History of Karachi
A sketch of the old fort at Karachi from the 1830s.
The area of Karachi (Urdu: ﮐﺮاﭼﯽ, Sindhi:
) ﺮاﭼﻲin Sindh, Pakistan, has a natural
harbor and has been used as fishing port
by local fisherman belonging to Sindhi
tribes since prehistory. The port was
,known to the ancient Greeks by many
names: Krokola, where Alexander the
Great camped in Sindh to prepare a fleet
for Babylonia after his campaign in the
Indus Valley; 'Morontobara' port (probably
the modern Manora Island near the
Karachi harbor), from where Alexander's
admiral Nearchus sailed for back home;
and Barbarikon (Βαρβαρικόν), a sea port
of the Indo-Greek Bactrian kingdom.
Karachi was called Ramya in some Greek
texts.[1] The Arabs knew it as the port of
Debal, from where Muhammad bin Qasim
led his conquering force into Sindh (the
western corner of South Asia) in AD 712.
Lahari Bandar or Lari Bandar succeeded
,Debal as a major port of the Indus it was
located close to Banbhore, in modern
Karachi.
Early history
The Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic sites
found by Karachi University team on the
Mulri Hills, in front of Karachi University
Campus, constitute one of the most
important archaeological discoveries
made in Sindh during the last fifty years.
The last hunter-gatherers, who left
abundant traces of their passage,
repeatedly inhabited the Hills. Some
, twenty different spots of flint tools were
discovered during the surface surveys.
Karachi was known to the ancient Greeks
by many names: Krokola, the place where
Alexander the Great camped to prepare a
fleet for Babylonia after his campaign in
the Indus Valley; Morontobara (probably
Manora island near Karachi harbour), from
whence Alexander's admiral Nearchus set
sail; and Barbarikon, a port of the Bactrian
kingdom. It was later known to the Arabs
as Debal from where Muhammad bin
Qasim led his conquering force into South
Asia in AD 712.[2]
A sketch of the old fort at Karachi from the 1830s.
The area of Karachi (Urdu: ﮐﺮاﭼﯽ, Sindhi:
) ﺮاﭼﻲin Sindh, Pakistan, has a natural
harbor and has been used as fishing port
by local fisherman belonging to Sindhi
tribes since prehistory. The port was
,known to the ancient Greeks by many
names: Krokola, where Alexander the
Great camped in Sindh to prepare a fleet
for Babylonia after his campaign in the
Indus Valley; 'Morontobara' port (probably
the modern Manora Island near the
Karachi harbor), from where Alexander's
admiral Nearchus sailed for back home;
and Barbarikon (Βαρβαρικόν), a sea port
of the Indo-Greek Bactrian kingdom.
Karachi was called Ramya in some Greek
texts.[1] The Arabs knew it as the port of
Debal, from where Muhammad bin Qasim
led his conquering force into Sindh (the
western corner of South Asia) in AD 712.
Lahari Bandar or Lari Bandar succeeded
,Debal as a major port of the Indus it was
located close to Banbhore, in modern
Karachi.
Early history
The Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic sites
found by Karachi University team on the
Mulri Hills, in front of Karachi University
Campus, constitute one of the most
important archaeological discoveries
made in Sindh during the last fifty years.
The last hunter-gatherers, who left
abundant traces of their passage,
repeatedly inhabited the Hills. Some
, twenty different spots of flint tools were
discovered during the surface surveys.
Karachi was known to the ancient Greeks
by many names: Krokola, the place where
Alexander the Great camped to prepare a
fleet for Babylonia after his campaign in
the Indus Valley; Morontobara (probably
Manora island near Karachi harbour), from
whence Alexander's admiral Nearchus set
sail; and Barbarikon, a port of the Bactrian
kingdom. It was later known to the Arabs
as Debal from where Muhammad bin
Qasim led his conquering force into South
Asia in AD 712.[2]
