Zaibunnisa Street
 The street is lined by several heritage buildings | |||
| Former name(s) | Elphinstone Street | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Namesake | Zeb-un-Nissa | ||
| Length | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) | ||
| Location | Saddar in central Karachi, Pakistan | ||
| North end | Garden Square (intersection with MA Jinnah Road | ||
| South end | Inverarity Road | ||
Zaibunnisa Street (Urdu: زیب النساء اسٹریٹ), still sometimes referred to by its former name Elphinstone Street (ایلفسٹن اسڑیٹ), is a thoroughfare in central Karachi, Pakistan that courses through Saddar, the city's colonial-era commercial centre It was renamed after Zeb-un-Nissa, the renowned poet and daughter of Aurangzeb Alamgir ,[1] in 1970.
History[]
The road was founded as Elphinstone Street and was named after Mountstuart Elphinstone, the first British ambassador to Afghanistan who also played a vital role in defeating the Maratha Empire.[2] It used to be one of the most prestigious shopping areas in Karachi before the newly built shopping malls in the suburban areas of Karachi were built from the 1980s onwards. Zaibunnisa Street now is known for having a huge number of watch, clock and jewelry shops, large clothing stores for women and men, as well as shoe stores.[3][1]
Route[]
Zaibunnisa Street begins at Garden Square - the point at which it intersects with Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road. From there, it courses south, first intersecting with Castle Street near the Brooks Memorial Church. From there it passes Price Street near Jehangir Park and intersects with Preedy Street. It then enters the central part of Saddar, where it is lined with several heritage buildings. Going south, it intersects with Hale Street in Bohra Bazaar, Albert Street, Woodburn Street, Parr Street, Clarke Street (now officially Shahrah-e-Iraq), Dundass Street, Blenken Street, before ending at Inverarirty Road (now officially Sarwar Shaheed Street). From there, it continues south as Fatima Jinnah Street (formerly Bonus Road) towards Civil Lines.
Gallery[]
The historic Mohamedali Building
The historic Khyber Hotel, at the intersection of Zaibunnisa Street and Preedy Street
St. Andrews Church, at the intersection with Preedy Street
The street in 2009
Salih Mosque, near Khyber Hotel
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "This week 50 years ago: Parking on Elphinstone Street made punishable". Dawn (newspaper). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Baillie, Alexander Francis (1890). Kurrachee: (Karachi) Past, Present and Future. Thacker, Spink.
- ^ Zaibunnisa Street, Karachi on hamariweb.com website Retrieved 8 April 2018
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