West View Point
West View Point is an observation point in Islamabad, Pakistan. West View Point is situated nearby to Pakistan Monument Museum, as well as near Lok Virsa Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pakistan Monument and Lok Virsa Museum.
Pakistan Monument
Monument
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The Pakistan Monument is a national monument and heritage museum located on the western portion of the Shakarparian Hills in Islamabad, Pakistan. 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". Pakistan Monument is situated 330 metres west of West View Point.
Lok Virsa Museum
Museum
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Heritage Museum, also known as Lok Virsa Museum, is a museum of history and culture located in the Shakarparian Hills of Islamabad, Pakistan. Administered and managed by Lok Virsa - National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage. Lok Virsa Museum is situated 480 metres south of West View Point.
Pakistan Monument Museum
Museum
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Pakistan Monument Museum is situated 210 metres west of West View Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamabad and Saidpur.
Islamabad
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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.
Saidpur
Village
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Saidpur is a village and union council located in a ravine in Pakistan in the Margalla Hills, near the Daman-e-Koh overlook, in the Islamabad Capital Territory. Saidpur is situated 6 km north of West View Point.
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. Chak Shāhdād is situated 6 km east of West View Point.
West View Point
- Type: Observation point
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Islamabad, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.6928° or 33° 41′ 34″ northLongitude
73.0718° or 73° 4′ 19″ eastElevation
566 metres (1,857 feet)Open location code
8J5MM3VC+4PGeoNames ID
7038546
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