Heritage
The cultural heritage of Karachi has great significance more so because of the 'Kalachi-Jo-Kunn' (whirlpool of Kalachi) in which Moriro had exhibited the feat of his strength by killing a monstrous shark which had killed all six of his brothers during their pursuit of fishing. This folklore is sung by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689-1752), the greatest poet of Sindh in his poetic collection of RISALO making it an immortal legend in the history of Sindh. Besides, there are a number of cultural sites in and around Karachi testifying the glorious past of Karachi.
"WAGU DARR" (earthen cavity for living of a crocodile) is located at the coastal village namely Chashma Goth near Korangi. A natural sweet water spring is flowing perennially by the site of this site. It is also a crocodile worship center besides Manghopir where people offer meat to the crocodiles and bath in hot and cold sulphuric springs for treatment of their skin diseases. The ruins of RATO KOT are located in the Korangi Creek. This fort is thought to have been a contemporary settlement of Debal port (Bhambhore in the view of some archaeologists) conquered by Mohammad Bin Qasim in 712 AD. Baked earthen balls used in mechanically-driven cannons of the olden days, shards, glazed tiles and other artefacts are found scattered on the surface of the site. The CHOWKUNDI graveyard, a protected monument of the 17 and 18th century AD and BALOCH TOMBS near Memon Goth of Malir exhibit monumental structures of the stone- carved graves.
MOKHI-MATARA is yet another cultural site situated on the top of Narathar Hill near Gadap and located on an ancient route emanating from ancient Debal port to the Central Asia. The folklore of Mokhi-Matara is also sung by Sindh's greatest poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
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