Qasim Fort Sindh — Attraction in Karachi Division

Qasim fort is one the beautiful places in Karachi. It is very old before the independence of Pakistan. It exceeds the beauty of Karachi. It is one of the favorite places of the people. There are many famous places around Qasim Fort. It has beautiful blue colored water. Which looks amazing and which you have never seen before. The beauty of the fort attracts you to visit the fort again and again. There are many ships in the fort. There is MSA (Meridian shipping Agency) ship in the fort. It is a beautiful sea which you have always watched in movies and on television. It is a very large and beautiful sea. It contains all the animals of the sea. People used to dive in the sea to explore the things related to sea animals or sea plants. If you dive in the sea you will find the beauty of the sea which is breath-taking because plants of the sea, fish, lobsters, sea horse and other animals looks amazing because you have never seen them before in your life and in reality. You can feel that the life in the sea is totally different but it’s amazing and out of this world. If you visit Karachi then your tour would not be complete without going to the Qasim Fort. People go there to enjoy with family and friends. It is always crowded with the people of Karachi. Most of the time people arrange Barbeque at night on the fort and it looks amazing. You can also do riding on the horse when you are on the beach of Qasim Fort. People arrange picnics and many school and college trips visit Qasim Fort. There is a lighthouse on Qasim Fort which is very tall. The fort has very old cannon but it is never been used until now. It was placed in old times in 80’s when Bin Qasim was alive. There is also a large and tall tower of Bin Qasim around the Qasim fort. Qasim Fort is a place which one should visit once...

Manora Island was known as Morontobara to the ancient Greeks. The area of 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' island (ancient Manora island near Karachi harbour), from where Alexander's admiral Nearchus set sail; and Barbarikon (Βαρβαρικόν), a port of the Indo-Greek Bactrian kingdom. During the rule of the Mughal administrator of Sindh, Mirza Ghazi Beg the city was well fortified the Manora Fort against Portuguese pirate incursions in Sindh. The Manora Island and was visited by Ottoman admiral Seydi Ali Reis and mentioned in his book Mir'ât ül Memâlik in 1554. According to the British historian Eliot, parts of city of Karachi and the island of Manora at port of Karachi constituted the...

The Qasim Fort is a small fort constructed in the 18th century by the Talpur dynasty when the port of Karachi traded with Oman and Bahrain. The fort was stormed by the British in 1839 because of the strategic location of Karachi. the lighthouse is a visible reminder of the British presence having been built in 1889 to assist vessels approaching Karachi harbour. History of modern day Karachi begins from this fort as.On February 1, 1839, a British ship, the Wellesley, anchored off the island of Manora.. By 3 February, the fort at Kolachi had surrendered without firing a single shot and this small fishing village crossed a turning point...