Abbottabad

Abbottabad is One of the Finest City of Pakistan

Abbottabad has a cool climate, and one of the country’s finest hill-station retreats is an hour away at Thandiani and  Abbottabad  is very attractive for tourists and Abbottabad  is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in northeastern Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, 110 kilometers north of the capital Islamabad, 130 kilometers from Rawalpindi and 150 kilometers northeast of Peshawar at an altitude of 1,260 meters and is the capital of the Abbottabad District. Kashmir lies in the east of the city. The city is well known throughout Pakistan for its pleasant weather, high-standard educational institutions and military establishments. It remains a popular hill-station attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. Abbottabad has been attracting tourists to the city since the colonial era, as it is a major transit point to all major tourist regions of Pakistan such as Nathiagali, Ayubia and Naran. 

It is a charming town spread out over several low, refreshingly cool and green hills. Thousands of tourists visit  Abbottabad  every year in summer and winter from throughout Pakistan. Southbound cyclists should take a rest and contemplate the scenic mountain route via Murree rather than the truck choked Karakuram Highway. Apart from changing money for an excursion into the Kaghan Valley there’s little reason for other travellers to make a halt. Abbottabad, was the headquarters of the Hazara district during British rule of the Indian subcontinent. It was called after Major James Abbott who founded the town and district in January 1853 after the annexation of Punjab. He remained the first Deputy Commissioner of the Hazara district from 1849 until April 1853. Major Abbott is noted for having written a poem titled, Abbottabad, before he went back to Britain, in which he wrote of his fondness for the

town and his sadness at having to leave it. In the early 20^th century, Abbottabad became an important military cantonment and sanatorium, serving as the headquarters of a brigade of the Second Division of the Northern Army Corps. The garrison been composed of four battalions of native infantry, of the Frontier Force and two native mountain batteries. 

In October 2005 in Abbottabad was devastated by the Kashmir earthquake. Although most of Abbottabad survived, many older buildings were damaged or severely damaged. The city is bounded on all four sides by the Sarban hills, from which residents and tourists can see breathtaking views of the region and city. The location of the city and the hills allows Abbottabad to experience pleasant weather in the summer and cold winters. The Dor river flows south of Abbottabad through the town of Harnol, eventually reaching Tarbela Dam, situated west of Abbottabad. Neighbouring districts are Mansehra to the north, Muzaffarabad to the east, Haripur to the west and Islamabad Capital Territory to the south. Abbottabad has a humid subtropical climate, with mild to warm temperatures during the spring and autumn months, hot temperatures during June and July, and cool to mild temperatures during the winter. The temperature can rise as high as 100 °F during the mid-summer months and drop below 23 °F during the extreme cold waves. Snowfall occurs occasionally in December and January, though it is sparse, while the heavy rainfall events occurs during the monsoon season stretching from July to September that frequently cause flooding in lower lying parts of the city.