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Pakistan
Political map of Pakistan
Special areas:
Provinces: 5. ICT(Islamabad capital
1. Baluchistan territory
2. N.W.F.P 6. FATA
3. Punjab 7. FANA(Gilgitbultistan)
4. Sindh 8. AJK(12700 km,7 districts)
Islamabad
• 1959_______foundation laid
• 1963________city completed
• Area_________906 sq.km
FATA
• Potohar plateau
• Mountain ranges: sub Himalayas or
Siwaliks(5000 ft)
Sindh (23 districts)
K.P.K(24 districts)
Baluchistan(30 districts)
• No mountain, so Baluchistan is a plateau.
Azad Jammu Kashmir
• Disputed territory.(UNO)
• Economy is pre dominantly agriculture.
• Leepa valley is most fascinating valley in
Azad Kashmir
AJK
Ethnic group
Pakistan land border (total 6,774 km)
• Afghanistan: Durand line,( 2443 km )
• Tajikistan: Wakhan Corridor:
• China: 523 km
• India: 2,912 km,
• Iran :909 km
• Oman:(marine border)
• Coastline: 1,046 km
Coastal area (1,050 km )
coastline of Pakistan:
Arabian sea
important coastal areas:
Karachi, Ormarah, Pasni and Gwader.
Sea ports:
Karachi and Bin Qasim.
some 40 km west of Karachi, Gwader under
construction, it will serve as a major hub of
economic activities for CARs.
Physical Pakistan
Mountains
Mountains
Reasons:
1. Volcanic
2. Tectonic
Mountain Ranges
Famous mountain ranges of Pakistan are
Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, Sulaiman,
Toba Kakar, Kirthar and Salt range.
1) Mountainous North
2) Koh-e-Sufaid and Waziristan Hills
3) Sulaiman and Kirthar Mountains
4) Balochistan Plateau
5) Potowar Plateau and the Salt Ranges
Gasherbrum I : (26,470 ft )
(11th highest in the world)
Glaciers
1-Siachin : 75 km
2-Baltora : 62 km
3-Batura : 55 km
Northern Mountains
1. The Himalayas
2. The Karakorams
3. The Hindu Kush Range
4. The Sulaimans
• form the northern and western borders of Pakistan. Eight of
the world's ten highest peaks are to be found here, including
Mount Godwin-Austen-K2 -which, at 28,250 feet (8,610
metres), bows only to mighty Everest in earth' s struggle to
reach up to the skies.
Nanga Parbat- 26,660 ft
(8th highest in the world)
Koh-e-Safaid and Waziristan Hills
Koh-e-Safaid
(3,600m )
• commonly covered with snow.
• Sikeram, the highest peak in Koh-e-Safaid
Ranges rises to 4,760 m.
• Waziristan Hills:
• ranges from 1,500 and 3,000 m.
Sulaiman and Kirthar Mountains
(600 m )
Highest Peaks
• Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 m)
• Takatu (3,470m)
Potowar Plateau and the Salt Ranges
1) Kharan(Baluchistan)
2) Thal(Punjab)
3) Thar (Punjab-Sindh):Rajpotana in India,
Cholistan ,Rohi -Punjab
Nara -upper Sindh
Tharparkar -lower Sindh
Rivers in Pakistan
NWFP BALUCHISTAN
• Indus • Hangol
• Kabul • Nari
• Swat
• Bolan
• Chitral
• Zhob • Dasht
• Panjkora • Mula
• Gormal • Rakhshan
• kurram • Pashin lora
Conti…
Punjab Sindh
• Jehlum • Hub
• Che • Mir nadi
• nab • Arl nadi
• Ravi • Malir nadi
• Sutlej
• beyas
Major Rivers
1) Rasul (jehlum)_________qadirabad(Chinab)
2) Qadirabad chinab_______balloki (ravi)
3) balloki (ravi)___________sulaimanki (Sutlej)
4) Chasma(indus)__________jehlum
5) Trimmu(indus)__________sindhnaj (Ravi)
6) Sindhani(ravi)__________mailsi-
bahawal(Sutlej)
7) Taunsa(indus)_________ the Punjnad.
Transportation and communication in
Pakistan
Road network:
• There are nine highways and 9 motorways
in Pakistan. Total length of all types of roads
is 259,758 km.
Railway network:
• Railway is built in plain areas. Total 808
railway stations, total length comprises of
7791 km.
Pakistan airways:
Frequent earthquakes:
Occasionally severe especially in north and
west.
Flooding :
Along the indus after heavy rains
(july and august)
Flood affected areas in Pakistan
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
• Energy Resources