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Geography of
Pakistan:
Pakistan pulls down
from the steep high mountains of Central Asia
(Himalayas, Karakoram ,Hindu-Kush) down to
Arabian Sea covering a distance of 8,03,944 Sq.
Km- 3,10,322 sq. miles.
Pakistan is
divided into four provinces:
Punjab, Sind,
Balochistan, NWFP and in addition to the
provinces are the Federally Administered
Northern Areas (FANA) and Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA).
Pakistan is
situated between latitudes 24 and 37 degrees
North and longitudes 62 and 75 degrees
East.
Greatest features of Pakistan
include: the Great mountain ranges of the
Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu-Kush, the
Northern Areas in the NWFP, the widely irrigated
Flat bed of Punjab with five rivers, and a
Cholistan Desert dominating the upper region and
then eventually joining the Indus River flowing
south to the Arabian Sea through
Sind.
Sind is bounded on the east by
the Thar Desert and the Ran of Kutch, and on the
west by the Kithar Range accompanied with the
Balochistan Plateau, an arid tableland,
encircled by Ranges of Mountains.
It
runs its eastern border with India. Northern
border with China. Western Border with
Afghanistan & Iran and in its south there is
the famous Arabian Sea.
Pakistan is divided into all the
miracles of the
world:
It has the most
dense population of mountains any where in the
world and the longest running glaciers of the
world. 5 peaks over 8000 meters-26000 ft and 101
peaks over 7000 meters-23000 ft above sea level
within a radius of 180 km.
It has the
most concentrated and beautiful Northern area
Forests of the world with landscape, Bird
watching, Hunting and many other activities
available.
It has the biggest
Irrigation system in the world with numerous
Rivers of which Five are major Rivers (Indus ,
Jehlum , Chanab , Ravi , Satluj) and others like
Kunnar, Bias are plenty in numbers. Indus is the
third Longest River of Asia which is 3200 km -
1990 miles long. About 64000 km- 39500 miles
long canals. A Kharaiz System in Balochistan,
where rain fall is very
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It has the
biggest Earth-filled Dams of the world. Tarbaila
which is also the biggest Hydroelectric
(Electricity generated with turbines run with
water) Power Station of the World, which is a
miracle in itself. And many similar dams and
Hydroelectric Station all over
Pakistan.
It has the longest and the
most sophisticated network of High Speed
Motorways all over the country, connecting every
major city of the country, and the 8th wonder of
the world the Karakoram Highway, which connects
the Central Asia to Pakistan, and through the
motorways of Pakistan to the Warm waters of
Arabian Sea.
Lastly a very
sophisticated Archeological Reserve which is
thousands and thousands of years old Namely the
Indus Valley Civilization dating back to 5000
BC.
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