Karachi is the city located in Pakistan
And it is one big city that is either loved by many or hated by thousands
Especially drivers during rush hour and in the city of that for us here on FTD facts
We are visiting for the first time because we don't know a lot [about] it
So what's up guys?
My name is Dave waffle and welcome to the facts the channel
We teach you guys about everything and everything around the world now last week
We talked about Dubai and people went crazy
For it and because that we've decided here on [MTV] fact that maybe we should just look at cultures countries and people
but we should also look at the stories of the
Individual cities within those countries and because that I thought maybe we should do a video on
Karachi because it is a big city and for me not going to lie to know a lot about it
So I had to do an extensive amount of research and learn more about this fantastic
City now also before we get in this video. I got to ask you
What are your three [favorite] cities around the world mine would have to be like New York maybe I don't really know maybe Boston
Gosh, I have to really think about this one
But I want to know your favorites down there
Also with that being said for those who are new to the channel just to let you guys [know] we like to take a lot
of recommendations for future fact videos
so if you guys got a recommendation for a city or [a]
country for us to do or an
Institution let us know down there in the comments below so [let's] start off with the oBvious Karachi is a huge city
it's a mega big city, and it is just sitting with the biggest population in all of Pakistan Karachi as of
2016 has approximately ha 24 million people living in the city making it the second most Populous city
Next to Shanghai now to be honest this 24 million is pretty much speculation because they haven't done a census since
1997 however there is plans to have a new census taken this year in
2017 [and] although it is the quote-unquote second largest city in [the] world do not confuse this with the largest
Agglomeration cities, which is a collection of cities to be under one city, and if we're talking about aggravations
It would sit at fit in the world now the size of Karachi is big. It's got a big landmass currently Karachi kids at
[3537] Kilometers, we're making it about
4.5 times bigger than New York City, which is good because New York City is one crowded city for a small area
but [when] we think of countries institutions
And even cities we wonder where to get their names from it is thought that Karachi was founded in
1729 and at that time it was manned Kolache
Which is named after a female fisherman named [Micah] [logic] who is one of the people that helped build the community around the area March
2014 it was estimated that Karachi Collects alone over one third of the entire Tax of
Pakistan and that is from one City alone. Is that insane this makes Karachi being worth an estimated?
113 billion Dollars as of
2014 and since then it's probably gone up because real estate has gone up now within the City
It [is] made up of six different districts
originally there are only five districts being called Karachi South East West Central and Malaya but in
2013 they split up the [east] district and added in current in
1947 during the Partition of Pakistan and India Karachi already has
400,000 people already living in it and it was the largest city in this into provinces
And at that time it was named the capital of Pakistan
until it was moved to Rawalpindi in 1958 which then in turn in august of
1967 Moved to Islam bad the Karachi has also got three airports one of which is [international], and that is the Jinnah international
Airport which is the busiest airport in all of Pakistan
Having over six point two million flyers a year now one downside which a lot of people have talked about is lea prime of Karachi
Now obviously with it being a bigger city the homicide rate is obviously larger however study in
2015 discovers that there were only twelve point five homicides per
100,000 people making it far lower than places like AcapUlco Venezuela or even some American cities like St.
Louis [Orlean] and since then Karachi has introduced higher security measures which is starting to make the place a lot more safe
Karachi is also home [to] many protected sites that are on or considered on the list for the you any seo [heritage] [sites] and
Six of them on this list are considered national monuments such [as] the beautiful
Missouri quad
which is the tomb and final resting place of
Pakistan's Founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah and let's not forget that you can detune which is the burial grant for the Jeong gyo
tribe which was built somewhere between the 15th and 18th century so all makes Karachi interesting is it at
350 protected sites all around the city let's [beginning] of heritage sites you will notice that in certain areas there are
Colonial Era buildings such as the governor's house the lady [sheppard] [hospital] and the reason for this is because when Britain was in Rule
They only really invested in areas [that] was called the new City
versus building in an area they call the [old] town
But interesting enough by the 1960s Karachi was known as an economic model for most cities around the world
Cities like seoul in North Korea modeled five-year development plans around this city and like most it is
officials get occupied and
Squabbling over small debates
That it has made [to] see degrade over the years and you know what for our last fact
How about this did you know [that] Karachi is one of the most inexpensive
Cities to live in which I think is pretty surprising for the amount of population
It's because it's inexpensive
Doesn't mean you're living life terrible as karachi has an amazing art scene and multiple music festivals
And of course some of Pakistan's greatest museums and university and like I said earlier due to the fact of their improved security
Force a lot of businesses restaurants and cafes are overflowing throughout the city
So they're having guys my name is Dave waffle and it's been awesome learning about new Culture and a new place on the world I
Didn't know a lot about Karachi
But it's fascinating to know
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And if we miss some facts we should put it down there in the comments below because we might revisit this amazing City a city
That is going to great lengths to fix this level of crime water and housing issues
It is a place where [people] are continually striving for a better and stronger future a future filled with art
Opportunity and equality for its citizens