Islamabad

Faisal Mosque's city

Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan, located in the northern part of the country at the base of the Margalla Hills.

Built in the 1960s to replace Karachi as the capital, it was planned as a modern administrative center.

The name combines *Islam* with *-abad*, a Persian suffix meaning "place of" or "city."

Pakistan

Rawalpindi

Pakistani garrison city

federal territory · twin cities · sector

diplomacy

embassy

Official diplomatic residence abroad

bilateral · summit · protocol · delegation · OIC · international relations · treaty · accord · negotiation · mediation

capital

parliament

National legislative assembly

ministries · Secretariat · federal · seat of government · administration · governance · executive · judiciary · sovereignty · cabinet

planned-city

sectors

Distinct portions of something larger

urban planning · infrastructure · boulevards · organized · low density · garden city · modernist · civic center

Categories
Opposites
Pakistani Urban Centers

IslamabadKarachi

Pakistan's most populous city

Lahore · Peshawar · Rawalpindi

South Asian Capital Cities / Geopolitical Rivals

IslamabadNew Delhi

India's governmental center

Delhi · Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Kabul · Mumbai

global capital city character

IslamabadRome

Italy's capital city

Athens · Cairo · Delhi · Beijing · London

Family

Islamophobia, Islam, Muslim, Islamic, Islamist, Islamism, Islamophobic

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G