Enquire 67 East

Why 67° East

Karachi lies about 67 degrees east of Greenwich. The 67th meridian runs almost exactly through the old town, close to where the fishing village of Kolachi stood before it became a city. 67 East is named after that line.

Chart of Karachi along the 67th meridian east A sea chart of Karachi. The 67° east meridian runs north to south through the old city, just inland from Karachi Port. Shahrah-e-Faisal runs north-east from the centre to Jinnah International Airport. 67 East is just off it, near Karsaz. The Arabian Sea lies to the south. 67°00′ E67°05′ E67°10′ E 24°45′ N24°50′ N24°55′ N The 67th meridian east Arabian Sea Lyari River Malir River Karachi Port Jinnah International Airport Shahrah-e-Faisal 67 East N 0 2 km
From OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Water features are in italic, as on a sea chart.

  • Karachi Port

    Pakistan's busiest seaport, and the reason the city grew.

  • Shahrah-e-Faisal

    The main road from the city centre to the airport. 67 East is just off it.

  • Jinnah International Airport

    Karachi's airport, at the eastern end of Shahrah-e-Faisal. We can arrange a pick-up.

Why a coordinate

We wanted a name that belongs to Karachi without saying Karachi. The city's longitude does that. It is specific to this place, and it reads the same to a guest from Lahore, Dubai or London.

It also leaves room to grow. For now, 67 East is sixteen rooms. The name works just as well for whatever we add next to it.

Between sea and sky

Most people arrive in Karachi through one of two places: the port, or Jinnah International Airport. 67 East is on Shahrah-e-Faisal, the road that joins the city centre to the airport.

Closer to home, the idea is just as real. The Pakistan Maritime Museum, with its submarine and ships, is 1.3 km north of the house. The PAF Museum, with its aircraft, is 600 m to the east.

The Maritime Museum, 1.3 km
The PAF Museum, 600 m

The mural behind reception shows cranes in flight, for the same reason: birds that cross the coast between the sea and the sky.

The reception desk: a curved walnut counter with a green marble top, in front of a terracotta mural of white cranes in flight, with cane and brass screens to the side
Reception, with the crane mural behind. Artist's impression

The room names

The Meridian

Named after the 67th meridian, the line Karachi stands on.

6 rooms, two beds each.

The Kolachi

Named after Kolachi, the fishing village Karachi grew from.

10 rooms, one double bed each.

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