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Islamabad (/ ɪ z ˈ l ɑː m ə b æ d /; [7] Urdu: اسلامآباد, romanized: Islāmābād, listen ⓘ; transl. 'City of Islam') is the capital city of Pakistan. [8] It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of 1,108,872 people [5] [9] and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory.
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT; Urdu: وفاقی دارالحکومت, romanized: Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat) is the only federal territory of Pakistan that is centred around Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, located on the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau, at the foot of the Margalla Hills, in the northwestern area of the Punjab region.
The city of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, is located on the Pothohar Plateau within the Islamabad Capital Territory—one of the earliest known sites of human settlement in Asia. [1] [2] Items of pottery and utensils dating back to prehistory have been found in several areas. [3] Limited excavations have confirmed evidence of prehistoric ...
Topographical (terrain-based) map of Pakistan. This is a list showing the most populous cities in Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan.City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonment, if exists (except for Gujranwala and Okara).
Tilla Charouni, with an elevation of 1,604 metres (5,262 ft), is the highest point in Islamabad district. The area of Islamabad is 906 square kilometres (350 sq mi). A further 2,717 square kilometres (1,049 sq mi) area is known as the Specified Area, with the Margalla Hills in the north and northeast.
[A] Daman-i-Koh, Margalla Zoo, Pakistan Monument, Faisal Mosque, Shakarparian, Lok Virsa Museum and Rawal lake view point are among the top tourist attractions in Islamabad. It also acts as a stop for journeys to Murree and Northern Pakistan when travelling from Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Sindh, and sometimes even Balochistan.
National Art Gallery Islamabad. Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد کی ثقافت) is the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan that has a modern culture by synchronising itself with other capitals around the globe. Islamabad lies in a province of its own called Islamabad Capital Territory.
Islamabad has the highest literacy rate in Pakistan, at 94%. 9.8% of the population has done intermediate education (equivalent to grades 11 and 12). 10.26% have a bachelor or equivalent degree while 5.2% have a master or equivalent degree. [6] The labour force of Islamabad is 185,213 [7] and the unemployment rate is 15.70%. [8]