Apnakarachi Submissions

Abbottabad my city

Owner: imkhan78
Hits: 359
Rating: 0.00
Created: 2007-12-06 17:47:06

Submit review Recommend Contact Owner Report Owner's listing

Rating

0 vote

Favoured:

Abbottabad
is the principal city of Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier province of Pakistan. It is located 150 km north of Islamabad and 205 km from Peshawar, at an altitude of 4120 feet (1250 metres) above sea level.
The city is located in a valley and is known for its pleasant weather, educational institutes of high standards and military establishments. It remains a hub of tourism in the summer.
History
Abbottabad was a city of British India, the headquarters of Hazara Division (then a district), and named after its founder, Major James Abbott. Abbott settled this district in 1857 after the annexation of the Punjab, and became its first Deputy Commissioner. It was an important military cantonment and sanatorium, being the headquarters of a brigade in the second division of the northern army corps. In 1901 the population of the town and cantonment was 7764. Before leaving Abbottabad, Major Abbott wrote a poem titled "Abbottabad".
Partition
In June 1948 the British red cross opened a hospital in Abbottabad to deal with 80-100 patient daily who were being "brought in from the Kashmir fighting areas. On partition it was decided by Sir Jalal Baba from Abbottabad to join Pakistan and announced it in a "Jirga"
Population
In 1998 the population of Abbottabad District was 881,000.
Language
According to the 1998 census, over 94.26 of the population speak Hindko as their first language, Punjabi? 2.30, Pashto? 2.22 and Urdu? 1.05. Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan, is understood by everyone. English, on the other hand, is widely used in business and education.
Education
With its good weather and beautiful landscape, Abbottabad attracts people from all over Pakistan, some for tourism but many by its educational institutions. Abbottabad (sometimes called "The City of Schools") is home to a number of schools, colleges and training institutes. These educational institutions help to promote a high standard of education in the entire country.
Military College
Military Training Institutes like the PMA Kakul, (Pakistan Military Academy) the Regimental Training centres of the Pakistan Army are also located in Abbottabad.
Medical Colleges
Abbottabad has four Medical Colleges namely Ayub medical college, Women Medical College, Frontier Medical College and Abbottabad International Medical College. An Institute for higher learning for Information Technology, COMSATS Institue of Information Technology is also located here.
Schools
Other than that, many private and government school and colleges are located in Abbottabad city which are renowned for their high standard of education. Among these are Army Burn Hall College, Abbottabad Public School, IQRA Academy, PIPS, AL-Imtiaz Academy, Abbottabad Jamia Public School and two Government Colleges.
Colleges
The Government Postgraduate College offers higher education of Bachelors and Masters level in Literature, Natural Sciences and Exact Sciences. The college attracts students from all over the NWFP.
Technical Institues
A few Technical Institutions like Government Polytechnical Institute offer courses for skill-based technical & industrial education e.g Diploma in Associate Engineering. Quite a few Computer Institutes are also functioning in and around Abbottabad. These institutes are generally affiliated with Board of Technical Education, Peshawar.
Tourism
Like much of the mountainous Northern Areas of Pakistan, tourism is one of the important sources of economic activity in Abbottabad, in summer when temperatures in the plains of Pakistan rise to well above 45 degrees Celsius , large number of tourists travel north to Abbottabad to shelter from the blistering heat. The Karakoram Highway, which traces one of the paths of the ancient Silk Road, starts from Havelian 15 km south of the Abbottabad town, and passes through the city. The Karakorum Highway is an attraction for the adventure tourists. Abbottabad is the last big town, the first mild-weather tourist city in Northern Pakistan for the tourists coming from the plains in the south.
Places of Tourism
The Karakorams, the Himalayas and the Hindukush mountains can be approached from Abbottabad. Abbottabad continues to be a transit city for tourists, serving as a base for visits to numerous nearby places, such as Hunza, Gilgit, Skardu and Indus Kohistan, Kaghan, Naran, Sawat, Galiyaat, Thandiyani etc.

Reviews (0)

Be the first to review this listing!