Islamabad

Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. It is a planned community, founded and built in the 1960s specifically to serve as the nations capital. It's name means "the abode of Islam" in Urdu. http://www.findpk.com/cities/html/islamabad.html It is located in the Islamabad Capital Territory, which is federally controlled. http://www.islamabad.gov.pk/islamabad/default.asp Islamabad forms part of a larger metropolitan area incorporating its twin city Rawalpindi. The Islamabad/Rawalpindi Metropolitan Area has a population of 4.5 million, and is growing at a 4% annual rate. <ref> http://www.urbanpk.com/upkgallery/citypictures/Islamabad/Master%20Plan%20&%20Documentation/Islamabad%20-%20A%20Town%20Planning%20Example%20for%20a%20Sustainable%20City.pdf http://www.isocarp.net/Data/case_studies/720.pdf </ref> The urban planner Constantino Dioxiadis designed the city in 1959, intending it to be a "city of the future." http://www.urbanpk.com/upkgallery/citypictures/Islamabad/Master%20Plan%20&%20Documentation/Islamabad%20-%20A%20Town%20Planning%20Example%20for%20a%20Sustainable%20City.pdf The city is laid out in a preplanned system of grids and zones that incorporate green spaces. http://www.asro.kuleuven.ac.be/CAADPUBS/files/268.pdf