Bani 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. Over the years, the area has been reduced. The graveyard currently holds about 5,000 graves.[1][2][3]
Notable burials
- Solomon David, an official of the Karachi Municipal Corporation[1] and according to some the builder of the city's only synagogue.
See also
References
- 1 2 Karachi's Jewish cemetery in dire need of repair 13 March 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011
- ↑ "Jewish Graveyard in Karachi Pakistan". Youtube. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "In search of the Jews of Karachi". Express Tribune. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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