Fatima Jinnah Park

Fatima Jinnah Park
فاطمہ جناح پارک
Type	Public
Location	Islamabad, Pakistan
Coordinates	33°42′07″N 73°01′22″E / 33.7020763°N 73.0227451°E / 33.7020763; 73.0227451
Area	304 hectares (750 acres)
Opened	1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Designer	Michael Japero
Etymology	From the name of Mādar-e Millat Fatima Jinnah, sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Administered by	Capital Development Authority
Open	Year-round; 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Status	Operating
Parking	Available

Fatima Jinnah Park (Urdu: فاطمہ جناح پارک), also known as Capital Park or F-9 Park, is a public recreational park that spans the whole of Sector F-9 of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is named after Mādar-e Millat Fatima Jinnah, the younger sister of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

At 304 hectares (750 acres), it is just smaller than New York's Central Park.^[1] It was designed by Michael Japero, and was inaugurated in 1992.^[2] The park’s original master plan was prepared by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, and was revised in 2005 by Pakistani architect Nayyar Ali Dada.^[3]

Fatima Jinnah Park's vast acreage is mostly covered by greenery, with a few man-made structures dotting the landscape. Most of the park area is effectively a wildlife sanctuary, except for a few areas of the park that are close to residential districts. The park is bounded by a steel fence with entrance doors placed at regular intervals, although only a few are routinely open and used. A further strip of land outside of the fence is lined with a footpath. A well laid network of footpaths lies inside the park, with neat grass and a few statues.