WORLD'S OLDEST AGA KHAN ISMAILI JAMAT KHANA ( EST. IN 1892 ) GWADAR - BALUCHISTAN - PART 2.....

WORLD'S OLDEST AGA KHAN ISMAILI JAMAT KHANA ( EST. IN 1892 ) GWADAR - BALUCHISTAN - PART 2.....
Jamat Khana is The First Requirement of The Ismaili Community
Living in A Neighbourhood MAde For Over
500 Families in Gwadar in The 18th Century.......
Ismaili Khana Gwadar World's Oldest Community Centre of Aga Khan
Ismailia Ward, Alija Badruddin Road, Shahi Bazar, Sehrabi Ward Gwadar Old City, Gwadar, Balochistan....
Ismailia Ward, Alija Badruddin Road, Shahi Bazar, Sehrabi Ward Gwadar Old City, Gwadar, Balochistan...
A Beautiful View of Koh-e-Batil FRom Ismaili Jamat Khana - Gwadar
Koh-e-Batil is one of the most famous hills in Gwadar which is at an altitude of 470 feet, located in the South of the city. It is 10km long and 2km wide
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Koh E Batil - Gwadar, Balochistan
Koh-e-Batil is one of the most famous hills in Gwadar which is at an altitude of 470 feet, located in the South of the city. It is 10km long and 2km wide...
It is said that when the Portuguese attacked India, they also took over Gwadar which is evident from the number of structures around the port area resembling Portuguese architecture. One of them is a fort built by the Portuguese which can be seen even today inside the Ismaili neighbourhood....
the main reason behind the migration of Ismailis to Gwadar was the drought in Kutchh in 1799 which affected many bordering areas of Sindh. Elaborating, Gwadari said that “during the drought many Ismailis moved to Muscat, Balochistan and Gwadar. Some got down at the famous port of the time, Keti Bandar. Most went towards Jahu and Panjgur [south Balochistan], and later cut off ties with the Ismaili community.” Once in Gwadar, “the Ismailis soon took over trade in items such as rice, sesame seed, oil, cotton, wool, animal hide, fish, cane and wood, alongside Sindhi-Hindu shopkeepers selling sweets and cloth,...
If we separate the word Gwadar, as in ‘Gwa-Dar’, it may also mean hawa ka darwaza
[ Gateway of The Wind ].
During the Portuguese government, Gwadar was also spelled ‘Goadar’ in the government gazette. When the British came to the Indian subcontinent, they changed the spelling of Gwadar to ‘ Gwadur’.
There are different tales surrounding Oman’s possession of Gwadar. It is said that an Arab prince came to the Makran region, after a family conflict, and sought refuge from the Khan of Kalat. The Khan of Kalat is said to have gifted him the area. “But according to another story, the Portuguese sold the port of Muscat to the Arab sardars, along with Gwadar, which was also under their control. It was sold to an Arab sultan Syed Imam...
From that time, Gwadar was in Oman’s possession until 1958. After much discussion, donations were raised for the purchase, the biggest contribution being made by Aga KhanPrince Ali Salman Mohammad Shah. It is said that the sultan of Muscat sold Gwadar on one condition: that he would be allowed to depute young men from Makran to his army...
At present, the 100 Ismaili families in and around Gwadar belonging to the Ismaili community are mostly involved in the export of dry fish to Colombo. “Over the years, many from the community moved to Karachi and some eventually settled abroad. The reasons for the migration of community members, both previously and now, have always been to look for better prospects for their children...
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