Things to do in Islamabad, Pakistan

The top attractions and places to visit in Islamabad, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Faisal Mosque, Lal Masjid and Pakistan Monument, and 6 more within 5 km of the centre.

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Top attractions in Islamabad

Faisal MosqueMosque · 1.1 km from the centre
Pakistan MonumentMonument · 3.9 km from the centre
Margala Hills National ParkPark · 3.2 km from the centre
National Art Gallery, PakistanMuseum · 4.5 km from the centre
Islamabad ZooZoo or aquarium · 2 km from the centre
Fatima Jinnah ParkPark · 2.8 km from the centre

Churches, mosques and temples

Faisal MosqueMosque · 1.1 km from the centre · On the map
Lal MasjidMosque · 4.2 km from the centre · On the map

Landmarks and monuments

Pakistan MonumentMonument · 3.9 km from the centre · On the map
Daman-e-KohLandmark · 2.3 km from the centre · On the map

Parks, gardens and zoos

Margala Hills National ParkPark · 3.2 km from the centre · On the map
Islamabad ZooZoo or aquarium · 2 km from the centre · On the map
Fatima Jinnah ParkPark · 2.8 km from the centre · On the map
Rose and Jasmine GardenGarden · 4.7 km from the centre · On the map

Museums

National Art Gallery, Pakistan4.5 km from the centre · On the map

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Day trips from Islamabad

Peshawar139 km awayMohabbat Khan Mosque6 stops in a day, starting at Peshawar Museum

Photo credits

Faisal Mosque: Ali Mujtaba, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pakistan Monument: Muhammad Ashar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Margala Hills National Park: Obaid747, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Art Gallery, Pakistan: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 3.0
Islamabad Zoo: Farhan, CC BY 2.0
Fatima Jinnah Park: Ahmed Sajjad Zaidi, CC BY-SA 2.0
Daman-e-Koh: Xeyn, CC BY-SA 1.0
Rose and Jasmine Garden: Bakhtawar.hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
Each place counts for one city, the one closest to it by size and distance, so nearby towns don’t repeat it.
There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.