Bani Israel Graveyard
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| Bani Israel Graveyard | |
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| Details | |
| Location | Taj-ul-Awliyah Rd, Golimar, Karachi |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°53′03″N 67°00′50″E / 24.8842°N 67.0139°E |
| No. of graves | 5,000 |
The Bani Israel Graveyard[1] 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.[2][3]
In his book Karachi Tareekh Ke Aaeene Mein (Karachi in the Mirror of History), Muhammad Usman Damohi writes that the Jews only had one cemetery in Karachi, located south-east of the Haji Camp area. It was called the Bani Israel Cemetery. In her book Malika-e-Mashriq (Queen of the East), Mehmooda Rizwiya writes that the Old Jewish Cemetery is adjacent to Usmanabad and is in the south-east of the Haji Camp.[4]
- Solomon David, an official of the Karachi Municipal Corporation[2] and according to some the builder of the Magain Shalome Synagogue
