Where is Pakistan?
Pakistan is a country in South Asia.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- South Asia
- Land borders
- 4: Afghanistan, China, India, Iran
- Area
- About 870,000 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Eastern
- Capital city
- 33.68° N, 73.05° E
About Pakistan
Pakistan is a South Asian republic of over 241 million people, created on 14 August 1947 at the partition of British India. Islamabad is the capital and Karachi the largest city and financial centre. Its territory holds Mehrgarh, Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, and five of the world's fourteen eight-thousanders, including K2.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 2 on 5 October 2026 (#34), hardest clue first:
- It is called the only Muslim nation active in Antarctic research, with a station kept since 1992.
- In its Chitral valleys a small pre-Islamic community claims descent from Alexander the Great.
- Five of the fourteen peaks above 8,000 metres rise here, among them K2 and Nanga Parbat.
- Lahore, its cultural capital, holds the Badshahi Mosque, the Shalimar Gardens and a great Mughal fort.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Tajikistan 660 km away
- India 690 km away
- Uzbekistan 910 km away
- Nepal 1,300 km away
- Turkmenistan 1,400 km away
- Bhutan 1,700 km away
- Oman 1,800 km away
- Kazakhstan 1,900 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Pakistan. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.