Shakarparian
Shakarparian is a hill and a national park located near the Zero Point Interchange in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan Monument and Pakistan Monument Museum are also located in Shakarparian.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in Islamabad, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Shakar Parian”, “Shakar Pariān”, “Shakar Pariyan”, “Shakarparian Hills”, and “Shaker Parian”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jinnah Stadium and Pakistan Museum of Natural History.
Jinnah Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Toofllab, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jinnah Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently mostly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Pakistan national football team.
Pakistan Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pakistan Museum of Natural History, established in 1976, is a public natural history museum situated in Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan. It has exhibits and galleries which display and provide information about the ecology, geology, and paleontology of the country.
Lok Virsa Museum
Museum
Photo: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heritage Museum, also known as Lok Virsa Museum, is a museum of history and culture located in the Shakarparian Hills of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is administered by the National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamabad and Chak Shāhdād.
Islamabad
Photo: Mustafajp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A modern planned city that is well-maintained and well-organised, Islamabad is Pakistan's clean, calm, and green capital. Founded in the 1960s, it attracts people from all over Pakistan, and hosts a large number of diplomats, politicians and government employees, making it one of the nation's most cosmopolitan and urbanized cities.
Chak Shāhdād
Village
Chak Shahzad, is a modern suburb situated in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. Historically, the suburb was home to Malik, Chowdhury,Sheikh and Raja tribesmen, but recently has seen a growth in farmhouses of the rich and wealthy from nearby Islamabad, including that of federal minister Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Pervez Musharraf, Makhdoom Ameen Faheem, Prof.
Diplomatic Enclave
Neighborhood
Diplomatic Enclave is a secure zone in Islamabad, Pakistan which contains diplomatic missions. The enclave is located in Sector G-5 and houses 43 embassies and high commissions. The secure zone is not accessible to the general public without a pass.
Shakarparian
- Categories: park, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Islamabad, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.68997° or 33° 41′ 24″ northLongitude
73.08846° or 73° 5′ 19″ eastElevation
568 metres (1,864 feet)Open location code
8J5MM3QQ+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 471929453OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodGeoNames ID
1165385Wikidata ID
Q7462557
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Shakarparian” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شاكارباريان”
- Arabic: “شكر بريان”
- Cebuano: “Shakarparian”
- Chinese: “小山公園”
- Chinese: “舍科帕里昂山”
- Hindi: “शकर परियां”
- Korean: “샤카르파리안”
- Portuguese: “Shakarparian Hills”
- Portuguese: “Shakarparian”
- Spanish: “Shakarparian”
- Urdu: “شکر پڑياں”
- Western Panjabi: “شکرپڑیاں”
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