Islamabad

Summary

Islamabad is an administrative territorial entity^[1]. Islamabad ranks in the top 0.21% of administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,802 views/month, #2 of 975).^[2]

Key Facts

• Islamabad is located in Islamabad Capital Territory^[3].
• Islamabad is in the country of Pakistan^[4].
• Islamabad's head of government is recorded as Sheikh Ansar Aziz^[5].
• Islamabad's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[6].
• Islamabad's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Islamabad's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[8].
• Islamabad's shares border with is recorded as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa^[9].
• Islam is named after Islamabad^[10].
• -abad is named after Islamabad^[11].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Astrakhan^[12].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[13].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taranto^[14].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toronto^[15].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[16].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Abu Dhabi^[17].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sydney^[18].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jakarta^[19].
• Islamabad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amman^[20].
• Islamabad's postal code is recorded as 44000^[21].
• Islamabad's Commons category is recorded as Islamabad^[22].
• Islamabad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[23].
• Islamabad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[24].
• Islamabad's located in time zone is recorded as Pakistan Standard Time^[25].
• Islamabad's local dialing code is recorded as 051^[26].
• January 1, 1960 marks the founding of Islamabad^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1960 marks the founding of Islamabad^[27].

Identity

Islamabad's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'اسلام آباد\u200e'}^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Islamabad include Islamabad International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Pakistan^[31]; Benazir Bhutto International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Pakistan^[34]; and Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area^[35], a metropolitan area^[36], in Pakistan^[37].

Why It Matters

Islamabad ranks in the top 0.21% of administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,802 views/month, #2 of 975).^[2] Islamabad has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Islamabad is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Islamabad include Islamabad International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Pakistan^[31]; Benazir Bhutto International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Pakistan^[34]; and Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area^[35], a metropolitan area^[36], in Pakistan^[37].