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Islāmābād (Pakistan)

LC control no.n 80162448
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingIslāmābād (Pakistan)
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Geographic subdivision usagePakistan--Islāmābād
Variant(s)Islāmābād
اسلام آباد (Pakistan)
Other standard no.http://dbpedia.org/resource/Islamabad
Q1362
127845974
1211138
1176615
7000904
Beginning date1960
Associated countryPakistan
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Found inJafri, Z. Islamabad takes shape, 1967.
Britannica online, September 9, 2015 (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)
   <http://www.britannica.com/place/Islamabad>
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)
The world factbook, via WWW, September 9, 2015 (under Pakistan: capital: Islamabad; geographic coordinates: 33 41 N, 73 03 E)
Geographic area codea-pk---