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Islamabad

Islamabad Zoo

Islamabad Zoo, 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.
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  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “Marghazar Zoo”
  • Address: Damn-i-koh Road, اسلام آباد

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Faisal Masjid and Embassy of Brazil.

Mosque
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The Faisal Mosque is the national of , located in , the capital of the country. It is the sixth-largest mosque in the world, the largest mosque outside the , and the largest within , located on the foothills of Margalla Hills. is situated 2 km west of Islamabad Zoo.

Government office
The in is the diplomatic mission of in . The current Brazilian ambassador to Pakistan is Olyntho Vieira. is situated 2 km southwest of Islamabad Zoo.

Government office
The in Islamabad is the diplomatic mission of to . It is located at House 24, Street 18, F-6/2, . Argentina sent its first diplomat to Pakistan in January 1948. is situated 1½ km east of Islamabad Zoo.

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 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 Islamabad Zoo.

Islamabad Zoo

Latitude
33.73378° or 33° 44′ 2″ north
Longitude
73.05888° or 73° 3′ 32″ east
Operator
Capital Development Authority
Open location code
8J5MP3M5+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 846939063
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q9097825
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Islamabad Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ইসলামাবাদ চিড়িয়াখানা”
  • Italian: “zoo di Islamabad”
  • Japanese: “イスラマバード動物園”
  • Nepali: “इस्लामआबाद चिडियाखाना”
  • Nepali: “इस्लामाबाद चिडियाखाना”
  • Persian: “باغ‌وحش اسلام‌آباد”
  • Russian: “Исламабадский зоопарк”
  • Spanish: “Zoologico de Islamabad”
  • Spanish: “Zoológico de Islamabad”
  • Tamil: “இஸ்லாமாபாத் உயிரியல் பூங்கா”
  • Urdu: “اسلام آباد چڑیا گھر”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Daman-e-Koh and Embassy of Nepal in Pakistan.

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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 “Islamabad Zoo”. Photo: Farhan, CC BY 2.0.