Sohrab Goth

Sohrab Goth (Urdu: سہراب گوٹھ ‎) is a suburban area in the Malir district of Karachi, Pakistan, that previously was a part of Gadap Town until 2011.[1] It acts as an entry point to Karachi from the rest of Pakistan. There is a bridge over the Lyari River connecting other areas of Karachi to Sohrab Goth. Bridge building started in 2000 and completed in 2006.

A view of the Sohrab Goth interchange

Sohrab Goth is an illegal goth settlement on encroached land public land built in 1970s.[2][3]

The 2019 Azadi March commenced from this city.[4]


Demography

The population of Sohrab Goth is predominantly Sindhi. The ethnic groups in Sohrab Goth include Pakhtuns, Muhajir, Sindhis, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Balochs, Memons, etc.

See also
  • Lalu Goth

References
  1. Baldia Town Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Illegal constructions: Encroachments in Sohrab Goth removed
  3. Aghans in Karachi
  4. Ali, Imtiaz; Ghazali, Shahid; Ali Shah, Syed; Hussein Khan, Mohammad; Hussein, Javed. "JUI-F's 'Azadi March' sets out for Islamabad from Karachi's Sohrab Goth area-Pakistan". Dawn. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.


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