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Minaret height. 90 m (300 ft) Site area. 130,000 m 2; 1,400,000 sq ft. The Faisal Mosque ( Urdu: فیصل مسجد, romanized : faisal masjid) is the national mosque of Pakistan, located in the capital city, Islamabad. [ 1][ 2] It is the fifth-largest mosque in the world, the largest mosque outside the Middle East, and the largest within South ...
The Pakistan Monument ( Urdu: یادگارِ پاکستان) is a national monument and heritage museum located on the western Shakarparian Hills in Islamabad, Pakistan. The monument was constructed to symbolize the unity of the Pakistani people. It is dedicated to the people of Pakistan who sacrificed their "today" for a better "tomorrow".
Tourism in Islamabad. Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, is home to numerous tourist attractions. [A] Daman-i-Koh, Margalla Zoo, Pakistan Monument, Faisal Mosque, Shakarparian, Lok Virsa Museum and Rawal lake view point are among the top tourist attractions in Islamabad. It also acts as a stop for journeys to Murree and Northern Pakistan when ...
It is the country's ninth-most populous city with a population of over 1.2 million people [5] [9] and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Built as a planned city in the 1960s and established in 1967, it replaced Karachi as Pakistan's national capital.
Islamabad Capital Territory is located on the Pothohar Plateau where excavations have revealed evidence of a prehistoric culture. [1] [2] Relics and human skulls have been found dating back to 5000 BC that show this region was home to Neolithic people who settled on the banks of the Soan River, and developed small communities in the region at around 3000 BC. [2]
lokvirsa .org .pk. Heritage Museum ( Urdu: لوک ورثہ عجائب گھر ), also known as Lok Virsa Museum, is a museum administered and managed by Lok Virsa - National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage. [1] [2] It is a museum of history and culture in Islamabad, Pakistan, located on the Shakarparian Hills showcasing the living ...
View of the Margalla Hills from Shakarparian Tilla Charouni, highest peak with 1,604 metres (5,262 ft) Daman-e-Koh lookout park in the Margalla Hills, Islamabad. The Margalla Hills (Urdu: مارگلہ پہاڑیاں) are a hill range within the Margalla Hills National Park on the northern edge of Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, just south of Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
July 26, 2024 at 8:14 PM. ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party began a sit-in protest in the garrison city of Rawalpindi late Friday after authorities detained dozens ...