physical features of pakistan
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Pakistan’s most common physical features are its five main regions, which include the Thar Desert, the Northern Highland, the Western Highland, the Punjab Plain, the Sind Plain and the Baluchian Plateau. Pakistan is located in southern Asia and borders the Arabian Sea. India is east of Pakistan. Afghanistan is west of Pakistan, and China is north of Pakistan
Sialkot, located in Pakistan, is the world’s largest producer of handsewn footballs. Local factories in the region produce 40-60 million footballs a year, which is roughly 50-70% of the world’s total production.
Pakistan has the highest paved international road– The Karakoram Highway (KKH).Pakistan has the largest canal-based irrigationsystem in the world.Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan, is its financial hub as well as home to almost 17 million people.
It also has a major seaport.The ‘Khewra Salt Mine’ in Pakistan isthe largest and oldest salt mine in the world.Pakistan has the only fertile desert in the world –the Tharparker dessert– located in Sindh province.
The world’s longest glacial systemoutside the polar regions – the Biafo Glacier – is in Pakistan.The largest earth-filled dam in the world (and fifth largest by structural volume) is the ‘Tarbela Dam’ on the Indus river in Pakistan.
Out of the total land area in Pakistan, 25% is under agricultural cultivation. Pakistan irrigates three times more land area than Russia.
The once world’s largest man-made forest is in Pakistan – the Changa Manga forest (12,423 acres in area). It is named after two brother dacoits, the Changa Manga forest was originally planted in 1866 by British foresters.
There are 151 airports in Pakistan.Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehr Garh, Takht Bhai, Juniper Shaft cave, the Murghagull Gharra cave and Mughall saa cave are major archaeological sites in Pakistan.
There is 263,942 km of roadway infrastructure in Pakistan, out of which 708 km is the expressway.
A total length of 11,881 km is covered by railways in Pakistan. Out of this length, 11,492 km is the broad gauge, while 389 km is the narrow gauge.
Port Muhammad Bin Qasim is the major port in Karachi, Pakistan.The total cropped area in Pakistan is 22.94 million hectares.K-2 (Chagori) is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan, and the second highest in the world.
Sialkot, located in Pakistan, is the world’s largest producer of handsewn footballs. Local factories in the region produce 40-60 million footballs a year, which is roughly 50-70% of the world’s total production.
Pakistan has the highest paved international road– The Karakoram Highway (KKH).Pakistan has the largest canal-based irrigationsystem in the world.Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan, is its financial hub as well as home to almost 17 million people.
It also has a major seaport.The ‘Khewra Salt Mine’ in Pakistan isthe largest and oldest salt mine in the world.Pakistan has the only fertile desert in the world –the Tharparker dessert– located in Sindh province.
The world’s longest glacial systemoutside the polar regions – the Biafo Glacier – is in Pakistan.The largest earth-filled dam in the world (and fifth largest by structural volume) is the ‘Tarbela Dam’ on the Indus river in Pakistan.
Out of the total land area in Pakistan, 25% is under agricultural cultivation. Pakistan irrigates three times more land area than Russia.
The once world’s largest man-made forest is in Pakistan – the Changa Manga forest (12,423 acres in area). It is named after two brother dacoits, the Changa Manga forest was originally planted in 1866 by British foresters.
There are 151 airports in Pakistan.Moenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, Kot Diji, Mehr Garh, Takht Bhai, Juniper Shaft cave, the Murghagull Gharra cave and Mughall saa cave are major archaeological sites in Pakistan.
There is 263,942 km of roadway infrastructure in Pakistan, out of which 708 km is the expressway.
A total length of 11,881 km is covered by railways in Pakistan. Out of this length, 11,492 km is the broad gauge, while 389 km is the narrow gauge.
Port Muhammad Bin Qasim is the major port in Karachi, Pakistan.The total cropped area in Pakistan is 22.94 million hectares.K-2 (Chagori) is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan, and the second highest in the world.
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