With 14.9 million inhabitants, Karachi is one of the largest cities in the world. The capital of Sindh province was also the capital of the country until 1959 and an important economic, trade and production center, transport hub and cultural center.
In the center of the city you will find numerous universities, colleges, research institutes, museums, galleries and monuments, as well as impressive and top-equipped conference hotels. One of the most important sights is Mazar-e-Quaid, the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan.
The city is located on the western edge of the Indus estuary delta on the coast of the Arabian Sea, surrounded by hills on the western and northern borders of the urban agglomeration.
Karachi has a diverse industry - the city's economy is focused on the extraction of iron, shipbuilding and processing steel, textiles, chemicals and the transportation of petroleum.