Islamabad

This article is about the capital city of Pakistan. For other uses, see Islamabad (disambiguation).

Islamabad
اسلام‌آباد
Federal capital city
Islamabad Expressway
Pakistan Monument
Fatima Jinnah Park
Parliament of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Faisal Mosque
Nickname(s): 
Isloo, The Green City
Islamabad is located in Pakistan
Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is located in Asia
Islamabad
Islamabad
Coordinates: 33°41′35″N 73°03′50″E / 33.69306°N 73.06389°E / 33.69306; 73.06389
Country Pakistan
Adm. UnitIslamabad Capital Territory
Constructed1960
Established14 August 1967; 57 years ago (1967-08-14)[1]
Administrative Areas
01
  • Islamabad Tehsil
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan Corporation
 • BodyCapital Development Authority
 • MayorNone (vacant)[a]
 • ConstituensyNA-46 Islamabad-I
NA-47 Islamabad-II
NA-48 Islamabad-III
 • Deputy CommissionerIrfan Nawaz Memon (BPS-19 PAS)[3]
Area
[4]
 • City220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
 • Urban
220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
 • Metro
906.50 km2 (350.00 sq mi)
Elevation
666 m (2,185 ft)
Highest elevation
1,584 m (5,197 ft)
Lowest elevation
417 m (1,368 ft)
Population
 (2023 census)[5]
 • City1,108,872
 • Rank10th (Pakistan)
 • Density5,037/km2 (13,050/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,363,863
 • Metro density2,608/km2 (6,750/sq mi)
 • Rank (Metro)
4th (Pakistan)
DemonymIslamabadi[6]
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
Postcode
44000
Area code051
Patron saintBari Imam[7]
Websiteictadministration.gov.pk

Islamabad (/ɪzˈlɑːməbæd/;[8] Urdu: اسلام‌آباد, romanized: Islāmābād, listenⓘ; transl. 'City of Islam') is the capital city of Pakistan.[9] It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of 1,108,872 people[5][10] 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.

The Greek architect Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis developed Islamabad's master plan, in which he divided it into eight zones; the city comprises administrative, diplomatic enclave, residential areas, educational and industrial sectors, commercial areas, as well as rural and green areas administered by the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation with support from the Capital Development Authority. Islamabad is known for its parks and forests, including the Margalla Hills National Park and the Shakarparian.[11] It is home to several landmarks, including the country's flagship Faisal Mosque, which is the world's fifth-largest mosque. Other prominent landmarks include the Pakistan Monument and Democracy Square.[12][13][14]

Rated as Gamma + by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network,[15] Islamabad has one of the highest costs of living in Pakistan. The city's populace is dominated by both middle and upper-middle class citizens.[16][17] Islamabad is home to twenty universities, including Bahria University, Quaid-e-Azam University, PIEAS, COMSATS University, and NUST.[18] It is also rated as one of the safest cities in Pakistan and has an expansive RFID-enabled surveillance system with almost 2,000 active CCTV cameras.[19][20]

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  13. ^ Ravi Kalia (21 April 2011). Pakistan: From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy. Pakistan: Routledge. p. 83. ISBN 978-0415670401.
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  17. ^ "G-12, a sector housing rich, poor alike". The Nation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  18. ^ HEC, Pakistan. "HEC University Rankings by Category". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
  19. ^ "Safe City Project gets operational: Islooites promised safety – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  20. ^ "Crime rate in Islamabad drops, claim police". The Nation. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2016.


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