Rawalpindi
Near Pakistan's capital
Rawalpindi is a city in northeastern Pakistan, near the capital Islamabad.
Often called "Pindi" informally, it serves as a major military and commercial center.
The city is headquarters of the Pakistan Army and has historically been a garrison town: The generals met in Rawalpindi.
It functions as a twin city with Islamabad, the two forming a single metropolitan area.
Permanent military station
- trafficMovement along routes
- rickshawPerson-pulled passenger cart
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- old cityLong-established urban area
walled city · markets · mosques · infrastructure · twin cities · commute
Pakistan's seat of government
- PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
- LahoreCapital of Pakistani Punjab
- KarachiPakistan's most populous city
- PeshawarPakistani frontier city
Pakistani · Urdu · rupee · chai · biryani · cricket · Imran Khan · partition
Permanent military station
- garrisonStationed military force
- army headquartersMilitary operational control center
- GHQCentral command abbreviation
- defenseProtection against harm
barracks · regiment · brigade · artillery · parade ground · martial law · strategic
Imperial rule over India
- colonialOf occupied territories
- railway junctionPoint where tracks connect
- ancientVery old indeed
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
bazaar · partition · independence · garrison town · archeology · Buddhist
cantonment
Permanent military station
old city · walled city · markets · mosques · infrastructure · twin cities · commute
Islamabad
Pakistan's seat of government
- PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
- LahoreCapital of Pakistani Punjab
- KarachiPakistan's most populous city
Peshawar · Pakistani · Urdu · rupee · chai · biryani · cricket · Imran Khan · partition · independence
cantonment
Permanent military station
- garrisonStationed military force
- army headquartersMilitary operational control center
- GHQCentral command abbreviation
defense · barracks · regiment · brigade · artillery · parade ground · martial law · strategic
British Raj
Imperial rule over India
- colonialOf occupied territories
- railway junctionPoint where tracks connect
- ancientVery old indeed
heritage · bazaar · partition · independence · garrison town · archeology · Buddhist
Punjabi
Indo-Aryan language, Pakistan's majority
kebabs · tikka · lassi · cricket · hospitality · weddings · shrines · Sufi · handicrafts · pottery
RawalpindiIslamabad
Pakistan's seat of government
seat of government · capital cities · New Delhi · federal capital · Washington D.C.