Galyat ( ur, گلیات ) region, or hill tract, (also written Galliat and Galiyat) is a narrow strip or area roughly 50–80 km north-east of

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, extending on both sides of the

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

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border, between Abbottabad and

Murree Murree (Punjabi, Urdu: مری) is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Muree District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and is about ...

. The word itself is derived from the plural of the

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, who ventured into these areas circa 1846–47. The British found them climatically conducive to them and began to develop some of the sites in the range/tract as hill resorts, to escape the summer heat of the low-lands. Later on, after Partition/Independence of Pakistan in 1947, these were neglected for some time but eventually developed further from the 1960s onwards as popular resorts. The area, being home to the

Karlal The Karlal (Urdu: کڑلال), also known as ''Karral'', ''Kiraal'', and '' Sardar'' is a Hindko and Pahari speaking tribe dwelling mostly in the Abbottabad District of the Hazara Division region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Etymology an ...

tribe, was called the 'Karral country' during the colonial times by the British (named after the tribe). The Karlal's are still the dominant tribe of the Galyat. The language spoke by the tribesmen is Hindko whereas the dialect of Hindko spoken is called the 'Dhundi-Kairali'. It is today located in what is the Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At an elevation of 2,410 m (8,000 ft), it is a popular tourist resort in the summer months. It is forested with pine, cedar, oak walnut and also oak and maple trees.

Localities in the Galyat

* Ayubia (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) * Bara Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) * Changla Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) *

Dunga Gali Dunga Gali is one of the towns of the Galyat area of Ayubia National Park, at an altitude of in northern Pakistan. Dunga Gali is located in Nathia Gali Union Council (subdivision) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. It ...

(Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) * Khaira Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) *

Khanspur Khanaspur ( ur, ) is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khanaspur is a settlement in the Ayubia area and is located in Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pa ...

(Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) * Nathia Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) *

Thandiani Thandiani (literally meaning "very cold") is a hill station in the Galyat area of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Thandiani is located in the northeast of Abbottabad District and is about from Abbottabad in the foothills of the Himal ...

(Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa) * Darwaza Ayubia (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) *

Dagri Naka Dagri Naka is a mountainous area in Galiyat region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan located between the trek of Thandiani and Nathiagali at 2720 meters or 8924 feet above sea level. Dagri (also called Dugri) means "The home of leopards" in the loca ...

(Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)

* Bagnotar (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) * Namli Maira (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) * Makol (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) *

(Punjab) *

Jhika Gali Jhika Gali - is a town in Murree tehsil, Murree District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Rawalpindi to Murree Murree (Punjabi, Urdu: مری) is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the ...

(Punjab) *

Ghora Gali Ghora Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of northern Pakistan. It has an elevation of 1691m and is located in the northeastern tip of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Ghora Gali is also a Union council, an adminis ...

(Punjab) * Bandi maira kpk)

References

Hill stations in Pakistan Galyat of Pakistan Geography of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Internal borders of Pakistan {{PunjabPK-geo-stub