Havelian, Pakistan
حویلیاں
Havelian is a town of 37,509 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Why visit Havelian
Townapedia lists 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Abbottabad University of Science and Technology.
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About Havelian
Havelian (Urdu: حویلیاں [ɦəˈʋeːlɪjãː]) is the second largest municipality in the Abbottabad District, in the Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the headquarters for Havelian Tehsil. The word literally translates into English as "mansions". The outskirts of the city are also home to one of the largest ordnance factories of Pakistan, Pakistan Ordnance Factories Havelian.
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Things to do1
Abbottabad University of Science and Technology
School · 1.9 km
Public university in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Where to stay1
History
In the 1890s Havelian, referred to as Huveliyan, was mentioned by British geologist Charles Stewart Middlemiss when he was doing a survey of the area as part of his geological fieldwork in Hazara for the colonial era Geological Survey of India, he described it as one of a "few large villages" that lay along the course of the Dore river.
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Map of Havelian
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Getting there and nearby towns
Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 45 km away.
- Abbottabad 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Amirabad 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Haripur 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Murree 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
- Mansehra 31 km north, about 31 min by car
- Mughalabad 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Saidpur 36 km south, about 36 min by car
- Islamabad 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Muzaffarābād 45 km northeast, about 45 min by car
- Rawalpindi 52 km south, about 52 min by car
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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
- Havelian Village seen from the other bank of the Dor River, Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Havelian railway station-0927, Asad Razzaki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Havelian railway station-0917, Asad Razzaki, CC BY-SA 4.0
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