Hi,
I was looking for interesting facts on Pakistan like the following one:
“Terbaila Dam is the world’s largest earth-filled dam in the world . It is 469 feet high and 2,264 feet thick at the base”
I need them for the International day that is coming up on the 21st of this month.
I tried searching google but couldn’t find what I was looking for .. maybe I wasn’t using the right keywords. Any pointers, keywords, websites are most welcome.
regards,
M.Ahmed
here is one more for u
K2, which is the highest peak in Pakistan, is second only to Mount Everest at 28,250 meters tall.
just to add few more of those mountain peeks
we also have Nanga Parbat : 26,660 ft./8126 m (8th in World) and Gasherbrum-I: 26,470 ft./8068 m (11th in World)
Here you go buddy!
Over 90% of the world's soccer balls are made in Pakistan
Pakistan is the Third Largest Producer of Mangos in the world.
In 2003 Pakistani students were ‘top in the World’ in 3 A Level subjects.
The Karakoram Highway, popularly known as the Eighth wonder of the world.
Four of the worlds greatest mountain ranges: the Hindukush, The karakorum, Himalays and the Pamirs coverge in Pakistan. Almost 37 of the worlds highest Peaks are located here.
Nanga Parbat is the western most peak of the 24,139 kilometers long Himalayan range and soars 8,125 meter high, ranking 9th highest peak in the world. No other mountain within a 100 kilometers is anywhere near its size. Nanga Parbat means “the naked mountain” and is also known by the locals as “Diamir”.
The south face of Nanga Parbat is one of the greatest precipices in the world
Indus Delta is probably the largest continous area of arid-climate-mangroves in the world. It is one of the most remarkable yet forgotten of the ecosystems found in Pakistan.
Karakoram Highway :Following the ancient “Silk Route”, this Highway snakes through three great mountain ranges (the Himalayas, the Karakorams and the Pamirs) and connects Pakistan to China over the border at Khunjerab Pass (4733 meters high): the highest metalled road-crossing in the world.
Markan- Balochistan: Many observers belive the regions terrain resembels the surface of the moon.
Some areas of the South, near the Makran Coast, are famous for growing 300 different varieties of dates.
Archaeological discoveries have confirmed that Baluchistan has been inhabited from the Stone Age of 50,000 years ago. The important Neolithic excavation-site at “Mehargarh” (7000-3000 B.C.) is the oldest in the Sub-Continent. Archaeologists believe that as early as 6000 B.C., farmers in the Bolan Valley were cultivating barely and wheat, thereby becoming probably the earliest humans to domesticate sheep and buffalo.
The Markan Sphyinx, The only natural Formation in the world that bear a ammazing similarity to the egytian sphyinx.
The Northern Areas of Pakistan encompassing four of the greatest mountain ranges of the world (the Karakorams, Himalayas, Pamirs and the Hindukush) offer a smorgasbord of landscapes, cultures, habitats and races. Areas of south Pakistan are even more diversely attractive and interesting: offering different landscapes, cultures, faces, architecture and flora & fauna. Such a variety is found in very few countries and even regions of the world.
Pakistan is known as the “Mecca of Mountaineers”.
Pakistan hosts the Annual Silk Route Festival in which South China, Kyrgyztan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhistan, to Turkmenistan participate in this event reflecting the work of their artisans, craftsmen and folk musicians. It is indeed a rare opportunity to get to know all these different cultures in one place at this annual event.
I hoped that helped
Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, is the 3rd largest spoken language in the world.
are you serious? 
WOW
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The Markan Sphyinx, The only natural Formation in the world that bear a ammazing similarity to the egytian sphyinx.
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thanks for all the info, I would love to see a pic of this one item though, anyone got one?
TDO great post! very informative.
if you were to consider Hindi and Urdu as one then based on some research figures it is true. If you were to take just Urdu it will not be in any khata…
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if you were to consider Hindi and Urdu as one then based on some research figures it is true. If you were to take just Urdu it will not be in any khata...
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Counting how many people speak a language is not an exact science, but even if you take hindi out, urdu I believe will still remain in top five spoken languages in the world. By some estimates Urdu/Hindi combined are 2nd largest spoken langauges in the world.
And anyway, spoken urdu and hindi have drifted towards each other over the past decades, thanks to bollywood.
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but even if you take hindi out, urdu I believe will still remain in top five spoken languages in the world.
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I seriously doubt that, a big portion of Pakistan's population doesn't speak Urdu, how can it be among the top 5 languages ?
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I seriously doubt that, a big portion of Pakistan's population doesn't speak Urdu, how can it be among the top 5 languages ?
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I didn't say speak urdu as first language, but a big portion of pakistanis speak it as a second language, just like english.
hmmm … a bit of controversy here. Mahnoor bibi says that the Nange Parbat is 8th tallest in the world where as Mr. T_D_O says its the 9th 
… khair
A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who posted facts and helped … 
If more facts get posted, then I think thread should me made a sticky so that anyone visiting the forum gets to read it.
Also, references would be great because at times its hard to accept some facts that are posted … like the language one 
yai …I reached 500 posts … in two years 
… that’s because I post in the comp tech forum most of the time 
its hindustani (urdu/hindi) ... not urdu only. So can't post this in the fact file as it can be the bone of contention/controversy.
But the phonics are the same .... so :p
Thank you for the reference ChaChoo
Yeah, here's one:
The way Pakistan and Israel came into existance is remarkably and strikingly similar...why is that so? Coincidence you say?...
Well my source said it was the 8th, as far as refencre is concerned here you go… http://www.transpakistan.com.pk/balochistan.htm#PICT
And Fraudz you can find the Picture of the Balochistan Sphyinx on the front page of the web-page,.. Hope it helped!
