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Manora Lighthouse & St. Paul’s Church We live in a City but hardly go to visit the sites therein…and Karachi has plenty to see! So, off we went some years back to see Manora’s Lighthouse and St. Paul’s Church, both located in the Karachi Harbour and both which we pass regularly when sailing.  This is not only the second oldest lighthouse (1889) of the British Raj but, we were told, ONLY one of two lighthouses in the WORLD which are still cranked by hand (and not battery operated).  The other lighthouse is apparently in Chennai, India. There is still a lighthouse keeper … and every 50-odd minutes, he has to physically crank the lever that rotates the light, dusk to dawn! Hats off to the Karachi Port Trust in maintaining this iconic structure and the traditional art of operating the lighthouse successfully for the last 130 years. The still-active 1865 Church, St. Paul’s, stands adjacent to the Lighthouse – and maintains a weekly Mass every Sunday for the Christian residents of Manora Island. According to https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/pak.htm, the British captured Manora in 1839 and made it their initial base of operations in what is now Pakistan.  The lighthouse & Church are located on the southeastern tip of the peninsula facing the Arabian Sea.  Not only was this our first visit ever to both these legendary icons but a first for us on Manora Island itself. https://dinshawavari.com/2019/08/21/manora-lighthouse-st-pauls-church/ #Avari #DinshawAvariBlog #karachi #karachisites #karachitourism #tourisminkarachi #lighthouse #lighthouseinkarachi #manoralisland #manoralighthouse #StPaulsChurch #churchesofKarachi #ChristiansofManora #Christiancommunity #churchesinkarachi #stpauls #church #britishraj #britain #britishindianempire #ArabianSea #Karachiharbour #hotelsinPakistan #HotelsinKarachi #HotelsinLahore #HotelsinIslamabad #HotelsinMultan #HotelsinFaisalabad #AvariHotels (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1atHnPHSq_/?igshid=19dmqmpm87g29