Culture of Islamabad-Islamabad is home to many traveling workers from other areas of Pakistan and has a cultural and religious(Written by Pakistantravelerspk-pktraveler)
(many different kinds of people or things) of large amounts of (a time long, long ago). Due to its location on the Pothohar (Flat area of land), parts (left over) of very old cultures and civilisations such as (white, non-Jewish), Soanian, and Indus Valley civilisation can still be found in the area. A 15th-century Gakhar fort, Pharwala Fort is located near Islamabad. Rawat Fort in the area was built by the Gakhars in 16th century and contains the (place where a body is buried) of the Gakhar chief, Sultan Sarang Khan.
Saidpur village is (probably) named after Said Khan, the son of Sarang Khan. The 500-year-old village was converted into a place of Hindu worship by a Mughal commander, Raja Man Singh. He built some small ponds: Rama kunda, Sita kunda, Lakshaman kunda, and Hanuman kunda.The area is home to a small Hindu temple that is preserved, showing the presence of Hindu people in the area. The shrine of Sufi mystic Pir Meher Ali Shah is located at Golra Sharif, which has a rich cultural history of the pre-Islamic period. (related to studying people who lived a very long time ago) remains of the Buddhist time in history can also still be found in the area. The shrine of Bari Imam was built by Mughal Emperor Almost-magical qualityngzeb. Thousands of fans from across Pakistan attend the once-a-year Urs of Bari Imam. The event is one of the largest religious gatherings in Islamabad. In 2004, the Urs was attended by more than 1.2 million people.
The Lok Virsa Museum in Islamabad preserves a wide variety of expressions of folk and traditional cultural (something given to future people) of Pakistan. It is located near the Shakarparian hills and brags a large display of (decorated with patterns of thread) costumes, jewellery, musical (devices that make music), woodwork, utensils and folkloristic objects from the area and other parts of Pakistan.