Urdu Submitted Place Names

Urdu names are used in Pakistan and India.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

ISLAMABAD (Settlement) Urdu, English
Means "city of Islam", a combination of اسلام (Islām) referring to the monotheistic religion and the Persian آباد (ābād) "city, building, habitation". This is the name of the capital city of Pakistan.

LAKARI (Settlement) Urdu
Locational name, named for the town in India. The town's name is Urdu and means "wood".

SINDH (Political Subdivision & Region) Urdu, Sindhi, English
From Sindhu, the Sanskrit name of the Indus River; ultimately from the Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu) meaning "river, stream". This is the name of a province in southeastern Pakistan, the ancestral home of the Sindhi people.