Burmee Colony
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The Burmee Colony (often referred to as Burmi Colony, Burma Colony[1][2]) (Urdu: برمی کالونی) () is one of the neighbourhoods of Landhi Subdivisions in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[3][4][5]
Burmee Colony
برمی کالونی | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
City | Karachi |
Town | Landhi Town |
Burmee Colony is a Rohingya-majority neighbourhood in Karachi. Burmee Colony ("Burma Colony" locality) is one of the two main Rohingya settlements in Karachi.[6] The other one is Arkanabad in Karachi.[2][7][1] Arkanabad is named after Rakhine State, Myanmar (also known as Arakan, Burma)[8]
Rohingya Muslims (Urdu: روہنگیا مسلمان), an ethnic group native to Rakhine State, Myanmar (also known as Arakan, Burma), who have fled their homeland because of the persecution of Muslims by the Burmese government and Buddhist majority.[8]