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Islamabad : (Capital of Pakistan)

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   Islamabad  (/ɪzˈlɑːməbæd) ( Urdu: اسلام آباد‎, romanized: Islām Ābād) 14 August 1967 exactly after the   20 years of countries independence Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan. Karachi was the First Capital of Pakistan, which was selected by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It remained the Capital until 1959, The President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan, decided to shift the capital from the coastal city of Karachi in Sindh to Islamabad in the north of Pakistan. During the building of capital, Rawalpindi was the interim Capital. Meanwhile In 1962, East Pakistan’s “ Dhaka ” was made the legislative capital of the country due to high population. Construction: Construction began in 1961 with an effort to blend traditional Islamic architecture with modern patterns and requirements. Construction ended with the completion of the Secretariat, Pakistan House, President’s House, National Assembly Building, Grand National Mosque, and housing for government staff. The uni...
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Capital of China –BEIJING-

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  Beijing (/beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ bay-JING; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng, alternatively romanized as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/ pee-KING), is the capital of China. Its the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents within an administrative area of 16,410.5 km2. It is located in Northern China and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province except for neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Population Population: 21.54 million (2018) Location The city of Beijing is situated at the northern apex of the roughly triangular North China Plain and lies at an elevation between about 100 and 130 feet (30 and 40 metres) above sea level. Beijing (China) is 22 times as big as New York City (US) Beijing covers an area of 16410.54km². It is divided into 1...
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