Islamabad

capital city of Pakistan

Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam) is the Federal capital city of Pakistan. The city is located on the Pothohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. It is in the Islamabad Capital Territory, though the area has historically been a part of the Pothohar region on the crossroads of the Punjab region and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (the Margalla Pass being a historic gateway to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Pothohar Plateau historically is a part of the Punjab region). This city is rich in nature. It is surrounded by the Margalla Hills. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa in the Köppen climate classification). Islamabad is an expensive city to live in as the prices of most of fruits, vegetable and poultry items increased in Islamabad during the years 2015-2020.[3]

Islamabad
اسلام آباد
Islamabad
Clockwise from left: Pakistan Monument, Blue Area is the commercial centre of the city, National Assembly of Pakistan, Faisal Mosque, Margalla Hills National Park
Islamabad is located in Pakistan
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Islamabad
Location within Pakistan
Islamabad is located in Asia
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Islamabad
Islamabad (Asia)
Islamabad is located in Earth
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Islamabad (Earth)
Coordinates: 33°43′N 73°04′E / 33.717°N 73.067°E / 33.717; 73.067
Country Pakistan
TerritoryIslamabad Capital Territory
Founded1960
Government
 • TypeParliamentary democratic republic
 • Governing bodyIslamabad Metropolitan Corporation and Capital Development Authority (CDA)
 • Chief CommissionerAftab Akbar Durrani
 • Deputy CommissionerCapt(r) Mushtaq Ahmed
Area
 • Capital city906.5 km2 (350.0 sq mi)
 • Land897.7 km2 (346.6 sq mi)
 • Water8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)  0.97%
 • Urban
220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
 • Rural
466.20 km2 (180.00 sq mi)
 • Parks220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
Highest elevation
620 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
490 m (1,610 ft)
Population
 (2017 Census)[2]
 • Capital city1,014,825
 • Density2,089/km2 (5,410/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,014,825
 • Urban density4,609/km2 (11,940/sq mi)
 • Rural
991,747
 • Metro
4 million
DemonymIslamabadi or Islamabadis
Postcode
44000
Area code051
Notable sports teamsIslamabad United, Islamabad Jinns
Websitewww.islamabad.gov.pk
A monument in Islamabad

Places worth seeing

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The places that attract the tourists include:

  • Shah Faisal Mosque
  • Daman-e-Koh
  • Gurdwara Baba Dyall Singh
  • Peer Sohawa
  • Gurdwara Guru Ravidas
  • Fateh Tower
  • Vishnu temple
  • Shakar Parian
  • Fatimah Jinnah Park
  • Rose and Jasmine Garden
  • Pakistan National Monument
  • Rawal Lake (and Rawal Dam)
  • Japanese Park
  • Marghazar Zoo
  • National Archives of Pakistan

Educational institutions

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Islamabad has a large number of educational institutions including colleges, universities and technical education and training bodies.Some of them are:

  • Allama Iqbal Open University
  • National University of Modern Languages
  • COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
  • Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology
  • International Islamic University
  • National Defence University
  • National University of Sciences and Technology
  • National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
  • National University of Modern Languages
  • Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Guru Nanak College of Computer Science
  • Guru Gobind Singh College of Arts,Science & Tecnology
  • Pakistan Institute of Medical Science
  • Quaid-i-Azam University
  • Shifa College of Medicine
  • The Sophia Institute
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References

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  1. "CDA Facts & Figures". Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  2. "PROVISIONAL SUMMARY RESULTS OF 6TH POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS-2017". pbs.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. "Retail Prices of Vegetables, Fruits and Poultry in Islamabad from 2015-2020". Deliver It - Online Grocery Store in Islamabad. Archived from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-03-08.