Rawalpindi
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Rawalpindi on linn Pakistanis Pandžabi provintsis, Rawalpindi ringkonna keskus.
| Rawalpindi | |||||||
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| [ raavalp'indi ] | |||||||
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| Pindala: 108 km² | |||||||
| Elanikke: 2 098 231 (2017) | |||||||
| Koordinaadid: 33° 36′ N, 73° 4′ E | |||||||
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Linnas asub Pakistani sõjaväe peakorter. 1960. aastatel oli Rawalpindi Pakistani pealinn.
Rawalpindis tapeti 1951. aastal Pakistani esimene valitud peaminister Liaquat Ali Khan. 1979. aastal hukati seal peaminister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. 2007. aastal tapeti seal Zulfikar Ali Bhutto tütar, endine peaminister Benazir Bhutto.
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