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Haro River
The Haro () is a river in Pakistan that flows through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and parts of Punjab. It is a left tributary of the Indus. Its main valley is in Abbottabad District, in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, northern Pakistan. The famous Khanpur Dam has been built on this river at Khanpur in the Haripur District of Hazara Division to provide drinking water to the twin cities, i.e. Islamabad (the capital of Pakistan) and Rawalpindi. The decrease in inflows from Khanpur dam from the Haro River results in a water shortage in the twin cities during the summer season. The Haro River rises at the southern end of the Dunga Gali range, where it has two branches. The eastern branch of the river is called Dhund, and the western is called Karral. The River Haro enters Rawalpindi District near Bhallan and flows through Attock District. It is fed by four major tributaries: #The Lora Haro, rising in the Murree Hills around Lora LoRa (from "long range", sometim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is from Nathia Gali. History During British Rule The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or dire ..., Dunga Gali served as a sanatorium to British soldiers and contained a hotel, church and a post office. The area was also visited by Europeans, who also had houses on the southern slopes of the nearby Mukeshpuri Mountains. See also * Nathia Gali * Ghora Gali * Ayubia National Park References Hill stations in Pakistan Populated places in Abbottabad District Galyat of Pakistan {{Abbottabad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attock District
Attock District ( Punjabi/Urdu), known as Campbellpur District during British Raj, is a district, located on the Pothohar Plateau, in north western Punjab, Pakistan; created in April 1904. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Attock District is 2,133,005 (2.1 million), making it the 23rd most populous district of the province behind Rajanpur district and overall the 37th most populous district in Pakistan. Etymology The district was formed as ''Campbellpur District'' after Commander-in-Chief of British forces Sir Colin Campbell . Later, in 1978, district name was changed to Attock after the major and historical city of Attock to reflect the older, historical name of the region. The word "Attock" in itself is derived from the word "Atak" in local languages which means blockade, barrier or obstruction. One interpretation of the name attributes it to Mughal Emperor Akbar who encountered difficulties crossing the river therefore the city was named Attock by hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indus Basin
The Indus Basin is the part of Asia drained by the Indus River and its tributaries. The basin covers an area of traversing four countries: Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan, with most of the area lying predominantly in the latter two countries. Geography The Indus River has two main tributaries: the Panjnad—formed by successive confluences of Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Jhelum, and Chenab Rivers—and the Kabul, containing the waters of the Swat and Kunar Rivers, as well as others. The Indus and Sutlej originate on the Tibetan Plateau, the Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum originate in the Indian western Himalayas, and the Kabul and its tributaries originate in the Hindu Kush of eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The Indus Basin lies in four countries: Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan. The largest portion of the basin, at 47%, lies in Pakistan while India contains the second biggest share at 39%. China and Afghanistan contain the remaining 14%. The Indus Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigvedic Rivers
The Rigveda refers to a number of rivers located in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, from Gandhara to Kurukshetra. Rigvedic geography Identification of Rigvedic hydronyms has engaged multiple historians; it is the single most important way of establishing the geography and chronology of the early Vedic period. Rivers with certain identifications stretch from eastern Afghanistan to the western Gangetic plain, clustering in the Punjab. The Rigveda mentions the ''sapta-sindhavaḥ'' (, seven rivers), along with other rivers: ''Sapta-sindhavaḥ'' is cognate with Avestan ''hapta həndu'', and is interpreted as referring to Punjab. The region's name comes from پنج, ''panj'', 'five' and آب, ''āb'', 'water' thus " five waters", a Persian calque of the Indo-Aryan ''Pancha-nada'' meaning "five rivers". The same names were often imposed on different rivers as the Vedic culture migrated eastward from around Afghanistan (where they stayed for a considerable time) to the subc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project
Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project () is a 1,450 MW run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Indus River in Pakistan. It is located about west of Attock in the Punjab province. Construction of the project began in 1995. It consists of five generators, each possessing a maximum power generation capacity of 290 MW. The inauguration of the plant took place on 19 August 2003, presided over by the then President General Pervez Musharraf. It also saw the commissioning of the first two of the five generators i.e. Unit 1 and Unit 2. The last generator was commissioned on 6 April, 2004, and the project was completed by December the same year. It costed US$2.1 billion with funding from Pakistan's Water and Power Development AuthorityWAPDA, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, European Investment Bank and Islamic Development Bank. About 1,600 cubic meter per second of water is diverted from the Indus River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara NWFP
Nara is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, it located in the southern part of the district History During the Second Sikh War after gaining the support of the Mashwani tribe - James Abbott set up base close to the then abandoned village of Nara.Charles Allen, Soldier Sahibs: The Men Who Made the North-West Frontier The base was vital to keep an eye on Chatar Singh and his forces, Abbott wrote: "I had no roofs, no tents for the shelter of my picturesque bands. Each shifted for himself, amongst the ravines, the rocks and bushes. It was the rainy season, but happily for us, no rain actu-ally fell. The favourite bivouak was a deep ravine, south of the ruined village. The spring there wells forth from the base of the cliff, the only water procurable within an area of several miles. Here natural excavations in the cliff sheltered some, trees, shrubs and rocks others, and nearly the whole of the men crowded there. Bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galiat Mallach
Galyat () region, or hill tract, (also written Galliat and Galiyat) is a narrow strip or area roughly – north-east of Islamabad, Pakistan, extending on both sides of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border, between Abbottabad and Murree. The word itself is derived from the plural of the Urdu word ''gali'', which means an alley between two mountains on both sides of which there are valleys and it is not the highest point in the range. Many of the towns in the area have the word ''gali'' as part of their names, and are popular tourist resorts. Being on linguistic and geographical continuum this area has challenged social scientists in terms of anomalous classification. Brief history and ethnology The Galyat tracts were first 'discovered' by early British colonial officials, such as James Abbott, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satora
Satora Valley is a village situated on the bank of Haro River, in the District of Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 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# .... Geography There are tall pine trees surrounding the village District Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. and the lesser Himalayas are to be seen in the distance. Satora lies in a plain valley. References Populated places in Abbottabad District Villages in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lora, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Lora is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. Lora Union Council takes its name from the main village of area. The local language is pahari but Urdu is also universally understood. Tehsil Lora have 6 union councils. U.C Phallah, Lora, Seer Sharqi, Seer Gharbi, Goreeni and Nagri. Rajab Ali Khan Abbasi MPA Of PK-43 Abbottabad-II belongs to Tehsil Lora. Location Tehsil Lora is located at an altitude of 1138 metres (3736 feet). It is situated in the southern part of Abbottabad District in Havelian Tehsil. It is bounded by the following union councils, Nara to the north, Nagri Totial to the north and east, Goreeni to the south, and BATTAL KUND KUNDA Phallah to the west. Tehsil Lora is bisected by Nadi Haro (on which the Khanpur Dam is built). Locals grow seasonal crops such as Maize (makai) and Wheat (gandum). Subdivisions The Tehsil of Lora is subdivided into the following areas: Chabgran, Ghari, Ghora, Dheri Kia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murree Hills
Murree () is a mountain resort city in the northernmost region of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Lying in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range under the western Himalayas, it forms the outskirts of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and is located in the northeast of the capital city, Islamabad. The town was built in the mid 19th-century and it served as the summer capital of the British Punjab, for the British troops to escape the scorching heat in the plains of Punjab during the summer.: "Murree was developed first into a sanitarium and retreat for troops, and later into a summer hill station, housing an invalid hospital, cottages for civil and military families, hotels, a brewery, and a Lawrence Memorial Asylum for the education of poor and orphaned European children." It has an average altitude of . Construction of the town was started in 1851 on the hills of Murree as a sanatorium for British troops. The permanent town of Murree was constructed in 1853 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
