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'''Essa Nagri''' or '''Eissa Nagri''' or '''Issa Nagri''' ({{lang-ur|''' عیسی نگری'''}}) is one of the neighbourhoods of [[Gulshan Town]], [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. Eissa or Issa or Isa, the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] name for [[Jesus in Islam|Jesus]]. There is large [[Christian]] population in this neighborhood of Karachi. |
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''Eissa Nagari'' literally means ''City of Jesus''. Eissa Nagri is situated along Sir Shah Suleiman Road in Gulshan Town. |
''Eissa Nagari'' literally means ''City of Jesus''. Eissa Nagri is situated along Sir Shah Suleiman Road in Gulshan Town. |
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Revision as of 21:12, 3 July 2012
Essa Nagri or Eissa Nagri or Issa Nagri (Template:Lang-ur) is one of the neighbourhoods of Gulshan Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Eissa or Issa or Isa, the Arabic name for Jesus. There is large Christian population in this neighborhood of Karachi. Eissa Nagari literally means City of Jesus. Eissa Nagri is situated along Sir Shah Suleiman Road in Gulshan Town.
There are several ethnic groups in Gulshan Town including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Punjabis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, etc. 80% of the population is Muslim and 20% is Christian. The locality has couple of Catholic churches and missionary schools in this area. The population of Gulshan Town is estimated to be nearly one million.
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