Abbottabad ((Urdu, Hindko: ایبٹ آباد is a city situated in theHazara district of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa territory, in northeastern Pakistan. The city is arranged in
110 kilometers (68 mi) north of the capital Islamabad, 130 kilometers (81 mi)
from Rawalpindi and 150 kilometers (93 mi) upper east of Peshawar at an
elevation of 1,260 meters (4,134 ft) and is the capital of the Abbottabad
District. Kashmir deceives the east of the city. The city is outstanding all
through Pakistan for its wonderful climate, elevated requirement instructive
establishments and for facilitating the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul. It
remains a well known slope station drawing in a huge number of voyagers
consistently.
History
Abbottabad, was the central station of the Hazara District amid
British principle of the Indian Subcontinent. It was named after Major James
Abbott who established the town and area in January 1853 after the addition
ofPunjab. He remained the primary Deputy Commissioner of the Hazara locale from
1849 until April 1853. Major Abbott is noted for having composed a ballad
titled "Abbottabad", before he backpedaled to Britain, in which he
composed of his affection for the town and his bitterness at leaving it. In the
mid twentieth century, Abbottabad turned into a critical military cantonment andsanatorium,
serving as the central command of a unit in the Second Division of the Northern
Army Corps. The battalion comprised of four contingents of local infantry,
of the Frontier Force (counting the fifth Gurkha Rifles) and two local mountain
batteries.
In 1901, the number of inhabitants in the town and cantonment
was 7,764 and the wage found the middle value of around Rs. 14,900. This
expanded to Rs. 22,300 in 1903, mostly got from octroi. Amid this time boss
open establishments were fabricated, for example, the Albert Victor unaided
Anglo-Vernacular High School, the Municipal Anglo-Vernacular High School and
the Government dispensary.[4] In 1911, the populace had ascended to 11,506 and
the town likewise contained four contingents of Gurkhas. In June 1948,
theBritish Red Cross opened a doctor's facility in Abbottabad to manage a huge
number of patients who were being gotten from the Kashmir battling areas.
Recent history
In October 2005
Abbottabad was crushed by the Kashmir tremor. Albeit the greater part of
Abbottabad survived, numerous more seasoned structures were decimated or
seriously damaged. On 25 January 2011, Indonesian JI psychological militant
Umar Patek who was needed in 2002 Bali bombings and additionally a progression
of 2000 church bombings was captured in Abbottabad.
In May 2011, Abbottabad
increased overall consideration when U.S. President Barack Obama reported that
Osama receptacle Laden had been killed in his compound in the city. In
February 2012, nine months after canister Laden was killed, Pakistani powers destroyed
the compound where Osama container Laden had lived for years.
Geography
Location of Abbottabad within the district and
province
The city is limited at all four sides by the
Sarban slopes, from which inhabitants and vacationers can see amazing
perspectives of the locale and city. The area of the city and the slopes
permits Abbottabad to encounter charming climate in the mid year and icy
winters. The Dor waterway streams south of Abbottabad through the town of
Harnol, in the long run achieving Tarbela Dam, arranged west of Abbottabad.
Neighboring areas are Mansehra toward the north, Muzaffarabad toward the east,
Haripur toward the west andIslamabad Capital Territory toward the south.
Topography
Abbottabad is situated in the Orash Valley lying between 34°92′N
latitude and 73°13′E longitude at an altitude of 4,120 feet (1,260 m). To
the north is the picturesque Kaghan Valley.
Climate
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 38 °C (100 °F)
during the mid-summer months and drop below −5 °C (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.
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