The Srinagar Highway (), formerly known as the Kashmir Highway (), is a major east–west highway in the
Islamabad Capital Territory
The Islamabad Capital Territory is a federal territory of Pakistan, centred around Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is located on the northern edge of the Pothohar Plateau, at the foot of the Margalla Hills, in the northwest of the ...
of
Pakistan
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. It provides quick access through
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 ...
and connects the
Islamabad International Airport
Islamabad International Airport () () is an international airport serving Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan and Rawalpindi. It is located south-west of the city, and is directly connected to the Lahore and Peshawar motorways as well to ...
in the west to the
E-75 Expressway in the east. Running for , the highway's width varies from three lanes to five lanes, with a total of five interchanges.
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Name
Originally named after
Kashmir
Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...
from 1973 to 2020, the highway was renamed after the city of
Srinagar
Srinagar (; ) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary ...
to commemorate the first official
Youm-e-Istehsal, which has been an annual observance in
Pakistan
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as an expression of the country's solidarity with the
Kashmiri people
Kashmiris () also known as Koshurs are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group speaking the Kashmiri language and originating from the Kashmir Valley, which is today located in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
History
The earliest ...
every 5 August—the day on which
Jammu and Kashmir's special status was revoked in 2019. Despite the name, the highway is not connected to Srinagar, which is administered by
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
, but claimed by Pakistan.
Interchanges and exits
See also
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Developments in Islamabad
Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northern part of Pakistan, within the Islamabad Capital Territory. It is a well-organized city divided into different sectors and zones. It was ranked as a Global city, Gamma + world city in 2020 ...
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Faizabad Interchange
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Seventh Avenue (Islamabad)
References
External links
Capital Development AuthorityIslamabad Administration(archived)
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Highways in Islamabad Capital Territory