Orangi
Orangi is a town in the western part of Karachi, Pakistan, with a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 census.
Orangi is a town in the western part of Karachi, Pakistan, with a population of 596,919 as of the 2023 census. Orangi was developed as a planned settlement in 1972 by the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) to provide affordable housing for lower-income households. The town consists of 13 union councils.
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Worth seeing in and around Orangi
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Karachi Zoo
The Karachi Zoo, also known as Karachi Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Gandhi Garden, is located in Garden East, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1899, it is the largest zoo of Pakistan and second oldest zoo in the country after Lahore Zoo.
10 km · zoo in Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 02Jinnah University for Women
The Jinnah University for Women is a private research university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is an all-woman university and is the first women's university in the country.
7 km · private university in Karachi, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 03Bani Israel Graveyard
The Bani Israel Graveyard is the only Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This cemetery is a part of the larger Mewa Shah Graveyard.
8.7 km · Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 04Paposh Nagar Graveyard
Paposh Nagar Graveyard is one of the oldest graveyards located in Paposh Nagar, Karachi, Pakistan. In 2011, the cemetery drew attention as the site of a criminal case.
6.1 km · cemetery in Paposh Nagar, Karachi · Wikipedia - 05Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium
Asghar Ali Shah Stadium is a cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan. It was constructed in the memory of Late Justice Asghar Ali Shah, a former Judge of the Sindh High Court, father of renowned orthopaedic surgeon, politician and a member of Pakistan Cricket Board Dr.
6.7 km · cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Orangi
- Airports
- Jinnah (KHI), 20 km
- Stations
- PAF Base Masroor, 6.9 km · Baldia railway station, 9.1 km · Manghopir railway station, 6.1 km · Shah Abdul Latif railway station, 7.4 km · Site railway station, 6.5 km
- Turbat → OrangiTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Gurandani → OrangiTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Quetta → OrangiTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
No local-transport research exists yet for Orangi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Orangi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundMost of Karachi's inhabitants rely on public transport to and from their workplace and do ride in a taxi and auto-rickshaw at least once in the city.
- Get aroundIf you are not used to Pakistani roads, an auto-rickshaw ride can be a heart-stopping, death-defying, laws-of-physics-bending.
- Get aroundRickshaws are a popular method of travelling in Karachi, they're cheap, flexible and are everywhere in the city at any time of day.
- Get aroundIf you need to travel shorter distances, go by rickshaw.
- Get aroundPregnant ladies are most strongly advised not to travel by auto-rickshaws since the combination of rash driving, poor suspensions, and horrible road conditions have quite often led to serious complications.
From Wikivoyage: Karachi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Orangi is 11 km from Karachi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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