Islamabad
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Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. Islamabad Town is also a town in Indian Occupied Kashmir. It is located in the Islamabad Capital Territory, though the area has historically been a part of the crossroads of the Punjab region and the North-West Frontier Province (the Margalla pass being a historic gateway to the North-West Frontier Province, and the Potwar Plateau historically is a part of the Punjab). Islamabad is located at 33°40′N 73°10′E. . This city is rich in nature.It is surrounded by Margalla hills.
[change] Places worth seeing
The places that attract the tourists include:
- Shah Faisal Mosque
- Damn-e-Koh
- Peer Sohawa
- Shakar Parian
- Fatimah Jinnah Park
- Jasmeen Garden
- pakistan monument
- Rawal Lake
[change] Educational institution
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
Islamabad is also another town name after the Pakistani capital in Indian occupied Kashmir; located in the valley of Pir Panjal previously called Ananthnag.