Little Pakistan
| Little Pakistan | |
 Pakistani and other South Asian shops in Gerrard Street, Toronto | |
| Urdu name | |
|---|---|
| Urdu | چھوٹا پاکستان |
"Little Pakistan" is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Pakistanis or people of Pakistani ancestry (overseas Pakistani), usually in an urban neighborhood.
Locations
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
5,800,000 Approximately 3% of the Pakistani population | |
 Saudi Arabia | 1,500,000+ |
 United Arab Emirates | 1,200,000+ |
 United Kingdom | 1,100,100+ |
 United States | 363,699 |
 Canada | 155,310 |
 Kuwait | 100,000 |
 Oman | 85,000 |
 Qatar | 83,000 |
 Greece | 80,000 |
 France | 60,000 |
 Malaysia | 56,000 |
 Germany | 49,000 |
 Spain | 47,000 |
 Bahrain | 45,000 |
 Norway | 39,134 |
 Australia | 31,277 |
 Libya | 30,000 |
 China | 27,000 |
 Denmark | 21,642 |
 Netherlands | 19,408 |
| Languages | |
| English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Balochi, other languages of Pakistan and the languages spoken in the respective country of residence. | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam (Sunni, Shia & Ahmadiyya) with small numbers of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and Sikhism. | |
Belgium
Canada
See also: Pakistani Canadians
- Gerrard Street - Toronto
- Thorncliffe Park - Toronto
- Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension - Montreal
- Cooksville - Mississauga
- Taradale - Calgary
Malaysia
See also: Pakistanis in Malaysia
Pakistanis in Malaysia
Norway
See also: Pakistani Norwegians
- Grønland Street - Oslo - also called "Little Karachi". [1]
Oman
See also: Pakistanis in Oman
Spain
See also: Pakistanis in Spain
Saudi Arabia
See also: Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia
Aziziya - Jeddah، Little Pakistan
United Arab Emirates
- Al Souk Al Kabir - Dubai
United States
See also: Pakistani Americans
New York & New Jersey
- Coney Island Avenue - Brooklyn, New York City[2]
- Jackson Heights - Queens, New York City[3]
- Edison - New Jersey
- Jersey City - New Jersey
California
Other States
- Devon Avenue - Chicago, Illinois
- Hillcroft Avenue - Houston, Texas
- Esters road, near Irving Masjid - Irving, Texas
- Springfield - Springfield, Virginia
United Kingdom
See also: British Pakistani
England
- Bradford - West Yorkshire
- Curry Mile - Manchester
- Glodwick - Manchester
- Alum Rock - Birmingham
- Sparkbrook - Birmingham
- Sparkhill - Birmingham
- Normanton - Derby
- Green Street - London
- Ilford - London
- Walthamstow - London
- Luton - Bedfordshire
- Slough - Berkshire
Scotland
Wales
References
- ↑ Groenland
- ↑ Shortell, Timothy; Jerome Krass (6 February 2013). Regev Nathansohn, Dennis Zuev, ed. Sociology of the Visual Sphere. Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 978-0415807005.
- ↑ Big Apple blues, Express Tribune
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