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islamabad
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Islamabad \Islamabad\ n. The the capital city of Pakistan.
Wikipedia
Islamabad (; , , ) is the capital city of Pakistan located within the federal Islamabad Capital Territory. It has a population of 2 million and together with its neighbouring twin city of Rawalpindi, the greater Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the third largest in Pakistan with a population exceeding 4.5 million. The city is the political seat of Pakistan and is administered by Capital Development Authority (CDA).
Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northeastern part of the country, between Rawalpindi District and the Margalla Hills National Park to the north. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the Margalla Pass acting as the gateway between the two regions. Islamabad was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital. The city's master-plan divides the city into eight basic zones, including administrative, diplomatic enclave, residential areas, educational sectors, industrial sectors, commercial areas, and rural and green areas. The city is home to Pakistan's National Monument.
The city is home to the Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in South Asia and the fourth largest mosque in the world. Islamabad is ranked very high on the Human Development Index, equivalent to that of Belgium. The city is home to sixteen recognised universities, including the Quaid-i-Azam University and the National University of Science and Technology. While it's home to AIOU which is one of the world's largest universities by enrollment. The city has an elaborate surveillance system with 1,900 CCTV cameras contributing towards one of the lowest crime rates in the country.
Islamabad may refer to:
- Islamabad, the national capital of Pakistan
- Islamabad Capital Territory, a federal territory of Pakistan that includes the capital Islamabad and other areas
- Eslamabad (disambiguation), places in Iran
- Anantnag, also known as Islamabad, a city in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Chittagong, historically known as Islamabad, a city in Bengal
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, a Pakistani steamship in service from 1951 to at least 1972
Usage examples of "islamabad".
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At the time, they were backing several different Afghan militias, but when the Taliban appeared and began to win battles, Islamabad was quick to embrace them as their new Afghan proxies.
From 1996 to 1999, he had been chief of station in Islamabad, and then deputy chief of the CIA's Near East and South Asia operations division at Langley.