Jinnah Park

Jinnah Park
جناح پارک
Park’s second entrance with Unity Towers visible in the distance
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LocationRawalpindi, Pakistan
Coordinates33°35′05″N 73°04′25″E / 33.5847128°N 73.0737390°E / 33.5847128; 73.0737390
Area17 hectares (42 acres)
Opened2006; 18 years ago (2006)
EtymologyFrom the name of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Administered byRawalpindi Development Authority (RDA)
OpenYear-round; 6 a.m. to midnight
StatusOperating
ParkingAvailable

Jinnah Park (Urdu: جناح پارک) is an amusement and public park located on Airport Road in the high-security Chaklala Cantonment suburb of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It is the town's primary amusement park and covers an area of approximately 17 hectares (42 acres).[1] Initial plans for its development began as early as 1995 and it was opened in 2006.[2] It was named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder and the first Governor-General of Pakistan. Sculptures of Jinnah and his family name are placed at the park's main entrance.[3]

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