Islamabad (help·info) (Urdu: اسلام آباد) Islām ābād (Meaning "Abode of Islam") is the capital of Pakistan, and is the tenth largest city in Pakistan with an estimated population of over 673,766 in 2009. The Rawalpindi/Islamabad Metropolitan Area is the third largest in Pakistan, with a population of over 4.5 million inhabitants.

Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the north of the country, within the Islamabad Capital Territory. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Margalla pass being a gateway to the North-West Frontier Province. The city was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital. However, the capital was not moved directly from Karachi to Islamabad. It was first shifted to Rawalpindi and then to Islamabad after all the developmental works were finished.

Islamabad is one of the greenest and most well-planned cities of South Asia. According to a survey, Islamabad is considered the cleanest city in Pakistan. The city is well-organized and divided into different sectors and zones. Islamabad was ranked as a Gamma world city in 2008. The city is home to Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in South Asia and the sixth largest mosque in the World. Islamabad has the highest literacy rate in Pakistan. The top ranked university in Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University, is located in Islamabad. The top two engineering universities in Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences and National University of Sciences and Technology are also located here. Allama Iqbal Open University in Islamabad is the world's second largest university by enrollment.

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US officials refused to speak on the record about American safety plans, well aware of how this would be seen in . Islamabad. . However, one official admitted that the United States does not know where all of Pakistan's storage sites are ...

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Does anyone know if Islamabad Medical & Dental College is recognized by PMDC or not?
Q. If there is any ex-student from this college around here, please tell me what kind of a college it is.
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How do I find the distance, in miles, from Islamabad Pakistan to Delhi India?
Q. How do I find the distance, in miles, from Islamabad Pakistan to Delhi India?
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A. Use google earth. They ahve a feature that allows you to measure the land distance between 2 ponts that you want to know the distance between. Google Earth says 427 miles that would be give or take a few.
Answered by Chup - Thu Dec 27 09:55:12 2007

How can I know what is the actual noon time today in Islamabad - PK (highest point of sun)?
Q. Where can I see that without computing my own calculations ?
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A. Easy way is to use the US Naval Observatory web page. You put in the location of Islamabad = Longitude: 73 08' East and Latitude: 33 40' North. And also the summer time is UTC + 6 hours (east). For Saturday, 18 July 2009 Begin civil twilight 05:42 Sunrise 06:10 Sun transit 13:14 <== This is the solar noon Sunset 20:17 End civil twilight 20:45 (Also same noon time until August 5th.) Notice that the solar noon time is almost the same as 1/2 way between sunrise and sunset. Half-way is 13:13 and 30 seconds, but the sunrise and sunset times are accurate only to 1 minute. *** All these answers about sticks in the ground! How are you supposed to do that when it is raining so much!
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