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Ghora Gali
Ghora Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of northern Pakistan. It has an elevation of and is located in the northeastern tip of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Ghora Gali is also a Union council, an administrative subdivision, of Murree Tehsil in Murree District and is located at . According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 14410. History British Era Ghora Gali served as a resort for British colonialists and troops during the British Raj. In 1860, the Lawrence College was established here originally as an asylum for orphans of British troops killed in the wars. Also in 1860 the Murree Brewery was established here and produced beer for British troops, however in 1947 following independence from Britain and the ensuing riots during the independence of Pakistan in 1947 the building was destroyed. Recreation Ghora Gali now features an 1,100 m long chairlift. It goes from Ghora Gali to Pindi Point. See also * Lawrence Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is List of cities in Pakistan by population, its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is the site of History of Pakistan, several ancient cultures, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill Stations In Pakistan
There are many hill stations in Pakistan, where there is snow in the winter. In the summer, the temperatures are much cooler than the hot areas of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab and Sindh. People from all over the country flock to these hill stations to enjoy the snow in winters, and to enjoy the cool summers away from the hot plains. The following is a list of hill stations: List See also * Tourism in Pakistan * Geography of Pakistan References External links Hill station in Pakistan at {{List of hill stations Pakistan geography-related lists, Hill Stations Hill stations in Pakistan, * Lists of mountains of Pakistan, Hill stations Tourist attractions in Pakistan Hill stations, PK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pindi Point
Pindi Point (Urdu: پنڈی پوائنٹ ) is a mountain view tourist spot in Murree, Punjab, Pakistan. It has a view of the high mountains and forests of Murree. On Pindi Point, tourists can easily see the cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Demographics Pindi Point is a 15-minute walk from Mall Road, Murree. All of the pedestrian walk is in zigzag formation and covered with tall pine trees. It has a cafe and playgrounds for children A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking .... Pindi Point Chair Lift A chair lift has been installed that goes down 1.5 km of Pindi Point. See also * Mai Mari da Ashtan References External links Mountain view points Tourist attractions in Murree Outdoor structures in Pakistan {{Murree-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers. They are the primary on-hill transport at most ski areas (in such cases referred to as 'ski lifts'), but are also found at amusement parks and various tourist attractions. Depending on carrier size and loading efficiency, a passenger ropeway can move up to 4,000 people per hour, and the fastest lifts achieve operating speeds of up to or . The two-person double chair, which for many years was the workhorse of the ski industry, can move roughly 1,200 people per hour at rope speeds of up to . The four person detachable chairlift ("high-speed quad") can transport 2,400 people per hour with an average rope speed of . Some bi- and tri-cable elevated ropeways and reversible tramways achieve much greater operating speeds. Design and function A chairlift consists of numerous c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partition Of India
The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Dominion of India, Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. The Union of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Pakistan is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The Partition (politics), partition involved the division of two provinces, Bengal and the Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, based on district-wise Hindu or Muslim majorities. It also involved the division of the British Indian Army, the Royal Indian Navy, the Indian Civil Service, the History of rail transport in India, railways, and the central treasury, between the two new dominions. The partition was set forth in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj, or Crown rule in India. The two self-governing countries of India and Pakistan legally came into existence at midnight on 14–15 August 1947. The partiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murree Brewery
Murree Brewery is a Pakistani multinational manufacturer of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. It is Pakistan's largest and oldest producer of alcoholic products. In 2015, it produced 10 million litres of beer, along with hundreds of tons of single malt whisky, vodka and brandy. Founded by the British in 1860, it is a publicly traded company listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, and its products are exported to India and Bangladesh. In 2014, the company established a flagship store on Park Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City. In 2013, it was named by ''Forbes'' as one of Asia's 200 best companies. The brewery has two manufacturing units, one located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, and the other in Hattar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has three divisions – Liquor (which deals with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks), Tops (which focuses on food items, mineral water, and fruit juices), and Glass (which makes glass jars and bottles) divisions. It is one of Pakistan's fastest-growing compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence School, Ghora Gali
Lawrence College Ghora Gali is a school situated in Murree Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The college is located in the foothills of the Himalayas and Pir Panjal at a height of about 1950 metres (6395 feet) above sea level, covering an area of . It is 4 km from Murree and 57 km from Rawalpindi/Islamabad. History The college was founded in 1860 for the orphans of British soldiers and was named after Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. Notable alumni * Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Prime Minister of Pakistan * Ayaz Amir * Mumtaz Bhutto * Sarfraz Bugti * Reginald Dyer * Ismail Gulgee * Usman Ali Isani, educationist * Jamal Nazrul Islam * Zafarullah Khan Jamali, former Prime Minister Of Pakistan * Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao * Bilal Abbas Khan, actor * Lt. Gen. Imran Ullah Khan * Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, former President of Azad Kashmir * Gen. Shamim Alam Khan * Ikram Sehgal * V/Adm. Kaleem Shaukat See also *Army Burn Hall College *Lawrence Military Asylums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or direct rule in India. * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, which were collectively called ''Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India'', and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British British paramountcy, paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational equipotential surface, surface (see Geodetic datum#Vertical datum, Geodetic datum § Vertical datum). The term ''elevation'' is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while ''altitude'' or ''geopotential height'' is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and ''three-dimensional space, depth'' is used for points below the surface. Elevation is not to be confused with the distance from the center of the Earth. Due to the equatorial bulge, the summits of Mount Everest and Chimborazo (volcano), Chimborazo have, respectively, the largest elevation and the largest ECEF, geocentric distance. Aviation In aviation, the term ''elevation'' or ''aerodrome elevation'' is defined by the IC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murree Tehsil
Murree Tehsil () is one of the two Tehsils (i.e. sub-divisions) of Murree District in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab Subdivisions of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Murree Tehsil is located in the northernmost part of Punjab province where it borders Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The hill resort city of Murree is the capital city of this area. Administration Murree Tehsil is divided into 15 Union Councils of Pakistan, Union Councils. These are: Note: The UC prefix is used for administration purposes as Rawalpindi District has a total of 90 Union Councils. 2005 earthquake During the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, earthquake of 2005, 40% of houses in Murree tehsil were damaged or destroyed. Demographics According to population census of 2017 Murree has a population of 233,017. References {{Murree-Union-Councils Murree District Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
