Malir River
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Malir River is a seasonal river in Karachi, Pakistan, that flows through the Malir District toward the Arabian Sea and is prone to flooding during heavy monsoon rains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malir River canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river in Pakistan
ⓘ
seasonal river ⓘ |
| climateZone | arid climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| countryCapitalRegion |
Karachi
ⓘ
surface form:
Karachi metropolitan area
|
| countrySubdivision |
Sindh
ⓘ
surface form:
Sindh, Pakistan
|
| drainageBasin | Arabian Sea basin ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
pollution
ⓘ
sewage contamination ⓘ solid waste dumping ⓘ |
| floodEvent | Karachi monsoon floods ⓘ |
| floodingCause | heavy monsoon rains ⓘ |
| floodingSeason | monsoon ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southwest toward the Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Karachi
ⓘ
Malir District ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Korangi Crossing
ⓘ
Malir River Bridge ⓘ Shahrah-e-Faisal bridge over Malir River ⓘ |
| hasLocalNameLanguage | Urdu ⓘ |
| hasRisk | flooding ⓘ |
| hasTributary | small seasonal streams from Malir District ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegime | monsoon-dependent ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karachi
ⓘ
Malir District ⓘ Sindh ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Karachi Malir District
ⓘ
surface form:
Malir area of Karachi
|
| nearbyInfrastructure |
Jinnah International Airport
ⓘ
Karachi–Hyderabad Motorway ⓘ
surface form:
Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9)
Shahrah-e-Faisal ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Karachi coastline
ⓘ
surface form:
Karachi coast
Korangi Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | hydrology of Karachi ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Malir Cantonment
ⓘ
Shah Faisal Colony ⓘ urban areas of Karachi ⓘ |
| province | Sindh ⓘ |
| riskType | flash flooding ⓘ |
| role | stormwater drainage channel for Karachi ⓘ |
| urbanContext | flows through densely populated areas ⓘ |
| watercourseType |
ephemeral river
ⓘ
seasonal stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.