Islamabad

This article is about the capital city of Pakistan. For other uses, see Islamabad (disambiguation).

Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam) is the Federal capital city of Pakistan, and is in the Pothohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. Islamabad Town is also a town in Jammu and Kashmir. It is in the Islamabad Capital Territory, though the area has historically been a part of 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). Islamabad is at 33°40′N 73°10′E. . This city is rich in nature.It is surrounded by Margalla hills.

Places worth seeing

The site of National Monument, Islamabad (Pakistan National Monument).

The places that attract the tourists include:

• Shah Faisal Mosque
• Damn-e-Koh
• Peer Sohawa
• Shakar Parian
• Fatimah Jinnah Park
• Rose and Jasmine Garden
• Pakistan National Monument
• Rawal Lake
• Rawal Dam
• Japanese Park
• Murghar Zoo

Educational institution

Main Entrance National Art Gallery, Islamabad

Tilla Charouni, the highest peak beside Islamabad

Islamabad has a large number of educational institutions.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
• Quaid-i-Azam University
• Shifa College of Medicine
• Saqib Tariq's University