Manora, Karachi

Manora منوڑہ منهوڙو
Municipality
Manora Point Lighthouse, built in 1889
Manora Show map of Sindh Manora Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 24°47′38.6″N 66°58′39.1″E / 24.794056°N 66.977528°E / 24.794056; 66.977528
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
City	Karachi
Population
• Total	approximately 4,273

Manora (Sindhi: منهوڙو, Urdu: منوڑہ) is a small peninsula that forms a protective barrier between Karachi Harbour to the north and the Arabian Sea to the south. Manora, having a total population of 4,273 local residents (as per 2017 census),^[1] was formerly an island, but due to silting is now connected to the mainland by a 12 kilometer long natural sandbridge known as Sandspit. The entrance to Karachi was once guarded against pirate raids by the Manora Fort built in the 1790s, which was later upgraded by the British, and then the Pakistan Navy.