Rawalpindi

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Rawalpindi is a major city in Pakistan’s Punjab province, historically significant as a former temporary national capital and now a key commercial and military center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
adjacentTo Islamabad
climate humid subtropical climate
connectedByHighway M-1 Motorway (via Islamabad)
M-2 Motorway
National Highway N-5
surface form: N-5 National Highway
country Pakistan
formerRole temporary capital of Pakistan
function commercial center
military center
hasAirport Islamabad International Airport vicinity
hasHospital Benazir Bhutto Hospital
District Headquarters Hospital Rawalpindi
Holy Family Hospital
hasMarket Raja Bazaar
hasMilitaryInstallation Ayub National Park garrison area
Chaklala Cantonment
GHQ Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Cantonment
hasMuseum Pakistan Army Museum
hasPark Ayub National Park
Jinnah Park Rawalpindi
hasRailwayStation Rawalpindi Railway Station
hasStadium Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
hasUniversity Fatima Jinnah Women University (Rawalpindi)
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Medical University
historicalRegion Gandhara civilization
surface form: Gandhara

Potohar Plateau
surface form: Potohar region
hostsEvent international cricket matches
isHeadquartersOf Joint Staff Headquarters of Pakistan
Pakistan Air Force
surface form: Pakistan Air Force (operational commands presence)

Pakistan Army General Headquarters (GHQ)
languageSpoken English
Punjabi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Rawalpindi District
locatedInRegion Potohar Plateau
surface form: Pothohar Plateau
locatedNear Margalla Hills
Soan River
majorReligion Islam
notableFor proximity to Pakistan’s federal capital Islamabad
role in Pakistan’s military establishment
partOf Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area
previousAirportServedBy Benazir Bhutto International Airport
timePeriodAsCapital late 1950s to 1960s
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
utcOffset +05:00

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Rawalpindi District capital Rawalpindi
Fatima Jinnah Women University (Rawalpindi) city Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Fatima Jinnah Women University
Fatima Jinnah Women University (Rawalpindi) locatedIn Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Fatima Jinnah Women University
Holy Family Hospital city Rawalpindi
Holy Family Hospital locatedIn Rawalpindi
Rawal Dam locatedNear Rawalpindi
Rawal Dam suppliesWaterTo Rawalpindi
Pir Sohawa nearbyCity Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Cantonment locatedIn Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Cantonment hasNeighbourhood Rawalpindi
this entity surface form: Saddar Rawalpindi
Ayub National Park locatedIn Rawalpindi
Attock nearbyMajorCity Rawalpindi
Grand Trunk Road passesNear Rawalpindi
Chakwal roadConnectionTo Rawalpindi
Chakwal hasNearbyMajorCity Rawalpindi
National Highway N-5 connects Rawalpindi
Trail 6 nearbyCity Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Trail 6 (Margalla Hills)
Soan Valley locatedNear Rawalpindi
Faiz workLocation Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto placeOfDeath Rawalpindi
Soan River flowsNear Rawalpindi
KSM placeOfCapture Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
this entity surface form: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Chakwal Potohari closelyRelatedTo Rawalpindi
this entity surface form: Rawalpindi Potohari
Murree Road locatedIn Rawalpindi
Murree Road connectsTo Rawalpindi
this entity surface form: Rawalpindi city centre
Pakistani people majorCity Rawalpindi
GT Road followsRouteThrough Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Grand Trunk Road
John Sutton placeOfBirth Rawalpindi
Hindkowans concentratedAround Rawalpindi
Chief of Army Staff locationOfOffice Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
HMS Rawalpindi namedAfter Rawalpindi
Punjab (via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa–Punjab boundary, through its districts) hasMajorCity Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Punjab (Pakistan)
Munir Ahmad Khan workLocation Rawalpindi
Munir Ahmad Khan residence Rawalpindi
Haro River waterUsedBy Rawalpindi
eastern Pakistan hasMajorCity Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Eastern Pakistan
Hindko people urbanCommunitiesIn Rawalpindi
mall road nearbyCity Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Mall Road, Murree
Murree District locatedNear Rawalpindi
Punjab Province under British India majorCity Rawalpindi
subject surface form: Punjab Province (British India)