Kiamari

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Kiamari, 1908

Formerly an island, now owing to the action of sand- drifts a portion of the mainland on the farther side of Karachi harbour, Sind, Bombay, situated in 24 degree 49' N. and 67 degree 2' E., and forming one of the municipal quarters of Karachi City, with which it is connected by a tramway road called the Napier Mole, 3 miles long, constructed in 1854 by the North-Western Railway. Kiamari is the landing-place for passengers and goods destined for Karachi or dispatch up-country, and contains the Merewether Pier, called after a former Commissioner in Sind, the foundation-stone of which was laid by Lord Ripon in 1880, the Erskine Wharf, the James Wharf, and an oil pier. There are here a commissariat store, a customs house, a dispensary, &c. Kiamari is a station on the North-Western Railway.

This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.