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Islamabad

اسلام آباد
Caipital Ceety
Clockwise frae top: Faisal Mosque, Serena Hotel, Parliament House, Pakistan Monument, Nicht view o Islamabad, an Prime Meenister's Secretariat
Eik-name(s): 
Isloo, The Green Ceety
Islamabad is located in Pakistan
Islamabad
Islamabad
Location athin Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°43′N 73°04′E / 33.717°N 73.067°E / 33.717; 73.067
KintraPakistan
TerritoryIslamabad Caipital Territory
Constructit1960s
Govrenment
  Govrenin bodyCaipital Development Authority (CDA)
  Chief CommissionerTariq Mahmood Pirzada
Area
  Caipital Ceety120.00 km2 (46.33 sq mi)
  Metro
233.00 km2 (89.96 sq mi)
  Specified aurie3626.00 km2 (1,400.01 sq mi)
  Rural aurie466.00 km2 (179.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1604 m (5263 ft)
Lowest elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Caipital Ceety1,330,000
  Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postcode
44000
Area code(s)051
Websitewww.islamabad.gov.pk

Aboot this soondIslamabad  (Punjabi, Pashto, Urdu: اسلام آباد) Islām ābād (Meanin "Abode o Islam") is the caipital o Pakistan an the tent lairgest ceety in the kintra. Locatit in the Islamabad Caipital Territory, the population o the ceety haes increased frae 100,000 in 1951 [2] tae 1.21 million in 2009.[3][4] The Rawalpindi/Islamabad Metropolitan Aurie is the third lairgest in Pakistan wi a population o ower 4.5 million indwallers.[5]

Sister ceeties

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Follaein ceeties hae twin ceety relationships wi Islamabad.

References

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  1. "Ministry of Population | Population Projection (In Millions) By Provinces, Pakistan (2007-2030)". Mopw.gov.pk. Archived frae the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 Januar 2012.
  2. http://www.spdc.org.pk/pubs/rr/rr25.pdf%5Bdeid+airtin%5D
  3. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 17 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/editorial/poor-police-performance-460%5Bdeid+airtin%5D
  5. Frantzeskakis, J. M. "Islamabad, a town planning example for a sustainable city" (PDF).[deid airtin]
  6. Greater Amman Municipality-Official website. "Twin city agreements".[deid airtin]
  7. Greater Municipality of Ankara. "Sister Cities Of Ankara". Archived frae the original on 5 Julie 2010. Retrieved 28 Januar 2011.
  8. Beijing International-Official website. "Sister cities". Archived frae the original on 26 Mey 2010. Retrieved 28 Januar 2011.
  9. Fazal Sher - Daily Times. "Islamabad, Seoul to be made sister cities". Archived frae the original on 29 Julie 2012. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2022.
  10. https://archive.today/20120729005443/www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C01%5C23%5Cstory_23-1-2010_pg11_2