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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.
Islamabad contributes 1% to the gross domestic product of the nation, despite comprising only 0.8% of the total population. [9] Islamabad Stock Exchange was founded in 1989 and is the third-ranked stock exchange in Pakistan after the Karachi Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange. [10]
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.
Blue Area is the central business district of Islamabad, Pakistan along the Jinnah Avenue. [1] The area is a 2-kilometer (1.2 mi)-long corridor along Islamabad's Khayaban-e-Quaid-e-Azam (also known as Jinnah Avenue), [2] Islamabad's primary arterial road which leads up to the main government buildings. It is characterized by clean, wide roads ...
Zero Point Interchange is a large cloverleaf interchange in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is located at the intersection of Islamabad Highway, Srinagar Highway, and Khayaban-e-Suharwardy. It was inaugurated in 5 July 2011, and has an estimated life of 30 years. [1]
F-5, Islamabad; F-6, Islamabad; F-7 (Urdu: حلقہ ف ٧) is a sector of Islamabad.The sector is located at the foothills of Margalla Hills of Islamabad. It is well known for its markaz/commercial area named "Jinnah Super Market" which is one of the most recognized and iconic shopping areas of Islamabad.
H-8 (Urdu: حلقہ ایچ ۸) is a sector of Islamabad. [1] The sector is bounded by Srinagar Highway and G-8 to the north, Islamabad Expressway and Shakarparian to the east, I-8 to the south, and Ninth Avenue and H-9 to the west. Similar to other H-sectors, H-8 is provided for education and health facilities. [2]