Mithadar

[1] Mithadar and the adjacent community of Kharadar together form what is regarded as the original core of Karachi.

'Mithadar' literally means Sweet Gate in both Sindhi and Urdu, in reference to the potable, non-saline waters of the Lyari River.

[5] Together with the adjoining community of Kharadar, it forms what is regarded as the original core of Karachi, when the city was known as "Kalachi Jo Goath."

Mithadar was once the epicenter of Karachi's business community before the arrival of the British prompted businessmen to migrate directly east and south to the areas of Saddar, Cantonment, and Bolton Markets.

At the eastern end of the neighborhood begins Rampart Row, where elaborate examples of 20th century Sikh and Hindu architecture can still be found.