Shams Pir
Shams Pir شمس پیر | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| City | Thatta |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Population | |
| • Total | approximately 5,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Shams Pir (Urdu: شمس پیر) is an island village near Thatta, Pakistan, along the western end of Thatta Harbour]], close to Sandspit Beach and Kakapir. It is administered as part of the district. Approximately 5,000 people now live on the island.[1] The village is bordered by thick Mangrove forests which grow in the harbor.[2]
Shams Pir is named for a Mazar (shrine) of a saint named Hazrat Sham Pir which located on the island. Shams Pir is an old village which, like Bhit Shah Island and Baba Island, predates the formal establishment of Karachi.[3] Residents from Baba and Bhit islands helped settle Shams Pir.[4] During the British era, some residents of Mithadar and Kharadar were settled in Shams Pir during construction of the Port of Karachi.[5] Some of those residents moved further west and established the fishing village of Kakapir.[6]
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- ^ "KARACHI: Mangroves disappearing off Shamspir Island". DAWN.COM. 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ Siddiqui, Ahmed Husain (1996). Karachi: The Pearl of Arabian Sea. Mohammad Husain Academy.
- ^ Tribune.com.pk (2019-02-24). "Forgotten stories of Karachi's coastal islands uncovered". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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