Insight Guide Pakistan (Insight Guides) (Paperback)

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Insight Guide: Pakistan provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion and a superior souvenir of your visit. Evocative photography-Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of everyday life. Illuminating text-Expert writers bring to life Pakistan's history, culture, arts, politics and, above all, the variety of its people. Incisive evaluations-From Karachi to the Khyber Pass, Punjab to Peshawar, Sindh to Swat, and the Karakoram to the Hindu Kush, it's all here. Detailed maps-All major sites are highlighted on specially drawn maps. Full listings-All the travel details, hotels, eating places and phone numbers you'll need.

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Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Insight Guides; 3 edition (October 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158573005X
• ISBN-13: 978-1585730056
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #887,224 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MORE INFORMATION CAN ONLY BE GLEANED FROM A PHYSICAL VISIT!, January 10, 1999

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Extensively researched one gets the full impression of the vast nation that is Pakistan. All the varied regions, races, peoples, and languages come alive in this impressive volume. With a history as ancient as that of Mesopotamia and Egypt, modern Pakistan's history isn't merely an extension of India, but appears as a crossroads between the Mideast and South Asia. Many fought to gain a foothold in Pakistan including: Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Sikhs, and lastly the Anglo-Indians of the British Empire. The sharp contrasts between rich and poor, old and new, and the struggles of the varied population to maintain an identity come alive. All you need is this excellent guide and you can navigate Pakistan like a native!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of pictures but skimpy on details., April 28, 2003

By	Aemad A. Aslam (Colleyville, US; Karachi, Pakistan; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Apart from the scary, unappeasing cover, the book is nice. Good addition to keep out to see and browse for the wonderful pictures. Another great thing are the sidenotes that are quite informative and detailed. The maps are GREAT, albiet slightly less detailed. There are no walking or trekking maps within this guide.

I would have preferred more details on each area. For example more detailed itineraries, or walking itineraries. Also, no trekking information is available in the text. No info on Kashmir in this one either!

An okay book. I rather prefer the other guidebook "Pakistan Handbook". Less pictures in that one, but much more details.