Islamabad

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Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. It is located in the Islamabad Capital Territory, though the area has historically been a part of the crossroads of the Punjab region and the North-West Frontier Province (the Margalla pass being a historic gateway to the North-West Frontier Province, and the Potwar Plateau historically is a part of the Punjab). Islamabad is located at 33°40′N 73°10′E. Islamabad is also another town name after the Pakistani capital in Indian occupied Kashmir; located in the valley of Pir Panjal previously called Ananthnag.