Sunday, 21 August 2011

Page 1 of Pakistan

15 Beautiful and Amazing Pictures of Pakistan

This post showcase some beautiful pictures of Pakistan. Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a country in South Asia. It is the second largest Muslim population after Indonesia. The name Pakistan means Land of (the) Pure in Urdu and Persian.

Tourism is still a growing industry in Pakistan because of its diverse cultures, people and landscape. Pakistan also has five out of fourteen mountain peaks of height over 8,000 metres (26,250 ft), that attract adventurers and mountaineers from around the world, especially to K2.

Lets take a trip of Pakistan through some beautiful and amazing pictures. Hope you like them. 



                   Beautiful Pictures of Pakistan 
  Dance of a Peacock - Pakistan 

  
There is a peaock breeding barn infront of the Guest House where I'm staying. It has more than 30 peacocks from different colors. Unfortunately, all kept behind the chain link.



Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan 

The Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan - is among one of the largest mosques in the world. Its Pakistan’s National Mosque. It is a popular masjid in the Islamic world, and is renowned for both its size and its architecture covering an area of 5,000 square meters with a capacity of 300,000 worshippers. It’s relatively unusual design fuses contemporary lines with the more traditional look of an Arab Bedouin's tent, with its large triangular prayer hall and four minarets. 


Jahangir Kothari, Karachi 
 Single RAW HDR processing on photomatix from my Canon 400D.Photo at Jahangir Kothari parade, Karachi, Pakistan.


The Tomb of Jam Nido at Makli Hills, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan
 This is the tomb of Jam Nido, a Summa ruler who reigned from 1461-1508.One of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed to be the burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints. It is located on the outskirts of Thatta, the capital of lower Sind until the seventeenth century, in what is the southeastern province of present-day Pakistan.
 


Shrine of Bibi Jawindi, Uch Sharif in Beautiful Pictures of Pakistan

 Uch or Uch Sharif is located in Punjab, Pakistan. Uch is also known as "Alexandria at the Head of the Punjab", is a historical city in Pakistan. Once it was an important city of ancient India. It is believed that in 325 BC Alexander the Great founded a city called Alexandria at the site of the last confluence of Punjab rivers with the Indus river.


 

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