Highest Major Cities in Pakistan

Cities in Pakistan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇵🇰 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Karimabad16,000 people · Gilgit-Baltistan

2,386 m

Skardu260,000 people · Gilgit-Baltistan

2,241 m

Murree25,186 people · Punjab

2,098 m

Buni50,000 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2,081 m

Thal29,331 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2,056 m

Kalat26,701 people · Balochistan

2,014 m

Khai Gala19,119 people · Azad Kashmir

1,736 m

Quetta1,565,546 people · Balochistan

1,683 m

Mastung29,082 people · Balochistan

1,682 m

Kot Malik Barkhurdar69,359 people · Balochistan

1,651 m

Rawalakot50,000 people · Azad Kashmir

1,640 m

Dhirkot195,000 people · Azad Kashmir

1,629 m

Pishin24,239 people · Balochistan

1,541 m

Chitral57,157 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1,514 m

Gilgit216,760 people · Gilgit-Baltistan

1,467 m

Loralai37,787 people · Balochistan

1,440 m

Jaglot27,000 people · Gilgit-Baltistan

1,425 m

Zhob50,537 people · Balochistan

1,409 m

Upper Dir29,869 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1,407 m

Chaman130,139 people · Balochistan

1,336 m

Pallandri23,243 people · Azad Kashmir

1,323 m

Abbottabad275,890 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1,241 m

Khuzdar218,112 people · Balochistan

1,233 m

Dursh Khela31,732 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1,173 m

Oghi21,129 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1,128 m

Bāgh33,548 people · Azad Kashmir

1,100 m

Mansehra66,486 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1,079 m

Battagram700,000 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1,031 m

Kamra43,779 people · Punjab

1,006 m

Nushki48,572 people · Balochistan

997 m

Hajira28,953 people · Azad Kashmir

986 m

Mach44,542 people · Balochistan

977 m

Mingora361,112 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

939 m

Baffa17,556 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

923 m

Havelian37,509 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

863 m

Hangu36,150 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

840 m

Taftan18,510 people · Balochistan

787 m

Muzaffarābād725,000 people · Azad Kashmir

739 m

Kharan30,841 people · Balochistan

722 m

Washuk41,107 people · Balochistan

704 m

Nok Kundi30,621 people · Balochistan

682 m

Bat Khela73,525 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

673 m

Kallar Kahar15,800 people · Punjab

644 m

Choa Saidan Shah40,000 people · Punjab

625 m

Kahuta22,551 people · Punjab

610 m

Kotli46,907 people · Azad Kashmir

609 m

Islamabad601,600 people · Islamabad

579 m

Sharifabad55,027 people · Punjab

578 m

Bhaun21,711 people · Punjab

576 m

Haripur56,977 people · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

538 m

Highlights

Within Pakistan, Karimabad ranks first in 2026 with 2,386 m, followed by Skardu (2,241 m) and Murree (2,098 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,386 m (Karimabad) to 538 m (Haripur), with a median of 1,114 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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