Burmee Colony

Burmee Colony
برمی کالونی
Neighbourhood
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
CityKarachi
TownLandhi Town
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesBengalis, Rohingya, Sindhis

The Burmee Colony (often referred to as Burmi Colony, Burma Colony) (Urdu: برمی کالونی) is one of the neighbourhoods of Landhi Subdivisions in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Burmee Colony is a Rohingya-majority neighbourhood in Karachi. Burmee Colony ("Burma Colony" locality) is one of the two main Rohingya settlements in Karachi. The other one is Arkanabad in Karachi. Arkanabad is named after Rakhine State, Myanmar.

The Rohingya Muslims (Urdu: روہنگیا مسلمان) are ethnic group from Rakhine State, Myanmar (also known as Arakan, Burma), who have fled their homeland because of the persecution of Muslims by the Burmese government and Buddhist majority.

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