.jpg|[[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi|Shri Swaminarayan Mandir]]
File:SWAMI NARAYAN TEMPLE HADDID UDDIN - panoramio - Haddid Uddin.jpg|[[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi|Shri Swaminarayan Mandir]]
File:Khaliq Deena Hall, Karachi.jpg|[[Khaliq Dina Hall]]
File:Khaliq Deena Hall, Karachi.jpg|[[Khaliq Dina Hall]]
File:Anil05.jpg|[[NJV Government Higher Secondary School]]
File:NJV High School, Karachi 05.jpg|[[NJV Government Higher Secondary School]]
File:Mazar Quaid-e-Azam.jpg|[[Mazar-e-Quaid]]
File:Mazar Quaid-e-Azam.jpg|[[Mazar-e-Quaid]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of streets of Karachi|List of famous streets of Karachi]]
*[[List of streets of Karachi]]
*[[Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Karachi topics}}
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 26 October 2024

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road
شاہراہ محمد على جناح
MA Jinnah Road
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road passes through part of Karachi's colonial core
Former name(s)Bandar Road
Length6.1 km (3.8 mi)
LocationKarachi, Pakistan
South endJinnah Bridge
Major
junctions		I.I. Chundrigar Road
Numaish Chowrangi
Gurumandir Chowrangi
North endGurumandir Chowrangi roundabout

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road (Urdu: شاہراہ محمد على جناح), frequently abbreviated as MA Jinnah Road, is a major thoroughfare in central Karachi, Pakistan. The road was originally named Bandar Road (بندر روڈ ;"Port Road"), because it linked the city to the Port of Karachi,[1] but was later renamed in honour of Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[2][3] MA Jinnah Road stretches 6.1 kilometres from Jinnah Bridge in the south, near the Port of Karachi, to Gurumandir Chowk, north of Mazar-e-Quaid.[1] It is one of the city's oldest roads,[4] and passes through much of the colonial era historic core of Karachi, with numerous landmarks along its route.

History

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During Talpur rule, the Rah-i-Bandar road was built to connect the city's port to the caravan terminals in what is now the Serai Quarter.[5] The Rah-i-Bandar in the 1860s would eventually be further developed by the British into Bandar Road.[6][7] In 1949, the road was renamed after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.[1][8]

Route

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MA Jinnah Road stretches 6.1 kilometres from Jinnah Bridge in the south, to Gurumandir Chowk, north of Mazar-e-Quaid.[1] Numerous landmarks are sited along this road,[8] including (from southwest to northeast): the Karachi Port Trust Building, Merewether Clock Tower, New Memon Masjid, Denso Hall, City Courts at Nanakwara, Karachi Municipal Corporation Building, Swaminarayan Mandir, Khaliq Dina Hall, NJV Government Higher Secondary School, and Mazar-e-Quaid (Jinnah Mausoleum).[1][9] It terminates at the Gurumandir Chowrangi roundabout, where several major roads converge, including: Business Recorder Road, Jehangir Road, Jamshed Road, Jigar Muradabadi Road, and Clayton Road.

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The following are heritage buildings along MA Jinnah Road which are protected by the Government of Sindh. Buildings are listed from the southwest end of the road to its northwest end :

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Steve Inskeep (25 September 2012). Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 8, 9, 15 and 36. ISBN 978-0-14-312216-6.
  2. ^ "M.A Jinnah Road karachi". www.radio.gov.pk.
  3. ^ "بندر روڈ اس کا چپہ چپہ ایک داستان ہے". Daily Jang.
  4. ^ Nandita Bhavnani (1 September 2008). "Kalachi, Kurrachee, Karachi: biography of a metropolis". Marg, A Magazine of the Arts. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Preserving cultural assets". Dawn (newspaper). 10 February 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ Sampark: Journal of Global Understanding. Sampark Literary Services. 2004.
  7. ^ Rah-i-Bandar (Bandar Road) (now called M. A. Jinnah Road). Pakistan Herald Publications. 1993. Retrieved 31 May 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ a b Balouch, Akhtar (31 March 2014). "The unwashed Bandar Road". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. ^ Hasan, Shazia (3 June 2018). "Minarets, alcoves, domes and devotion". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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