Manora_Cantonment

Manora Cantonment

Manora Cantonment

Military cantonment in Karachi, Pakistan

The Manora Cantonment (Urdu: منوڑہ چھاؤنی) is a cantonment town in a small Manora Island, located just south of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. It was established by the British Indian Army in 19th-century British India, and taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947.[1][2]

Location of Manora Cantt. marked 'F' in the administrative map of Karachi.

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The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply, electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Artfiend: Reclaiming Manora Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 March 2010, Retrieved 26 September 2021
  2. [2]
    Manora Cantonment GlobalSecurity.org website, Retrieved 26 September 2021

24°57′N 67°13′E


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