Lake View Park (also known as Rawal Lake View Point or Rawal Lake Promenade) is a wildlife park,
amusement park
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and
adventure park located near Malpur village at the edge of
Rawal lake in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. It runs under the administration of
Capital Development Authority.
The park contains the third-largest walk-in bird
aviary
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in the world, which was inaugurated in 2013. It is 80 feet high, and covers 3.8
acres
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. 4,000 birds belonging to 300 different species are housed here
Public services
Some of the facilities here include:
*Sitting
pagoda
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*Picnic point
*Ibex club,
rock climbing
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gym
*Motor sports ranch
*Fancy aviary
*Festival arena
*Passenger road train
*
Paintball
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battlefield
*Boating arena on Saturday
*Fishing area
*Horse riding mobs
*Swimming pool
*Children play area
*Carousel
*M1 Traxx
See also
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List of parks and gardens in Pakistan
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Simly Dam
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Rawal Lake
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Pakistan Monument
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Rose and Jasmine Garden
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Faisal Mosque
The Faisal Mosque () is the national mosque of Pakistan, located in the capital city, Islamabad. It is the List of largest mosques, sixth-largest mosque in the world, the largest mosque outside the Middle East, and the largest within South Asia ...
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Margalla Hills
The Margalla Hills () are a hill range within the Margalla Hills National Park on the northern edge of Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, just south of Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They are part of the Himalayas, Himalayan foothi ...
References
Parks in Pakistan
Zoos in Pakistan
Islamabad
Tourist attractions in Islamabad
Amusement parks in Pakistan
Adventure parks
Safari parks
Wildlife parks in Pakistan
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