Margala Town
Margala Town is a locality in Islamabad, Pakistan. Margala Town is situated nearby to the locality Pona Faqīrān, as well as near Moohi Mohra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shakarparian and Lok Virsa Museum.
Shakarparian
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Shakarparian is situated 2½ km northwest of Margala Town.
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. Lok Virsa Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Margala Town.
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. Pakistan Museum of Natural History is situated 3 km northwest of Margala Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shakrial and Chak Shāhdād.
Shakrial
Suburb
Shakrial is a town in Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. It is linked in the east to Kuri Road and the area of Dhoke Kashmirian, in the west to Chirah Road, in the north to Service Road and the area of Sadiqabad, and in the south to Expressway Islamabad. Shakrial is situated 3½ km south of Margala Town.
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 4 km east of Margala Town.
Satellite Town
Suburb
Satellite Town is a neighbourhood locality and a Union Council Of Rawalpindi City of Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located close to the capital city Islamabad. Satellite Town is situated 5 km southwest of Margala Town.
Margala Town
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Gosha e Mashal” and “Margalla Town”
- Location: Islamabad, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.67214° or 33° 40′ 20″ northLongitude
73.10571° or 73° 6′ 21″ eastElevation
517 metres (1,696 feet)Open location code
8J5MM4C4+V7GeoNames ID
7038661
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Margala Town from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pona Faqīrān and Moohi Mohra.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ziarat Baba Dilbar and Shakar Parian.
Pakistan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.