10 Facts about Pakistan, Has Nuclear Weapons and also Has the Biggest Dam in the World

TEMPO.CO, Pakistan - The Islamic Republic of Pakistan or what is known as Pakistan is a country located in the South Asia region. The capital city of this country is Islamabad with a majority Muslim population. Pakistan is in a strategic area because it borders directly on Afghanistan, China, India and also Iran.

Quoting from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Pakistan gained independence after officially separating from India after Britain agreed to the separation of the two countries on August 14, 1947. Pakistan obtained the West and East parts (now Bangladesh), while the Central region became the country of India.

The country of Pakistan itself is inhabited by various tribes, ethnicities and cultures. Currently there are various ethnic groups in Pakistan including Punjabi, Pathan, Sindhi, Muhajir, Balochi, Kashmiri, Brahuir (Brahvi), Saraiki (Multani).

Interesting Facts about Pakistan

As a country that often experiences acts of terror within its own country, Pakistan is indeed very interesting to explore. Apart from its diverse social, cultural and geographical conditions, it turns out there are many more interesting facts about Pakistan. Reported from the official page of the Pakistan Embassy, the following are 10 facts about the country of Pakistan:

1. Home to the highest mountains in the world

Pakistan is home to the highest mountains in the world such as Mount K2 which is the second highest mountain in the world which is located on the border between Pakistan and China. Then there is Tirich Mir, which is the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush Mountains. It also has the three highest mountains in the world, namely the Hindukush, Karakoram and Himalayas.

2. The largest deep sea port in the world

Gwadar Port in Pakistan is the largest deep sea port in the world. This port is located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Located in a strategic position, Gwadar Port is the most important place for world maritime trade routes, in the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.

3. The highest paved road in the world

Pakistan has the highest paved road in the world which is also called the eighth wonder of the world, namely the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway or Karakoram Highway. This road is one of the most terrifying overland routes in the world and stretches 800 miles from Abbottabad in Pakistan to Kashgar in Xinjiang, western China.

4. Largest football manufacturer in the world

The city of Sialkot at the eastern tip of Pakistan, Punjab Province, is the largest producer of handmade footballs in the world. Almost half of the balls in the world are manufactured in Sialkot. Even the official footballs in the FIFA World Cup were made in Sialkot from 1990 to 2010.

5. The highest polo field in the world

Pakistan also has the highest polo field in the world which is located in Shandur, Pakistan. The polo field has an altitude of 12,139 feet or the equivalent of 3,700 m located between the Chitral and Ghizer Gilgit-Baltistan regions, Pakistan. At this polo field, an annual festival called the Shandur Polo Festival is often held which presents polo tournaments, folk music, dances and other celebrations.

6. Nuclear weapons

Until now, Pakistan is one of the Muslim countries in Asia that has strong military forces and cannot be underestimated. Not only that, Pakistan is the only Muslim country that has nuclear weapons. Nuclear development in Pakistan took place in 1960. Then Pakistan conducted a nuclear test in 1998. Even so, Pakistan stated that its nuclear weapons were only for defense.

7. Home to the youngest Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai

One of the youngest Nobel prize winners in the world is a Pakistani woman named Malala Yousafzai. Malala is a human rights activist from Mingora City, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. She won the Nobel Prize at the age of 17. Malala received the award for being a fighter against the oppression of children and youth and defending women's rights in the Swat Valley by the Taliban armed group.

8. The oldest and largest civilization in the world

The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization that flourished in Pakistan. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished between 2500 and 1800 BC. The centers of the Indus Valley civilization were the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. This civilization is one of the oldest and most extensive civilizations in the world after Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. UNESCO then designated the Indus Valley civilization as a world heritage site in 1980.

9. Largest dam in the world

One of the largest dams in the world is in Pakistan, known as the Tarbela Dam. The length of this dam reaches three kilometers with a height of 143 meters. Quoted from the official website of the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority, this dam was completed in 1976 as a component of the Indus Basin Project. Tarbela Dam is located on the Indus river 130 km to the northwest of Islamabad, in Sawabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

10. Second largest salt mine in the world

Pakistan has the second largest salt mine in the world, namely the Khewra Salt Mine, which is located 160 km south of Islamabad, precisely north of Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan.

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