Abbottabad, Pakistan
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Abbottabad is a town of 275,890 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, founded in 1853.
Why visit Abbottabad
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 parks and trails, 5 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Government Post Graduate College, Abbottabad.
Weather in Abbottabad
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About Abbottabad
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 the Islamabad–Rawalpindi area and 150 km (95 mi) east of Peshawar, at an elevation of about 1,256 m (4,121 ft).
From the Wikipedia article Abbottabad (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Abbottabad on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Government Post Graduate College, Abbottabad
School · 0.8 km
Government degree awarding college in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes5
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship8
Presbyterian Church Abbottabad
Church · Presbyterian
Karakoram Highway, Abbottabad
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Healthcare7
Benazir Bhutto Ladies & Children Teaching Hospital
Hospital
Karakoram Highway, Abbottabad
Map of Abbottabad
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Getting there and nearby towns
Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 km away.
- Havelian 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Amirabad 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Mansehra 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Sarni 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Phulra 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Haripur 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Murree 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Muzaffarābād 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
- Islamabad 50 km south, about 50 min by car
- Rawalpindi 63 km south, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Abbottabad View, Fraz.khalid1, CC0
- Abbottabad - panoramio, aquddooss, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A military hill resort on the top of Abbottabad mountains, Abdur Rehman Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morning Beauty of Abbottabad, Abdur Rehman Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbottabad-wall, Wall taq, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A morning walk in Paradise, Abdur Rehman Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A children green park, Abdur Rehman Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Well maintained Old, Abdur Rehman Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morning beautiful skyline, Abdur Rehman Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A fresh and healthy flower with a morning beauty, Abdur Rehman Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hilly beauty, Abdur Rehman Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thandyani - panoramio, Haddid Uddin, CC BY 3.0
- Thandyani Pakistan Haddid - panoramio, Haddid Uddin, CC BY 3.0
- Sarban hill 4, عباس علی عباس, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sarban hill 6, عباس علی عباس, CC BY-SA 4.0
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