city district

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Noun

city district - a district of a town or city

Barbary Coast - a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849); "we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!"

precinct - a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

business district, downtown - the central area or commercial center of a town or city; "the heart of Birmingham's downtown"

city - an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"

ghetto - a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

red-light district - a district with many brothels

quarter - a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"

waterfront - the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water

slum, slum area - a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

combat zone, tenderloin - a city district known for its vice and high crime rate

turf - the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

enterprise zone - a city district where development receives special tax advantages

outskirt, fringe - a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"

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He said that all schools of city district government Peshawar are imparting quality education in minimum fees.

DN inaugurates three-storey Municipal Inter College Shah for females

PESHAWAR -- The city district nazim, Peshawar, Mohammad Asim Khan said on Wednesday that considerable improvement had been made in health, education and other sectors because of a proper mechanism of checks and balances during his four-year tenure.

Nazim claims improvement in key sectors

All of MDD's buildings are either Gold or Platinum LEED-certified and the city district adheres to the highest standards in green building and smart services.

Just Real Estate adds Msheireb Downtown Doha project to its portfolio

On the directives of district nazim Muhammad Asim Khan, director general city district government Mian Shafiqur Rehman and Assistant director Admin Qadeem Shah put city district government's colleges schools, handicraft center and bus stands on biometric system to ensure attendance of all staff.

City district government introduces biometric system in departments

PESHAWAR -- Councillors of the city district government will take active part in planting fruit trees at public places as part of Fruit for All drive.

'Fruit for all' drive comes to Peshawar

The city district government in collaboration of municipal corporation has set up a camp at Shahdara to remove encroachments.

Anti-encroachment camp at Shahdara

Through its participation, Msheireb Properties aims to increase its global exposure and promote its flagship project Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD), as the second smartest smart city district in the world.

Msheireb Properties to attend Barcelona's Smart City Expo

Javed Akhtar DSP was posted as Admin DIG West Zone, Muzafar Baloch DSP was posted as KD City District Government Karachi, Ayub Bakhrio DSP was posted as DSP Security City District Karachi.

17 DSPs transferred, posted in Karachi's different areas

RAWALPINDI -- The City District Government Rawalpindi has imposed a ban on the entry of sacrificial animals into city areas under Section 144 of the CrPC.

Cattle not allowed walk freely

Lahorites on Sunday urged the city district government to chalk out a strategy to deal with influx of professional beggars in the provincial capital during Ramadan-ul-Mubarak.

Govt urged to tackle beggars issue in city

The City District Government College for Women, one of the institutes that will teach Mandarin.