Data Nagar (Urdu: داتا نگر) is a residential neighbourhood in the Orangi municipality of Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2]

It is administered as part of Karachi West district, but was part of the Orangi Town borough until that was disbanded in 2011.

The neighbourhood was named after a famous Sufi, Hazrat Bābā Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Data Ganjshakar.

There are several ethnic groups in Orangi Town including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis.

References

  1. ↑ "Orangi Town". City District Government of Karachi website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Imran Ayub (17 June 2020). "Sindh govt imposes 'smart lockdown' in province's select areas (including Data Nagar)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 20 May 2022.

24°57′N 67°01′E / 24.950°N 67.017°E / 24.950; 67.017

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