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The population of Rawalpindi is approximately 1,400,000
It is rapidly developing into a large modern city. It has many good hotels, restaurants, clubs, museums, playgrounds. It has a number of parks, of which the largest is Ayub National Park . Rawalpindi is the nearest major city for the holiday resorts and hill stations of the Galiyat area, such as Murree, Nathiagali, and Ayubia . It is also a common starting point for tourists visiting Abbottabad, Swat , Kaghan , Gilgit, HunzaHunza is the northern part of a region known as the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It comprises an area of 3,900 mi˛ (10,101 km˛) and borders China. The famous Karakoram Highway crosses Hunza, connecting it to China via the Khunjerab Pass. Hunza is divided i, SkarduSkardu is the capital city of Baltistan a subdivision of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is also the name of a district in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is located in the wide (10 km) and long (40 km) Skardu Valley, in the very place in which the Indus River re and Chitral .
The best way to see Rawalpindi is by wandering through its bazaarA bazaar is a market, often covered, typically found in areas of Muslim culture. The word bazaar comes from the Persian word bzr whose etymology goes back to the Pahlavi word baha-char meaning "the place of prices". Examples include: The Grand Bazaar, Ists, but you should orient yourself before setting out. The city has two main roads: the Grand Trunk RoadThe Grand Trunk Road is the Indian Subcontinent's first, largest and oldest major road, linking Calcutta on the Bay of Bengal coast with Kabul in Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass. The Grand Trunk Road spans a distance of over 2,500 km, and connects up the runs roughly from east to west and is known as The Mall as it passes through the cantonment; Murree Road breaks north from The Mall, crosses the railway and brushes the east end of the old city on its way to Islamabad. the two main bazaar areas are Raja Bazaar in the old city and Saddar Bazaar, which developed as the cantonment bazaar between the old city and the Mall.
The crowded alleys of the old city are home to many attractions, including Hindu and Sikh temples, Muslim shrines, and the headquarters of Pakistani hijraIn Indian culture, a hijra is person belonging to a group that is often called "the third sex" (or gender) of India. Many hijra desribe themselves as "neither man nor woman" (The term "hijra" in this context is to be distinguished from an Arabic word of t (transvestite) community, said to be led by an elected queen. Their presence at births and weddings is an accepted tradition in Pakistan, as it is in India.
Ayub National Park is located beyond the old Presidency on Jhelum Road. It covers an area of about 2, 300 acres and has a play-land, lake with boating facility, an aquarium and a garden-restaurant. Rawalpindi Public Park is located on Murree Road near Shamsabad. The Park was opened for public in 1991. It has a playland for children, grassy lawns, fountains and flower beds. A cricketcricket match in progress. The beige strip is the cricket pitch. The people wearing black trousers on the far right are the umpires. Cricket is a team game played between two teams of eleven players each. It originated in its modern form in England, and i stadium was built in 1992 just opposite the Public Park. The stadium is equipped with all modern facilities. Another attraction located near Rawalpindi is the mosque known as Faisal Masjid.
Rawalpindi cricket stadium, built in 1992, has a grass pitch, floodlights, and a capacity of 15,000. The home team is the Rawalpindi Cricket Association.