Photo #: ISS007-E-13090 Date: Aug. 2003Geographic Region: PAKISTAN
Feature: RAWALPINDI, ISLAMABAD, AGRICULTURE
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Photo #: ISS007-E-13090 Date: Aug. 2003 Geographic Region: PAKISTAN Feature: RAWALPINDI, ISLAMABAD, AGRICULTURE |
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| Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Two capital cities in Pakistan lie next to one another but display land use patterns that are entirely different. Islamabad, with a population of 901,000 (ca. 1998) boasts a master-planned rectangular street pattern nestled against the Margala Hills (top left). The larger Rawalpindi (population 1,406,214 in 1998) lies to the south on the Soan River. Islamabad has grown rapidly since construction began in 1961. It was created as a new administrative district in Pakistan to be the home of government, the supreme court, and the diplomatic corps. The great white building of the Faisal Mosque appears on the northern margin of the city. By contrast with orthogonal Islamabad, Rawalpindi displays the radial land transportation pattern of many cities with a river flowing through the city center. City blocks are small and growth less controlled than in its newer neighbor. Airports can be seen to the east and south. Rawalpindi was an important British military center from the mid-1800s during colonial times, and became the interim capital for a decade (1959-69) once the decision was made to move the capital from Karachi inland to be closer to disputed Kashmir and neighboring Muslim countries. Rawalpindi is the headquarters of Pakistan's army and an administrative, commercial, educational and industrial centre. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 115k |
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| Mission: | ISS007 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 13090 |
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| Geographical Name: | PAKISTAN |
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| Features: | RAWALPINDI, ISLAMABAD, AGRICULTURE |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 33.5N x 73.0E |
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| Film Exposure: | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
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| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 10 |
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| Camera:: | E4 |
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| Camera Tilt: | 24 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 180 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | W | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
| Stereo?: | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Orbit Number: | 3119 |
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| Date: | 20030821 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 102502 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 33.7N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 74.5E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 257 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 202 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 40 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
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| Water Views: | RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | |
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| City Views: | ISLAMABAD, RAWALPINDI |
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