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    CITIES AND OLD NAMES

    1) Old name of Islamabad is Raj Shahi.


    2) Old name of Karachi is Kalachi
    3) Old name of Lahore is Lavapuri
    4) Old name of Faislabad is Lyallpur
    5) Old name of Hyderabad is Neroon Kot
    6) Old name of Gujranwala is Khanpur
    7) Old name of Sialkot is Salwan Kot
    8) Old name of Peshawar is Purusapura
    9) Old name of Quatta is Shalkot
    10) Old name of Zhob is Fort Sandeman

    PSEUDONAMES OF COUNTRIES
    1) Land of Rising Sun : Japan
    2) Land of Midnight Sun : Norway
    3) Land of White Elephants : Thailand
    4) Land of Thousand Lakes : Finland
    5) Land of Golden fiber : Bangladesh
    6) Land of Five rivers : Punjab (Pakistan)
    7) City of Dead : Moenjodaro (Pakistan)
    8) City of palaces : Calcutta (India)
    9) City of Bazars : Cairo (Egypt)
    10) City of Roses and Nightingales : Shiraz (Iran)
    11) City of Popes : Rome (Italy)
    12) City of Lights : Paris (France)
    13) City of Eagles : Sargodha (Pakistan)
    14) City of Mosques : Dhaka (Bangladesh)
    15) City of Saints : Multan (Pakistan)
    16) City of Lilies: Florence (Italy)
    17) City of Water : Venice (Italy)
    18) City of Angels : Bangkok (Thailand)
    19) Dark Continent : Africa
    20) Father of waters : The Mississippi River (USA)
    21) Holy Land : Palestine
    22) Isle of Pearls : Bahrain
    23) Isle of Death : Kahoolawe ( Hawai,USA)
    24) Island Continent : Australia
    25) Key to Mediterranean sea : Gibraltar (Europe)
    26) Manchester of the Orient : Osaka (Japan)
    27) Manchester of Pakistan : Faisalabad (Pakistan)
    28) Paradise on earth : Kashmir Valley
    29) Gift of the Nile : Egypt
    30) Land of morning calm : Korea
    31) Land of kangroos : Australia
    32) Land of maple leaf : Canada
    33) Land of silver fiber : Pakistan
    34) Land of milk and honey : Lebanon
    35) Land of deserts : Africa
    36) Queen of Arabian Sea : Distinctive name of Kochi (India)
    37) Queen of the Adriatic : Venice
    38) Quaker city : Distinctive name of Philadelphia
    39) Pyramid city : Cairo (Egypt)
    40) Little Pakistan : Bradford (England)
    41) Brasilia of Pakistan : Islamabad
    42) Lion city : Singapore
    43) Land of cakes : scotland
    44) Switzerland of Africa : Swaziland
    45) Land of Fertile fields : Algeria
    46) City of Conferences : Geneva
    47) City of Arabian Night : Baghdad
    48) The Modern Babylon : London
    49) The saw Mill o Europe : sweden
    50) Sorrow of China : River Hwang Ho ( chinese river)
    51) Roof of the world : Pamir mountain range (Tibet)
    52) Crossroads of western Europe : Belgium
    53) Mother- in- Law of Europe : Denmark
    54) Buffer state of Asia : Afghanistan
    55) Land of mountains : Nepal
    56) Land of Golden Fiber : Bangladesh
    57) Empire city : Famous name of New York
    58) Great Britain of pacific : Japan
    59) City of Golden Gate : san Francisco
    60) Eternal city : Rome
    61) The battle field of Europe : Belgium
    62) Cockpit of Europe : Belgium
    63) Fortunate island : Canary island
    64) Pillars of Hercules : straits of Gibraltar
    65) Herring Pond : Atlantic Ocean
    66) City of dreaming spires : Oxford city (UK)
    67) City of seven hills : Rome
    68) Windy city : Chicago
    69) Horn of Africa : Somalia

    FAMOUS DAMS IN PAKISTAN


    1) Mangla Dam was the first dam built in Pakistan.
    2) Mangla dam constructed in 1967.
    3) Tarbela Dam Constructed in 1976.
    4) Largest Dam of Pakistan is Tarbela Dam.
    5) Highest Dam of Pakistan is Mangla Dam
    6) Smallest Dam of Pakistan is Warsak Dam
    7) Tarbela Dam is situated on Indus River
    8) Mangla Dam is situated on Jhelum River
    9) Warsak Dam is situated on which river Kabul River
    10) Mirani Dam is situated on Dasht River
    11) Hub Dam is situated on Hub River
    12) Tarbela Dam is located in Haripur district, KPK.
    13) Mangla Dam is located in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir
    14) Warsak Dam is located in Peshawar, KPK
    15) Mirani Dam is located in Kech district, Balochistan
    16) Hub Dam is located in Lasbela district, Balochistan

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