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    Pakistan is located in Northern Hemisphere between latitudes 23.5° N to 37° N, and longitudes 61° E to 78° E. It borders India, China, Afghanistan, and Iran. Pakistan's strategic location provides access to the sea for landlocked Central Asian countries and connects South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and East Asia. Its provinces are Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and its major cities include Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Gilgit.

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    Pakistan is located in Northern Hemisphere between latitudes 23.5° N to 37° N, and longitudes 61° E to 78° E. It borders India, China, Afghanistan, and Iran. Pakistan's strategic location provides access to the sea for landlocked Central Asian countries and connects South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and East Asia. Its provinces are Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and its major cities include Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Gilgit.

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    Pakistan is located in Northern Hemisphere between latitudes 23.5° N to 37° N, and longitudes 61° E to 78° E. It borders India, China, Afghanistan, and Iran. Pakistan's strategic location provides access to the sea for landlocked Central Asian countries and connects South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and East Asia. Its provinces are Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and its major cities include Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Gilgit.

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    Location of Pakistan

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    Pakistan is located in Northern Hemisphere between latitudes 23.5° N to 37° N, and longitudes 61° E to 78° E. It borders India, China, Afghanistan, and Iran. Pakistan's strategic location provides access to the sea for landlocked Central Asian countries and connects South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and East Asia. Its provinces are Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and its major cities include Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Gilgit.

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    Pakistan’s Location and its importance


    AHSAN MIRZA
    IMPORTANT TERMS

    LATITUDE:
    Horizontal lines called latitudes across
    Earth's surface to locate points on the
    globe.

    LONGITUDE:
    Vertical lines called longitudes across
    Earth's surface to locate points on the
    globe.
    IMPORTANT TERMS

    EQUATOR:
    An equator is an imaginary line
    around the middle of globe. It is
    halfway between the North Pole and
    the South Pole, at 0 degrees
    latitude.
    PRIME MERIDIAN:
    An imaginary line on Earth that
    passes north to south through
    the Greenwich in London, England.
    The prime meridian divides Earth
    into the Eastern Hemisphere and
    the Western Hemisphere. The prime
    meridian is at 0° (0 degrees)
    longitude.
    IMPORTANT TERMS

    Tropic of Cancer
    The latitude 23.5° North is also
    known as the Tropic of Cancer. It
    marks the northern-most position
    on the Earth, where the Sun is
    directly overhead at least once a
    year. This happens during
    the June Solstice, when the
    Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is
    tilted towards the Sun.
    Latitude and Longitude of Pakistan

    • Pakistan is located in Northern


    Hemisphere.
    • Pakistan is located near to the
    TROPIC OF CANCER.
    • Latitude of Pakistan is 23.5 ° N
    to 37 ° N
    • Longitude of Pakistan 61 ° E to
    78 ° E
    NEIGHBOURS OF
    PAKISTAN
    INDIA: East
    CHINA: North
    AFGHANISTAN: West
    IRAN: South-West
    With all these
    countries Pakistan
    shares its border.
    ARABIAN SEA: South
    IMPORTANCE OF
    PAKISTAN’s LOCATION

    Pakistan is located at the


    confluence of three
    vital regions of South, Central
    and West Asia and provides
    the shortest access to the sea
    for all landlocked countries of
    Central Asia besides Western
    China.
    PAKISTAN
    AND CENTRAL
    ASIA
    • Pakistan is
    connected
    with central
    Asia through
    Wakhan- A
    narrow strip
    of
    Afghanistan.
    • Pakistan
    provides
    transit trade
    route to
    Central Asian
    Countries.
    • These states
    are rich in
    natural gas,
    which is
    beneficial for
    Pakistan.
    IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN’s
    LOCATION IN RELATION TO
    CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA

    • Nepal, Bhutan, Maldeves are located in


    South Asia at the Eastern side of Pakistan
    after crossing India. Link these states with
    other regions.
    • It connects all four different regions of the
    world.
    • From west it border with amiddle east.
    • From north western side border with
    central Asia.
    • From north bordered with East Asia.
    • From east bordered with south Asia.
    • From south bordered with Indian ocean.
    So from ocean it connects eastern world to
    the western world.
    PROVINCES OF
    PAKISTAN

    BALOCHISTAN
    PUNJAB
    SINDH
    KPK
    GILGIT AND BALTISTAN
    (HIMALYAN
    HIGHLANDS
    MAP COMPREHENSION SKILL
    MAP MEMORIZATION
    SKILL
    LONGITUDES
    AND LATITUDES
    OF MAJOR
    CITIES OF
    PAKISTAN
    LONGITUDES AND
    LATITUDES OF
    MAJOR CITIES OF
    PAKISTAN
    MAJOR CITIES AND
    PROVINCIAL CAPITALS
    • QUETTA
    • KARACHI
    • LAHORE
    • PESHAWAR
    • GILGIT
    • MUZAFFARABAD

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