Why visit Baffa
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Hazara University and Dhodial Pheasantry.
Weather in Baffa
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About Baffa
Baffa (Urdu: بفہ Pashto :بفه ) is a town, a union council and capital of Tehsil Baffa Pakhal of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
From the Wikipedia article Baffa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Hazara University
School · 3.1 km
Public university in Mansehra, Pakistan
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship2
Schools, colleges and libraries1
History
Baffa may date back to or prior to Sikh rule. It was given the status of a municipality in 1873 during British rule as a principal market town in Northern Hazara and of the neighbouring independent tracts. In 1901, the population was 7,029.
A vernacular middle school was maintained by the municipality and the District board. Baffa remained the educational hub for the Pakkhal Valley, Konsh Valley and Siran Valley because of the accommodation facility (hostel) attached to the Government Higher Secondary School there. At that time, this was the only high school for these three big valleys. The Municipal Committee of Mansehra took credits from the Municipal Committee of Baffa to fulfill its expenditures because the Municipal Committee of Baffa's income and revenue was more than Mansehra's.
Baffa is the resting place of Mulana Ghous Hazarvi and, historically, the rallying point for Turks in the region.
Baffa members of union council and political leaders have been selected through democratic candidates and elections since the independence of Pakistan. There has never been royalties or kings after independence. All political parties of Pakistan have imprint in the Tehsil.
From the History section of Baffa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Baffa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.
- Mansehra 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Arbora 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Phulra 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Oghi 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Muzaffarābād 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Murree 61 km south, about 1 h by car
- Bāgh 72 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Saidpur 79 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Islamabad 81 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mingora 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Aerial view of Baffa town, Hash,alee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Top of Hazara University, Alitouseef, CC BY-SA 4.0
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