{{refimprove|date=January 2026}} {{For|the Marvel Comics universe location|Blue Area of the Moon}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = | official_name = Blue Area | settlement_type = Central Business District | image_skyline = Hassle Bassle Islamabad.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Night view of Blue Area, the commercial hub of Islamabad. | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Flag-Pakistan|25px Pakistan | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Islamabad | coordinates = {{coord|33.7182|73.0714|type:city|display=inline,title}} | native_name = بلیو ایریا | native_name_lang = ur }} '''Blue Area''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|نیلا رقبہ}}}}) is the central business district of Islamabad, Pakistan along the Jinnah Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-01 |title=Islamabad: Ministry of Religious Affairs opens library in Blue Area |url=https://nation.com.pk/01-Aug-2014/islamabad-ministry-of-religious-affairs-opens-library-in-blue-area |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=The Nation |language=en}}</ref> The area is a {{convert|2|km|adj=on|sp=us}}-long corridor along Islamabad's Khayaban-e-Quaid-e-Azam (also known as '''Jinnah Avenue'''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shopping and Dinning |url=http://www.cda.gov.pk/about_islamabad/shoppingDining.asp |access-date=2020-08-26 |website=Capital Development Authority}}</ref>
== Public services == On 4 July 2016, the first National Database and Registration Authority mega centre was inaugurated in Islamabad's Blue Area with a capacity of processing 2000 applicants daily.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-04 |title=Capital to have mega NADRA centre |url=https://nation.com.pk/04-Jul-2016/capital-to-have-mega-nadra-centre |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=The Nation |language=en}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blue Area}} Category:Blue Area Category:Business parks of Pakistan Category:Central business districts in Pakistan Category:Geography of Islamabad Category:Economy of Islamabad