Islamabad

Pakistan · Islamabad Capital Territory

Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million; and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory — with a metropolitan population of over 2.3 million. Built as a planned city along the Margalla Hills in the 1960s and established in 1967, Islamabad replaced Karachi as Pakistan's national capital. It is located in the northern Punjab region, north of the city of Rawalpindi — with which it forms a metropolitan area of over 5.7 million inhabitants.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC+5 · 11 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

Islamabad Capital Territory

On the map

33.70° N, 73.04° E

Near Islamabad

• Srinagar · 168 km away
• Lahore · 272 km away
• Gilgit · 273 km away
• Amritsar · 287 km away
• Skardu · 293 km away
• Kargil · 301 km away

More of Pakistan

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Where to stay

LUXURY APARTMENT HOTEL Islamabad

10/10 · 6 reviews

The 108 Hotel

9.8/10 · 545 reviews

Walk-Inn Rooms F-11 Islamabad

9.5/10 · 30 reviews

2 Bedrooms Standard Apartment Islamabad-HS Apartments

9.5/10 · 27 reviews

2 Bedrooms Presidential Apartment-HS Apartment

9.3/10 · 35 reviews

Centaurus Apartment

9.3/10 · 34 reviews

Western Lodge Guest House Islamabad

9.2/10 · 124 reviews

Hill Town Guest House Islamabad

9.2/10 · 45 reviews

Islamabad Regalia Hotel

9.1/10 · 682 reviews

Alpine lodges

9.1/10 · 217 reviews