South Asia
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Lok Virsa Museum

Heritage Museum, also known as Lok Virsa Museum, is a of history and culture located in the of , . It is administered by the National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: cultural institute, museum, ethnology museum in ICT, Pakistan.
  • Also known as: “Lok Virsa” and “Lok Virsa;Heritage Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pakistan Museum of Natural History and Pakistan Monument.

Museum
Photo: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, established in 1976, is a public natural history museum situated in , the federal capital of . It has exhibits and galleries which display and provide information about the ecology, geology, and paleontology of the country. is situated 390 metres southeast of Lok Virsa Museum.

Monument
Photo: Muh.Ashar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a national monument and heritage museum located on the western portion of the Shakarparian Hills in , . The monument was constructed to symbolise the unity of the Pakistani people; and is dedicated to those who sacrificed their "today" for a better "tomorrow". is situated 670 metres northwest of Lok Virsa Museum.

Museum
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is situated 530 metres northwest of Lok Virsa Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamabad and Chak Shāhdād.

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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
Chak Shahzad, is a modern suburb situated in the of . 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 , including that of federal minister Muhammad Talha Mahmood, Pervez Musharraf, Makhdoom Ameen Faheem, Prof. is situated 6 km east of Lok Virsa Museum.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood locality and a Union Council Of Rawalpindi City of in , Pakistan. It is located close to the capital city . is situated 6 km south of Lok Virsa Museum.

Lok Virsa Museum

Latitude
33.68856° or 33° 41′ 19″ north
Longitude
73.07263° or 73° 4′ 22″ east
Elevation
538 metres (1,765 feet)
Operator
National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage
Open location code
8J5MM3QF+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4986056622
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7038543
Wiki­data ID
Q3694624
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Lok Virsa Museum” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Muzeu Lok Virsa”
  • Arabic: “لوك ورثا”
  • Arabic: “متحف التراثي لوك ورثا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف التراثى لوك ورثا”
  • Hindi: “लोक विरसा संग्रहालय”
  • Russian: “Лок Вирса”
  • Sindhi: “لوڪ ورثه هيريٽيج ميوزيم”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej Lok Virsa”
  • Urdu: “Heritage Museum”
  • Urdu: “لوک ورثہ عجائب گھر”
  • Urdu: “لوک ورثہ میوزیم اسلام آباد”
  • Urdu: “لوک ورثہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “لوک ورثہ اسلام آباد”
  • Western Panjabi: “لوک ورثہ عجائب گھر”

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