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Faisal Mosque
A strikingly modern mosque shaped like a desert tent, one of the largest in the world, set against the Margalla Hills.
49 km · about 55 min drive
AsiaPakistanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Abbottabad
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan · Asia
About Abbottabad
Abbottabad sits on the route: 20 minutes from Havelian, 49km from Faisal Mosque.
Abbottabad is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, with about 280,000 people. The nearest town is Havelian, about 11 km away.
Abbottabad is a city and the capital of the Hazara Division in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It also serves as the headquarters of its eponymous tehsil (subdistrict) and district. According to the 2023 census, Abbottabad had a population of 234,395. The city is located about 120 km (75 mi) north of theRead more
Islamabad–Rawalpindi area and 150 km (95 mi) east of Peshawar, at an elevation of about 1,256 m (4,121 ft).
Abbottabad was founded in 1853 during British rule and was named after James Abbott, the first deputy commissioner of Hazara. It developed as a cantonment and administrative centre in the colonial period, later becoming part of the North-West Frontier Province and then Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Parts of the city are administered as Abbottabad Cantonment, while the wider urban area also includes municipal administration.
The city is associated with education, healthcare, tourism and military institutions. It is home to institutions such as Ayub Medical College and the Abbottabad campus of COMSATS University Islamabad, while the Pakistan Military Academy is located at nearby Kakul. Abbottabad also serves as a market and transit centre for surrounding areas of the Hazara region and as a base for travel to nearby hill stations and destinations in northern Pakistan, including the Galyat region and the Kaghan Valley.
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What is there to see near Abbottabad?
Within an hour or so of Abbottabad: Faisal Mosque (49 km).
Are there any good drives near Abbottabad?
The nearest famous roads are Babusar Pass.
Where is Abbottabad?
Abbottabad is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, about 11 km from Havelian.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 275,890
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Pakistan
- Region
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates
- 34.1463, 73.2117
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