Settlement Type: | Union council |
Tarnol | |
Image Alt: | Tarnol, Islamabad |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Islamabad Capital Territory Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Attock District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Fateh Jang |
Coordinates: | 33.6542°N 72.9083°W |
Tarnol is a small town and suburb located about 3miles north-west of Islamabad.
The primary languages of the area are Urdu, Western Punjabi and Pashto. Tarnol is located at a 25 minute drive from the Zero Point and Islamabad International Airport. Most of the population commute to Islamabad or Rawalpindi for work. The town is at 549m (1,801feet) above sea level. It has a population of nearly 20,000 residents.[1] The coordinates for Tarnol are as follows: Latitude: 33.6494, Longitude: 72.9081.[2]
Tarnol is part of NA-54 and UC-47.
Tarnol has gained some notoriety for an incident in March 2022 involving the sealing of 10 illegal Tube wells by the Capital Development Authority of Islamabad in the noon.[3]