Bundal Island

Pakistan / Sind / Karachi /
Bundal Island (Urdu: جزیرہ بندل ) (also known as Bundaar) is a small island located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Bundal, pronounced Bhandar by local fishermen, is a twin island of Buddo and lies to its West. On Bundal Island the tomb of Muslim sufi Hazrat Yusuf Shah RA is located. The annual urs of 'Hazrat Yusuf Shah RA' which attracts thousands of coastal people to the island. The island looked like a city during the urs. Churma and Buddo Islands are also located near Bundal Island. There is a dispute between the provincial government of Sindh and Karachi Port Trust on the ownership rights of 12,000 acres (49 km²) of land in these Islands.
In September 2006, government of Pakistan gave a Dubai property firm, Emaar the go-ahead for a $43bn (£22.8bn) project to develop two island resorts in Bundal and Buddo Island. A bridge would be constructed at a cost of $50 million to link Karachi Defence Housing Society Phase-8 with Bundal and Buddo Islands. The islands are situated at a distance of 1.5 km from Karachi Defence Phase-8. A major portion of one of the two islands has submerged beneath the sea and the Emaar Group will reclaim this land. According to the initial plan, about 15,000 houses would be constructed and would be sold to the public.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundal_Island
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Coordinates:   24°43'17"N   67°7'37"E

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