Shahdara Village is a village situated in the suburbs of
Margalla Hills in
Islamabad,
Pakistan. It is located 7 km from Barakhao, 10 km away from
Aiwan-e-Sadr (the official residence of the President of Pakistan), and 15 km from
Faizabad Islamabad. Shahdara Village is also located near
Quaid-e-Azam University.
The climate of Shahdara is similar to Islamabad: winter is from November to February, spring is from March to April, summer is from May to June, rainy
monsoon season is in July and August, and autumn is from September to October.
Languages
Pothohari
The Indo-Aryan language spoken on the Pothohar Plateau in the far north of Pakistani Punjab, as well as in most of Pakistan's Azad Kashmir and in western areas of India's Jammu and Kashmir, is known by a variety of names, the most common of whi ...
is the most common language spoken in Shahdara Village, but citizens also speak
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
and
Urdu.
Economy
The economy of Shahdara Village relies heavily on agriculture. Citizens also commute to nearby areas like
Islamabad,
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
, and
Murree for employment. Locals earn income by selling food and cultural items to visitors at Shahdara Picnic Point.
More about Shahdara
Villages in Pakistan
Tourist attractions in Islamabad
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