Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road
شاہراہ محمد على جناح
MA Jinnah Road
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road passes through part of Karachi's colonial core
Former name(s)Bandar Road
Length6.1 km (3.8 mi)
LocationKarachi, Pakistan
South endJinnah Bridge
Major
junctions
I.I. Chundrigar Road
Numaish Chowrangi
Gurumandir Chowrangi
North endGurumandir Chowrangi roundabout

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road (Urdu: شاہراہ محمد على جناح), frequently abbreviated as MA Jinnah Road, is a major thoroughfare in central Karachi, Pakistan. The road was originally named Bandar Road (بندر روڈ ;"Port Road"), because it linked the city to the Port of Karachi,[1] but was later renamed in honour of Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[2][3] MA Jinnah Road stretches 6.1 kilometres from Jinnah Bridge in the south, near the Port of Karachi, to Gurumandir Chowk, north of Mazar-e-Quaid.[1] It is one of the city's oldest roads,[4] and passes through much of the colonial era historic core of Karachi, with numerous landmarks along its route.

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  2. ^ "M.A Jinnah Road karachi". www.radio.gov.pk.
  3. ^ "بندر روڈ اس کا چپہ چپہ ایک داستان ہے". Daily Jang.
  4. ^ Nandita Bhavnani (1 September 2008). "Kalachi, Kurrachee, Karachi: biography of a metropolis". Marg, A Magazine of the Arts. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2022.