Bahria Town Rawalpindi

This article is about a neighbourhood in Rawalpindi District. For for the real-estate company, see Bahria Town Group. For the development in Karachi, see Bahria Town Karachi.
One of the road's in Bahria Town Rawalpindi.

Bahria Town Rawalpindi is a gated upper middle class neighbourhood located within the Rawalpindi District; it is part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. It has a population of about 100,000 people and is developed by the Bahria Town Group.[1] The town is divided into nine phase's which is separated into two compounds, spreading on each side of the Grand Trunk Road. Prior to its development in late-1990s, the land was owned mainly communal.[2][3][4]

Geography

Bahria Town Rawalpindi is divided into two compound's divided in each side of the GT Road. The older, smaller eastern compound is home to its first six phase's and is bordered by the Sawan River in the south, the Korang River in the west and the PWD Housing Society with the east. The newer, larger western compound include's Phase 7 and 8, the compound is also linked bordered with DHA Phase 1 on the west and the under-construction DHA Phase 3 on the east.[5]

House's in Bahria Town Rawalpindi

Point's of Interest

Area Notable Est. Type
Bahria Civic Center[6] Commercial Area
Bahria-DHA Business Bay Mixed-use development
Safari Club[7]
  • Safari Gym
  • Safari Pool & Tennis Court
 Country Club
Bahria Garden City
  • 18 hole-Bahria Golf Club
  • Cine Gold Gym
  • Tremezzo Mall
  • Rubaish Marquee
 Mixed-use development
Bahria Square Commercial
  • Under-Construction
 Mixed-use development
Safari Valley
  • Bahria Town Cricket Stadium
 Residential area
The Arena Entertainment Complex

Infrastructure

The 165-room Grand Hyatt Rawalpindi is under construction in Bahria Town Rawalpindi.[8]

Healthcare

There are no public hospital's within the town, however there are three private hospital's.

Education

Several school's and college's are located on the main GT Road, just outside of Bahria Town.

References

  1. ↑ Asif, Haseeb (2016-07-29). "What lies behind the gates of Pakistan's elite communities?". Herald Magazine. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  2. ↑ toot. "About Rawalpindi - Bahria Town - Your Lifestyle Destination". www.bahriatown.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Chowk named 'Nishan-e-Haider' in Pindi's Bahria Town Phase 8". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  4. ↑ "Promoting sports: 6th Chairman Bahria Town Open Golf Championship tees off - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  5. ↑ toot. "Phase 8 - Bahria Town - Your Lifestyle Destination". bahriatown.com. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  6. ↑ toot. "Civic Center - Bahria Town - Your Lifestyle Destination". bahriatown.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  7. ↑ toot. "Safari Mall - Bahria Town - Your Lifestyle Destination". bahriatown.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  8. ↑ "Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Hyatt Announces Entry into Pakistan with Plans for Four Hyatt-Branded Hotels". investors.hyatt.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  9. ↑ "Begum Akhtar Rukhsana Memorial Welfare Trust, , Begum Akhtar Rukhsana Memorial Welfare Trust oliac.pk/med :: Oliac Med Pakistan". oliac.pk. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  10. ↑ "Reliance hospital". www.reliancehospital.org. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  11. ↑ "AJK president inaugurates TMUC, Bahria Springs". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  12. ↑ "ACE International Academy". www.aceia.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  13. ↑ toot. "Schools - Bahria Town - Your Lifestyle Destination". www.bahriatown.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  14. ↑ "Bahria Town Schools. – Property Blog". propertyblog.pk. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
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