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Coordinates:3343N7304E

Islamabad
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Islamabad(/zlmbd/Urdu:
,Islmbd,
Urdupronunciation:[slmbd
])isthecapitalcityof
PakistanlocatedwithintheIslamabadCapitalTerritory.It
hasapopulationof2million[3]andtogetherwithits
neighboringtwincityofRawalpindi,thegreaterIslamabad
RawalpindimetropolitanareaisthethirdlargestinPakistan
withapopulationofover4.5millioninhabitants.[4]

Islamabad

Capitalcity
Islamabad

Sinceitsfoundation,Islamabadhasattractedpeoplefrom
alloverPakistan,makingitoneofthemostcosmopolitan
andurbanizedcitiesofPakistan.Asthenationalcapital,
IslamabadistheseatoftheGovernmentofPakistanthe
PresidentialPalace(AiwaneSadr)islocatedhere.
IslamabadisalsohometothePakistanMonument,whichis
oneofthetwonationalmonumentsofPakistan.Islamabad
hostsalargenumberofforeigndiplomats,politiciansand
governmentemployees.TheCapitalDevelopment
Authorityisresponsibleformanagingthepublicworks
withinthecity.
IslamabadislocatedinthePothoharPlateauinthe
northeasternpartofthecountry,withintheIslamabad
CapitalTerritory.Theregionhashistoricallybeenapartof
thecrossroadsofPunjabandKhyberPakhtunkhwawiththe
MargallaPassactingasthegatewaybetweenthetwo
regions.[5]Thecitywasbuiltduringthe1960storeplace
KarachiasPakistan'scapital.Islamabadisawellorganised
internationalcitydividedintoseveraldifferentsectorsand
zones.ItisregardedasthemostdevelopedcityinPakistan
andisrankedasaGamma+worldcity.[6]
ThecityishometotheFaisalMosque,thelargestmosque
inSouthAsia[7]andthefourthlargestmosqueinthe
world.[8][9]Islamabadhasoneofthehighestliteracyratesin
Pakistan.[10]Thereare16recognizeduniversitiesin
Islamabad,includingAirUniversity(PakistanAirForce),
QuaidiAzamUniversityandtheNationalUniversityof
SciencesandTechnology.[11]AllamaIqbalOpenUniversity
inIslamabadisoneoftheworld'slargestuniversitiesby
enrollment.

Contents
1 Etymology
2 History
2.1 Earlyhistory

Islamabad

LocationwithinPakistan

Coordinates:3343N7304E
Country
Territory

Pakistan
IslamabadCapitalTerritory

Founded

1960

Government
Governingbody
Chief
Commissioner
ChairmanCDA
Deputy
Commissioner

CapitalDevelopmentAuthority
(CDA)
ZulfiqarHaider
MaroofAfzal
MujahidSherdil

Area
Capitalcity

906.00km2(349.81sqmi)

Urban

906.00km2(349.81sqmi)

Highestelevation
Lowestelevation

620m(2,000ft)
490m(1,610ft)

Population(2014estimate)[2]
Capitalcity
1.9million[1]
Urban
Metro

1,829,180
2.2million

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