Islāmābād (Pakistan)
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Place
|
System number
987007566867405171
-
Save successfulThe item can be found in your Personal ZoneשגיאהLog in to your account to save
Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
אסלאמאבאד (פקיסטן)
Name (Latin)
Islāmābād (Pakistan)
Other forms of name
nnaa Islamabad
Coordinates
73.03694444 73.03694444 33.69888889 33.69888889 (gooearth )
E0730236 E0730236 N0334317 N0334317 (geonames )
Associated country
Pakistan
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Islamabad, city, capital of Pakistan, on the Potwar Plateau, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Rawalpindi, the former interim capital; city's site was chosen by a commission in 1959 after Karachi was found unsuitable as the capital. Construction began in 1961 with an effort to blend traditional Islamic architecture with modern patterns and requirements ( (Britannica online, September 9, 2015) )
- The world factbook, via WWW, September 9, 2015(under Pakistan: capital: Islamabad; geographic coordinates: 33 41 N, 73 03 E)
- Wikipedia, September 9, 2015(Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد = Islāmābād) is the capital city of Pakistan located within the Islamabad Capital Territory; city was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital; founded 1960; 33°43ʹN 73°04ʹE)
- Jafri, Z. Islamabad takes shape, 1967.