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Shakarparian
National park in Islamabad, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shakarparian (Urdu: شکر پڑیاں; also known as Shakarparian Hills) is a hill and a national park located near the Zero Point Interchange in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1] Pakistan Monument and Pakistan Monument Museum are also located in Shakarparian.
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![]() Star and Crescent Monument near the start of Shakarparian | |
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Type | Public |
Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
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The old Gakhar tribe leaders settled here before the Indo-Pak partition in 1947; later, the clan was relocated to create a park for the newly marked federal capital of the country in 1960–61.[2]
Shakarparian also has a parade ground that hosts the Pakistan Day Parade every year on 23 March.[3]