Galyat on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Galyat () region, or hill tract, (also written Galliat and Galiyat) is a narrow strip or area roughly – north-east of
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 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 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
Galyat () region, or hill tract, (also written Galliat and Galiyat) is a narrow strip or area roughly – north-east of Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
, Pakistan, extending on both sides of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
-Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
border, between Abbottabad and Murree
Murree () is a mountain resort city in the northernmost region of the Punjab, Pakistan, 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–Rawal ...
. The word itself is derived from the plural of the Urdu
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
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 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 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
Hindko (, , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Pun ...
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.
In 2023, this region has been included by UNESCO in prestigious biospehere reserve sites.
Localities in the Galyat
* Ayubia (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) * Khanspur (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) * Thandiani (Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa) * Darwaza Ayubia (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) * Dagri Naka (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) Dagri Naka *Bagnotar
Bagnotar is a union councils of Pakistan, union council of Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 18 kilometers away from Abbottabad.
Loca ...
(Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Makol (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Namli Maira (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Bandit Maira (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Bara Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Changla Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Dunga Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Khaira Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Nathia Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
* Jhika Gali (Punjab)
* Ghora Gali (Punjab)
*Murree
Murree () is a mountain resort city in the northernmost region of the Punjab, Pakistan, 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–Rawal ...
(Punjab)
References
Hill stations in Pakistan Galyat of Pakistan Geography of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Internal borders of Pakistan Biosphere reserves of Pakistan {{Murree-geo-stub