Daman-i-Koh

Daman-e-Koh is a hilltop garden north of . It is in the center of the Margalla Hills. The name is a fusion of two Persian words "Dāman" meaning "skirt" and "Kōh" meaning "hill", which collectively denote "foothills".
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: viewing point and hill top garden north of Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Daman-e-Koh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Faisal Masjid and Islamabad Zoo.

Mosque
Photo: Alimujtaba79, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Faisal Mosque is the national of , located in , the capital of the country. It is the sixth-largest mosque in the world and located on the foothills of Margalla Hills.

Zoo
Photo: Farhan, CC BY 2.0.
, previously Marghazar Zoo, was an 82-acre zoo in . It was opened in 1978, and was under the administration of Capital Development Authority of Pakistan before its closure in December 2020 due to its mistreatment of animals.

Pitch
The is a cricket ground in , located near village. The first recorded match on the ground was in the 1988/89 season.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saidpur and Islamabad.

Village
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is a village and union council located in a ravine in Pakistan in the Margalla Hills, near the Daman-e-Koh overlook, in the .

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A modern planned city that is well-maintained and well-organised, is '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.

Village
Noorpur Shahan, Islamabad is a green locality situated between 3rd and 4th avenue of , Pakistan. It is also situated near to Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Quaid-i-Azam University and . is situated 5 km east of Daman-i-Koh.

Daman-i-Koh

Latitude
33.73935° or 33° 44′ 22″ north
Longitude
73.05568° or 73° 3′ 21″ east
Elevation
1,039 metres (3,409 feet)
Open location code
8J5MP3Q4+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 721588453
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7038350
Wiki­data ID
Q5211938
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In Other Languages

From Russian to Western Panjabi—“Daman-i-Koh” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Даман-е-Кох”
  • Urdu: “دامن کوہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “دامن کوہ”

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