Places & Areas

120 phrases · Urdu with romanization, English and audio

  1. لاہور

    Lahore

    Lahore

    Usage

    Pakistan's second-largest city and the cultural heart of the Mughal Empire. Known as Pakistan's cultural capital.

    Grammar Note

    "Lahore" may derive from "Loh," son of Rama from the Ramayana epic, said to have founded the city. Lahore is home to Mughal masterpieces: Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort, and Shalimar Gardens (all UNESCO listed).

  2. کراچی

    Karachi

    Karachi

    Usage

    Pakistan's largest city and economic hub. A major port city on the Arabian Sea.

    Grammar Note

    Karachi was Pakistan's first capital after independence (1947). The capital later moved to Islamabad. Known as "Roshniyon ka Sheher" (City of Lights) for its vibrant nighttime energy.

  3. اسلام آباد

    Islamabad

    Islamabad

    Usage

    Pakistan's capital city. A planned modern city with the Margalla Hills as its scenic backdrop.

    Grammar Note

    "-abad" is a Persian suffix meaning "flourishing settlement," found throughout South Asian place names (Hyderabad, Allahabad, Faisalabad). "Islamabad" = "place where Islam flourishes."

  4. بادشاہی مسجد

    Badshahi Masjid

    Badshahi Mosque

    Usage

    Built in 1673, one of the largest mosques of the Mughal Empire and Pakistan's most iconic monument.

    Grammar Note

    "Masjid" (mosque) derives from Arabic "sajada" (to prostrate in prayer): "place of prostration." Badshahi Mosque (1673) was the world's largest mosque at completion, holding 100,000 worshippers.

  5. موہنجو دڑو

    Mohenjo-daro

    Mohenjo-daro

    Usage

    An Indus Valley Civilization site (c. 2500 BCE) in Sindh, UNESCO World Heritage Site and Pakistan's most important archaeological ruin.

    Grammar Note

    "Mohenjo-daro" means "Mound of the Dead" in Sindhi — a name given by locals at the 1922 excavation. The Indus Valley script remains undeciphered, making this one of archaeology's greatest mysteries.

  6. شالیمار باغ

    Shalimar Bagh

    Shalimar Gardens

    Usage

    A Mughal garden (1641) in Lahore, UNESCO World Heritage Site. A masterpiece of Mughal garden design.

    Grammar Note

    "Bagh" (garden) is a Persian loanword. Shalimar Gardens (1641, Shah Jahan) is a UNESCO-listed Mughal garden with three terraced levels, 410 fountains, and marble pavilions.

  7. درہ خیبر

    Darra-e-Khyber

    Khyber Pass

    Usage

    A historic mountain pass on the Afghan border, once a crucial Silk Road trade route.

    Grammar Note

    "Darra" (pass/gorge) comes from Persian "dara." The Khyber Pass has been traversed by Alexander the Great, Mughal armies, and British colonial forces — a crossroads of civilizations for millennia.

  8. فیصل مسجد

    Faisal Masjid

    Faisal Mosque

    Usage

    Islamabad's landmark mosque (1986), with modernist design. One of South Asia's largest mosques.

    Grammar Note

    Faisal Mosque was funded by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and bears his name. Designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay, its tent-like structure without a traditional dome was revolutionary in mosque architecture.

  9. ٹیکسلا

    Taxila

    Taxila

    Usage

    An ancient city near Islamabad and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the heart of Gandhara Buddhist civilization.

    Grammar Note

    "Taxila" derives from Sanskrit "Takshashila" (city of carved stone). A center of Gandharan Buddhist art and learning from 600 BCE to 700 CE, visited by Alexander the Great and Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang.

  10. مکران ساحلی شاہراہ

    Makran Saahili Shaahraah

    Makran Coastal Highway

    Usage

    A scenic coastal drive along the Arabian Sea from Karachi to the Iranian border, one of Pakistan's most stunning routes.

    Grammar Note

    "Shaahraah" (highway) = Persian "shah" (royal) + "raah" (road) — a royal/main road. The Makran Coastal Highway (opened 2004) runs 653 km along the Arabian Sea, passing dramatic cliffs, dunes, and the famous Hingol National Park.

  11. پنجاب

    Punjab

    Punjab

    Usage

    Pakistan's most populous province, capital Lahore. A plain watered by five rivers, holding most of the country's Mughal monuments

  12. سندھ

    Sindh

    Sindh

    Usage

    Southern province with Karachi as its capital, covering the lower Indus valley and Indus Valley sites such as Mohenjo-daro

  13. خیبر پختونخوا

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Usage

    Northwestern province, capital Peshawar. Renamed from North-West Frontier Province in 2010 and abbreviated KP; the gateway to Swat and the Gandhara sites

  14. بلوچستان

    Balochistan

    Balochistan

    Usage

    Largest province by area, about 44% of Pakistan, capital Quetta. Arid mountain and desert country; foreigners need a No Objection Certificate for many districts

  15. گلگت بلتستان

    Gilgit-Baltistan

    Gilgit-Baltistan

    Usage

    Northernmost territory where the Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Himalaya meet. Home to K2 and Hunza and the heart of Pakistani mountain travel, reached by the Karakoram Highway

  16. راولپنڈی

    Rawalpindi

    Rawalpindi

    Usage

    Twin city adjoining Islamabad, shortened to "Pindi" in speech. Nearly all trains and long-distance buses use Rawalpindi, making it the launching point for trips north

  17. فیصل آباد

    Faisalabad

    Faisalabad

    Usage

    Punjab's textile city and Pakistan's third largest. Formerly Lyallpur; eight bazaars radiate from the central clock tower

  18. ملتان

    Multan

    Multan

    Usage

    Ancient city in southern Punjab called the City of Saints for its blue-tiled Sufi shrines, and known across the country for its mangoes

  19. پشاور

    Peshawar

    Peshawar

    Usage

    Capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa below the Khyber Pass, a frontier trading city with the Qissa Khwani Bazaar and a walled old town

  20. کوئٹہ

    Quetta

    Quetta

    Usage

    Capital of Balochistan in a valley at about 1,600m, known for its orchards. Foreign visitors may be required to hold a permit and travel with a police escort

  21. حیدرآباد

    Hyderabad

    Hyderabad (Sindh)

    Usage

    Sindh's second city, about 150km northeast of Karachi on the east bank of the Indus. Not the Indian city of the same name; known for glass bangles and Sindhi embroidery

  22. سکھر

    Sukkur

    Sukkur

    Usage

    City on the Indus in northern Sindh, site of the 1932 Sukkur Barrage and a staging point for Mohenjo-daro and Larkana

  23. گوجرانوالہ

    Gujranwala

    Gujranwala

    Usage

    Industrial city on the Lahore-Islamabad corridor, birthplace of the Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh and known across Punjab for its food

  24. سیالکوٹ

    Sialkot

    Sialkot

    Usage

    Export manufacturing city in northeast Punjab, a world centre for hand-stitched footballs and surgical instruments, and birthplace of the poet Iqbal

  25. بہاولپور

    Bahawalpur

    Bahawalpur

    Usage

    Former princely-state capital in southern Punjab with palaces such as Noor Mahal, and the gateway to the Cholistan Desert and Derawar Fort

  26. جہلم

    Jhelum

    Jhelum

    Usage

    Punjab city on the river of the same name, the nearest town to the UNESCO-listed Rohtas Fort and a stop on the Lahore-Rawalpindi railway

  27. ایبٹ آباد

    Abbottabad

    Abbottabad

    Usage

    Hill town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at about 1,200m, cool in summer and a staging point on the way to the Karakoram Highway and the Kaghan Valley

  28. مردان

    Mardan

    Mardan

    Usage

    City northeast of Peshawar, the access town for the Gandharan Buddhist monastery of Takht-i-Bahi

  29. لاڑکانہ

    Larkana

    Larkana

    Usage

    City in Sindh about 25km from Mohenjo-daro and the usual overnight base for visiting the ruins

  30. ٹھٹھہ

    Thatta

    Thatta

    Usage

    Historic town about 100km east of Karachi holding the UNESCO-listed Makli necropolis and the Shah Jahan Mosque; feasible as a day trip from Karachi

  31. مری

    Murree

    Murree

    Usage

    Hill station about 60km northeast of Islamabad, a British-era summer retreat centred on its Mall Road; snow can bring severe traffic in winter

  32. گلگت

    Gilgit

    Gilgit

    Usage

    Main town of Gilgit-Baltistan on the Karakoram Highway, the transport hub where shared vans leave for Hunza and Skardu

  33. سکردو

    Skardu

    Skardu

    Usage

    Main town of Baltistan and the starting point for treks to K2 and the Baltoro Glacier, and for the road onto the Deosai plateau

  34. ہنزہ

    Hunza

    Hunza

    Usage

    Valley north of Gilgit ringed by peaks such as Rakaposhi, famous for apricot blossom in spring and autumn colour; its main settlement is Karimabad

  35. کریم آباد

    Karimabad

    Karimabad

    Usage

    Main village of Hunza, a hillside of guesthouses below Baltit Fort with views towards Rakaposhi and the Passu peaks

  36. چترال

    Chitral

    Chitral

    Usage

    Town in a Hindu Kush valley below Tirich Mir and the access point for the Kalash valleys; the Lowari Tunnel now keeps it reachable year-round

  37. سوات

    Swat

    Swat

    Usage

    Green valley district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa centred on Mingora, called the Switzerland of Pakistan and scattered with Buddhist ruins

  38. جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا

    Jinnah International Airport

    Jinnah International Airport

    Usage

    Karachi's international airport (KHI), Pakistan's busiest, about 15km east of the city centre and named after the founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  39. علامہ اقبال بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا

    Allama Iqbal International Airport

    Allama Iqbal International Airport

    Usage

    Lahore's international airport (LHE) about 15km east of the centre, named after the national poet Iqbal and busy with Gulf routes

  40. اسلام آباد بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا

    Islamabad International Airport

    Islamabad International Airport

    Usage

    The capital region's airport (ISB), opened in 2018 about 25km west of the city and a similar distance from Rawalpindi, replacing the old Benazir Bhutto airport

  41. باچا خان بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا

    Bacha Khan International Airport

    Bacha Khan International Airport

    Usage

    Peshawar's airport (PEW), named after the Pashtun leader Bacha Khan, with Gulf and domestic services

  42. ملتان بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا

    Multan International Airport

    Multan International Airport

    Usage

    Multan's airport (MUX), the gateway to southern Punjab, with domestic and Gulf flights

  43. سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا

    Sialkot International Airport

    Sialkot International Airport

    Usage

    Sialkot's airport (SKT), opened in 2007 and Pakistan's only privately owned airport, an alternative gateway for northern Punjab

  44. سکردو بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا

    Skardu International Airport

    Skardu International Airport

    Usage

    Skardu's airport (KDU), about an hour from Islamabad but often cancelled for mountain weather; the road alternative takes roughly 20 hours

  45. گلگت ہوائی اڈا

    Gilgit Airport

    Gilgit Airport

    Usage

    Gilgit's airport (GIL), a short strip approached by flying through the valleys past Nanga Parbat; flights operate under visual rules and are often cancelled

  46. کراچی کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Karachi Cantonment Railway Station

    Karachi Cantonment Railway Station

    Usage

    Karachi's main station, where most long-distance trains to Lahore and Peshawar start. Tickets and timetables write it Karachi Cantt

  47. کراچی سٹی ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Karachi City Railway Station

    Karachi City Railway Station

    Usage

    Station on the old-city side of Karachi, in an 1898 colonial building. Most long-distance trains use Karachi Cantt instead, so check which station your ticket names

  48. لاہور جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Lahore Junction Railway Station

    Lahore Junction Railway Station

    Usage

    Lahore's central station in an 1860 fortress-like building, terminus for the Karachi expresses and directly linked to the Orange Line stop called Railway Station

  49. راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Rawalpindi Railway Station

    Rawalpindi Railway Station

    Usage

    The capital region's rail gateway. Islamabad itself has no railway station, so trains for the capital use Rawalpindi; it sits in Saddar close to the Metrobus line

  50. ملتان کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Multan Cantonment Railway Station

    Multan Cantonment Railway Station

    Usage

    Multan's main station, a midway hub on the Karachi-Lahore main line and the junction for southern Punjab

  51. پشاور کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Peshawar Cantonment Railway Station

    Peshawar Cantonment Railway Station

    Usage

    The northwestern terminus of Pakistan Railways, last stop on the main line up from Karachi, in a preserved colonial building

  52. روہڑی جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Rohri Junction Railway Station

    Rohri Junction Railway Station

    Usage

    Junction in northern Sindh across the river from Sukkur, where the Quetta line branches off the main line; Sukkur town is over the bridge

  53. حیدرآباد جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Hyderabad Junction Railway Station

    Hyderabad Junction Railway Station

    Usage

    Station at Hyderabad in Sindh, two to three hours by train from Karachi and the junction for interior Sindh

  54. فیصل آباد ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Faisalabad Railway Station

    Faisalabad Railway Station

    Usage

    Faisalabad's station, about two and a half hours from Lahore and close to the centre of the textile city

  55. بہاولپور ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Bahawalpur Railway Station

    Bahawalpur Railway Station

    Usage

    Bahawalpur's station on the Karachi-Lahore main line, the rail access for the Cholistan Desert and Derawar Fort

  56. اورنج لائن میٹرو ٹرین

    Orange Line Metro Train

    Orange Line Metro Train

    Usage

    Lahore's 27km east-west metro, opened in 2020, running 26 stations from Dera Gujran to Ali Town at a single flat fare

  57. ڈیرہ گجراں

    Dera Gujran

    Dera Gujran

    Usage

    Eastern terminus of the Orange Line near Lahore's northeastern ring road, with the line's depot alongside

  58. شالیمار گارڈن

    Shalimar Garden

    Shalimar Garden

    Usage

    Orange Line station and the nearest stop to the UNESCO-listed Shalimar Gardens, within walking distance of the entrance

  59. باغبانپورہ

    Baghbanpura

    Baghbanpura

    Usage

    Orange Line station in the old quarter beside Shalimar Gardens, named for the Mughal-era gardeners who lived there

  60. یو ای ٹی

    UET

    UET

    Usage

    Orange Line stop at the University of Engineering and Technology, near the east side of the walled city and the Grand Trunk Road

  61. ریلوے اسٹیشن

    Railway Station

    Railway Station

    Usage

    Orange Line stop literally named "Railway Station," connecting directly to Lahore Junction for long-distance trains

  62. لکشمی چوک

    Lakshmi Chowk

    Lakshmi Chowk

    Usage

    Orange Line stop at Lahore's cinema-and-food crossroads, busy late into the night

  63. جی پی او

    GPO

    GPO

    Usage

    Orange Line stop at the General Post Office, within walking distance of the Mall, the Lahore Museum and Anarkali Bazaar

  64. چوبرجی

    Chauburji

    Chauburji

    Usage

    Mughal gateway of 1646 whose name means "four towers"; all that survives of a vanished garden, now standing at a busy crossroads with an Orange Line station of the same name

  65. علی ٹاؤن

    Ali Town

    Ali Town

    Usage

    Western terminus of the Orange Line near Thokar Niaz Baig in southwest Lahore, where long-distance buses towards Multan connect

  66. میٹرو بس

    Metro Bus

    Metro Bus

    Usage

    Dedicated-lane bus running about 23km from Saddar in Rawalpindi to Pak Secretariat in Islamabad. Opened in 2015 with a flat fare, it is the main link between the twin cities

  67. صدر

    Saddar

    Saddar

    Usage

    Rawalpindi terminus of the Metrobus, close to Rawalpindi railway station and the bazaar district. Karachi has a district of the same name, so be specific

  68. لیاقت باغ

    Liaquat Bagh

    Liaquat Bagh

    Usage

    Metrobus stop by the park named after Pakistan's first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan, in central Rawalpindi

  69. کمیٹی چوک

    Committee Chowk

    Committee Chowk

    Usage

    Metrobus stop at a junction on Rawalpindi's Murree Road, in a district of shops and hospitals

  70. چاندنی چوک

    Chandni Chowk

    Chandni Chowk

    Usage

    Metrobus stop at a major junction on Murree Road; unrelated to the Chandni Chowk in Delhi

  71. رحمان آباد

    Rehmanabad

    Rehmanabad

    Usage

    Metrobus stop in a residential and commercial stretch of Murree Road in northern Rawalpindi

  72. فیض آباد

    Faizabad

    Faizabad

    Usage

    Metrobus stop on the boundary between Rawalpindi and Islamabad and the network's busiest interchange, where local buses and shared taxis also gather

  73. پاک سیکرٹریٹ

    Pak Secretariat

    Pak Secretariat

    Usage

    Islamabad terminus of the Metrobus beside the government Red Zone, the access point for the presidency and parliament area

  74. شاہی قلعہ

    Shahi Qila

    Lahore Fort (Shahi Qila)

    Usage

    Citadel at the northwest corner of Lahore's walled city, a UNESCO site rebuilt by the Mughals in the 16th and 17th centuries and facing the Badshahi Mosque. Locals call it Shahi Qila

  75. مینار پاکستان

    Minar-e-Pakistan

    Minar-e-Pakistan

    Usage

    A 70m tower in Lahore's Iqbal Park, completed in 1968 to mark the 1940 Lahore Resolution that called for the creation of Pakistan

  76. مسجد وزیر خان

    Masjid Wazir Khan

    Wazir Khan Mosque

    Usage

    1634 mosque inside Lahore's walled city, famous for the kashi-kari tilework covering its walls, standing on the Royal Trail that leads in from Delhi Gate

  77. دہلی دروازہ

    Dilli Darwaza

    Delhi Gate

    Usage

    The east gate of Lahore's walled city, named for the road to Delhi; the restored Royal Trail runs from here to the Wazir Khan Mosque

  78. مقبرہ جہانگیر

    Maqbara-e-Jahangir

    Tomb of Jahangir

    Usage

    Mausoleum of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1637) at Shahdara northwest of Lahore, across the Ravi and beside the tomb of Asaf Khan

  79. داتا دربار

    Data Darbar

    Data Darbar

    Usage

    Shrine of the 11th-century Sufi saint Ali Hujwiri in Lahore, one of South Asia's largest Sufi shrines and busiest on Thursday nights

  80. انارکلی بازار

    Anarkali Bazaar

    Anarkali Bazaar

    Usage

    One of South Asia's oldest surviving bazaars, in Lahore, selling clothes, fabric and shoes. It splits into Old and New Anarkali and is entered from the Mall

  81. لاہور عجائب گھر

    Lahore Ajaib Ghar

    Lahore Museum

    Usage

    National museum on the Mall, best known for the Gandharan Fasting Buddha; the Zamzama cannon stands outside its gate

  82. واہگہ بارڈر

    Wagah Border

    Wagah Border

    Usage

    The land crossing to India about 25km east of Lahore, known for the flag-lowering ceremony at sunset. Opening days and times change, so confirm before going

  83. قلعہ روہتاس

    Qila Rohtas

    Rohtas Fort

    Usage

    16th-century fortress near Jhelum built by Sher Shah Suri, a UNESCO site with about 4km of surviving walls

  84. مکلی

    Makli

    Makli Necropolis

    Usage

    UNESCO-listed hilltop necropolis near Thatta, covered with carved stone tombs from the 14th to the 18th centuries

  85. شاہجہاں مسجد

    Shahjahan Masjid

    Shah Jahan Mosque

    Usage

    1647 mosque at Thatta, known for its blue tilework and the acoustics of its roughly 100 domes; usually visited together with Makli

  86. تخت بھائی

    Takht-i-Bahi

    Takht-i-Bahi

    Usage

    Hilltop Buddhist monastery near Mardan dating from around the 1st century, the best-preserved Gandharan site and a UNESCO listing

  87. ہڑپہ

    Harappa

    Harappa

    Usage

    Indus Valley city site near Sahiwal in Punjab that gave the Harappan civilization its name, with a small site museum

  88. کٹاس راج

    Katas Raj

    Katas Raj Temples

    Usage

    Cluster of Hindu temples in the Salt Range around a sacred pond, dating from the 7th to 10th centuries and reachable as a day trip from Islamabad

  89. مقبرہ شاہ رکن عالم

    Maqbara Shah Rukn-e-Alam

    Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam

    Usage

    14th-century Sufi mausoleum on the citadel mound in Multan, an octagonal brick and blue-tile building that has become the emblem of the city

  90. نور محل

    Noor Mahal

    Noor Mahal

    Usage

    1875 palace in Bahawalpur built for the local nawab in an Italianate style; the interior is open to visitors

  91. قلعہ دراوڑ

    Qila Derawar

    Derawar Fort

    Usage

    Square desert fortress in Cholistan with 40 bastions, about 100km from Bahawalpur; the sand track normally needs a four-wheel drive

  92. مزار قائد

    Mazar-e-Quaid

    Mazar-e-Quaid

    Usage

    Mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, a white marble monument set in gardens with a ceremonial changing of the guard

  93. موہٹہ پیلس

    Mohatta Palace

    Mohatta Palace

    Usage

    Pink-stone mansion of 1927 in Karachi's Clifton area, now a museum staging temporary exhibitions

  94. سیہون شریف

    Sehwan Sharif

    Sehwan Sharif

    Usage

    Pilgrimage town in Sindh built around the shrine of the 13th-century Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, which draws huge crowds at the annual urs

  95. بلتت قلعہ

    Baltit Qila

    Baltit Fort

    Usage

    Former palace of the Hunza rulers above Karimabad, over 700 years old, restored in the 1990s and open as a museum

  96. شاہراہ قراقرم

    Shahrah-e-Qaraqaram

    Karakoram Highway

    Usage

    Roughly 1,300km mountain road (N-35) from Hasan Abdal to the Khunjerab Pass on the Chinese border, the spine of travel in northern Pakistan and abbreviated KKH

  97. درہ خنجراب

    Darra-e-Khunjerab

    Khunjerab Pass

    Usage

    The 4,693m border pass into China, the highest paved border crossing in the world. It closes in winter, roughly December to April

  98. سوست

    Sost

    Sost

    Usage

    Pakistani border town below the Khunjerab Pass, with immigration and customs and the departure point for buses into China

  99. عطا آباد جھیل

    Attabad Jheel

    Attabad Lake

    Usage

    Turquoise lake in Hunza formed by a 2010 landslide; the Karakoram Highway now skirts it through a series of tunnels

  100. پسو

    Passu

    Passu

    Usage

    Upper Hunza village known for the jagged Passu Cones, a suspension bridge and short walks out to the glaciers

  101. کے ٹو

    K2

    K2

    Usage

    The world's second-highest mountain at 8,611m, in the Karakoram. Reaching base camp takes over a week of trekking from Skardu via the Baltoro Glacier

  102. نانگا پربت

    Nanga Parbat

    Nanga Parbat

    Usage

    The 8,126m ninth-highest peak in the world, marking the western end of the Himalaya and visible from the Karakoram Highway

  103. راکاپوشی

    Rakaposhi

    Rakaposhi

    Usage

    A 7,788m peak seen in full from base to summit from the Karakoram Highway, with a roadside viewpoint on the way to Hunza

  104. دیوسائی نیشنل پارک

    Deosai National Park

    Deosai National Park

    Usage

    High plateau at about 4,000m south of Skardu, home to the Himalayan brown bear and accessible only from around July to September

  105. فیری میڈوز

    Fairy Meadows

    Fairy Meadows

    Usage

    Meadow facing the north face of Nanga Parbat, reached from Raikot on the Karakoram Highway by a rough jeep track and then on foot; summer only

  106. وادی کاغان

    Wadi-e-Kaghan

    Kaghan Valley

    Usage

    Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa running from Mansehra up through Naran to the Babusar Pass, a summer escape open roughly June to September

  107. ناران

    Naran

    Naran

    Usage

    Main village of the Kaghan Valley at about 2,400m, full of hotels and eateries and the base for Lake Saif-ul-Malook; the road closes in winter

  108. جھیل سیف الملوک

    Jheel Saif-ul-Malook

    Lake Saif-ul-Malook

    Usage

    Glacial lake at about 3,200m some 9km east of Naran, tied to a local fairy legend and reached only by jeep over a rough track

  109. بابوسر ٹاپ

    Babusar Top

    Babusar Top

    Usage

    A 4,173m pass linking the Kaghan Valley with Chilas on the Karakoram Highway, usually open only from July to September

  110. کالام

    Kalam

    Kalam

    Usage

    Town at about 2,000m in the upper Swat Valley, a summer resort of pine forest and riverside guesthouses

  111. مالم جبہ

    Malam Jabba

    Malam Jabba

    Usage

    Pakistan's main ski resort at about 2,800m in the Swat Valley, roughly two hours by road from Mingora

  112. دریائے سندھ

    Darya-e-Sindh

    Indus River

    Usage

    The 3,180km river rising in Tibet and running the length of Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. In Urdu it is called Darya-e-Sindh, the river of Sindh

  113. دریائے راوی

    Darya-e-Ravi

    Ravi River

    Usage

    Tributary of the Indus flowing past northwest Lahore; the tomb of Jahangir stands on the far bank at Shahdara

  114. مارگلہ پہاڑیاں

    Margalla Paharian

    Margalla Hills

    Usage

    Range immediately north of Islamabad, a national park with numbered walking routes (Trail 1 to Trail 6) looking down over the city

  115. دامن کوہ

    Daman-e-Koh

    Daman-e-Koh

    Usage

    Viewpoint partway up the Margalla Hills looking out over Islamabad and the Faisal Mosque, about 20 minutes by car from the city

  116. راول جھیل

    Rawal Jheel

    Rawal Lake

    Usage

    Reservoir in eastern Islamabad that supplies water to the twin cities, with a lakeside park

  117. تربیلا ڈیم

    Tarbela Dam

    Tarbela Dam

    Usage

    One of the largest earth-filled dams in the world, completed on the Indus in 1976 about 50km northwest of Islamabad

  118. صحرائے تھر

    Sahra-e-Thar

    Thar Desert

    Usage

    Desert straddling eastern Sindh and India. On the Pakistani side it centres on the Tharparkar district, which turns green during the monsoon

  119. شاہراہ فیصل

    Shahrah-e-Faisal

    Shahrah-e-Faisal

    Usage

    Karachi's main artery linking the airport with the Saddar city centre, lined with offices and hotels and a standard reference point when giving a taxi directions

  120. کلفٹن

    Clifton

    Clifton

    Usage

    Upmarket seaside district in southern Karachi holding Mohatta Palace and the beach, with many hotels and restaurants

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