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The Geography of Pakistan (Urdu: جغرافیۂ پاکِستان) encompasses a wide variety of landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests, and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean in the south to the mountains of the Karakoram, Hindukush, Himalayas ranges in the north.
It is geographically the largest of Pakistan's four provinces, at 347,190 km 2 or 134,051 square miles, and composes 48% of the total land area of Pakistan. The population density is very low due to the mountainous terrain and scarcity of water. The southern region is known as Makran. The central region is known as Kalat. [1]
This is a list of cricket grounds in Pakistan that have been used for first-class, List A and international cricket matches. [1] [2] For grounds used in international cricket, see the map and the notes column.
Province 1 Province 2 Province 3 Location Notes Azad Jammu & Kashmir: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Punjab: Manwan Ni Hel serves as the closest populated village to the tripoint. The actual tripoint is located in the Jhelum River.
Most of Pakistan's high peaks are located in the Karakoram range, the highest of which is K2 with a height of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), the second-highest peak on earth. The highest peak of Himalayan range in Pakistan is Nanga Parbat (8,126 metres (26,660 ft)), which is the ninth-highest peak of the world.
Geography of Pakistan by city (5 C, 1 P) * Pakistan geography-related lists (6 C, 11 P) B. Balochistan (13 C, 52 P) Borders of Pakistan (8 C, 7 P) C. Climate of ...
Pakistan – sovereign country located in South Asia. [1] It has a 1,046 kilometres (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan in the west, Iran in the southwest, India in the east and China in the far northeast.
The geology of Pakistan encompasses the varied landscapes that make up the land constituting modern-day Pakistan, which are a blend of its geological history, and its climate over the past few million years. The Geological Survey of Pakistan is the premier agency responsible for studying the country's geology. [1]