Islamabad

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Islamabad is Pakistan’s planned, modern capital city known for its high standard of living, greenery, and role as the country’s political and administrative center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city in Pakistan
planned city
adjacentTo Rawalpindi
callingCode +92 51
capitalOf Pakistan
climate humid subtropical climate
continent Asia
coordinateLocation 33.6844°N 73.0479°E
country Pakistan
elevationAboveSeaLevel 540 metres
governmentType metropolitan city government
hasInternationalOrganizationOffice various United Nations agencies in Pakistan
hasLake Rawal Lake
Simly Lake
hasLandmark Centaurus Mall
Margalla Hills
surface form: Daman-e-Koh

Faisal Mosque
Pakistan Monument
hasPark Margalla Hills
surface form: Margalla Hills National Park
hasUniversity COMSATS University Islamabad
International Islamic University Islamabad
Quaid-i-Azam University
hostsOffice Aiwan-e-Sadr (Presidential Palace)
Parliament of Pakistan
Prime Minister’s Secretariat
Supreme Court of Pakistan
inception 1960
isAdministrativeCenterOf Pakistan
isPlannedBy Constantinos A. Doxiadis
isPoliticalCenterOf Pakistan
isTouristDestination yes
knownFor extensive greenery
high standard of living
planned urban layout
wide avenues and sectors
localLanguage Potohari
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
locatedAtFoothillsOf Margalla Hills
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Islamabad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Islamabad Capital Territory
locatedInTimeZone Pakistan Standard Time
officialLanguage English
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
partOf Potohar Plateau
population over 1,000,000 inhabitants
postalCodeRange 44000–45999
replaced Karachi as capital of Pakistan
roadNetworkPattern grid of numbered sectors
UTCOffset +05:00
vehicleRegistrationCode ICT

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Abdus Salam workLocation Islamabad