Islamabad

History

Capital of the Pakistan, in the Northern of the country, close to Rawalpindi. In 1959, the site of Islamabad was selected to replace Karachi like Capitale of the Pakistan. A group of Urbaniste S was in charge of the creation of the new city, also construction started in 1961. In 1967 Islamabad became official Capitale. Work was completed in the current of the Années 1970. The city is divided into eight quite distinct zones, characterized each one by prevalent activities (administration, trade, light industries or residential districts). Islâmâbâd counts remarkable buildings like the building of the National Assembly, drawn by Louis Kahn, and the house of Pakistan, residence of the president. The university of Quaid-i-Azam (1965) is in this city. Population (estimate 2004): 902.000 inhabitants. To live in Islâmâbâd it is beautiful but very expensive; the prices of the real estate increase out of arrow.

Geography

Policy

Mainly Moslem, Pakistan was to give well a name crowned to a emblematic city, it was thing made with Islamabad.

The islamist ones are active until the center of the capital. Thus since the beginning of the year 2007, of the tensions very sharp crystallized around the red Mosquée (or Mosquée Lal).

Economy

Culture

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