South Asia
Pakistan
Islamabad

National Library of Pakistan

The National Library of Pakistan is located in the vicinity of the Red Zone, , . Argued to be the country's oldest cultural institution, the library is a leading resource for information— ancient and new.
Tap on a place
to explore it
nlp.gov.pk
Wikipedia
Photo: Junaid 119, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Library
  • Description: national library
  • Also known as: “National Library”
  • Address: اصفہانی روڈ, اسلام آباد

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prime Minister’s Office and Supreme Court of Pakistan Building.

Government office
Photo: Hussain kevin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Prime Minister's Office is the principal workplace of the Prime Minister of Pakistan and is headed by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. is situated 160 metres southwest of National Library of Pakistan.

Courthouse
Photo: Usman.pg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Supreme Court Building in Red Zone, is the official and principal seat of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the apex court of the country. Completed in 1993, it is flanked by the to the south and the Presidential Palace and the Parliament House to the north. is situated 320 metres west of National Library of Pakistan.

Government office
The is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in . It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. is situated 550 metres southeast of National Library of Pakistan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diplomatic Enclave and Nurpur Shahan.

Neighborhood
is a secure zone in , 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.

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 .

Photo: Mustafajp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

National Library of Pakistan

Latitude
33.72673° or 33° 43′ 36″ north
Longitude
73.10166° or 73° 6′ 6″ east
Elevation
570 metres (1,870 feet)
Open location code
8J5MP4G2+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23511077
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11594083
Wiki­data ID
Q2046689
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover National Library of Pakistan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“National Library of Pakistan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المكتبة الوطنية الباكستانية”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Пакістана”
  • Chinese: “巴基斯坦国家图书馆”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Pakistan”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Pakistano”
  • Finnish: “Pakistanin kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale du Pakistan”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Nationale”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “Pakistanische Nationalbibliothek”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη του Πακιστάν”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی پاکستان”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Pakistanu”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Пакистана”
  • Sindhi: “پاڪستان جي قومي لائبريري”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Pakistan”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Pakistán”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional”
  • Urdu: “قومی کتب خانہ پاکستان”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as G-5 and Diplomatic Enclave.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as National Library and Caltex Petrol Pump.

Pakistan: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar.

Curious Libraries to Discover

Uncover intriguing libraries from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Library of Pakistan”. Photo: Junaid 119, CC BY-SA 4.0.