Murree
Sign in to saveMurree 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 is located in the northeast of the capital city of Islamabad. The town was built in the mid-19th century and served as the summer capital of the British Punjab, allowing British troops to escape the scorching heat of the plains of Punjab. It has an average altitude of .
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Murree
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.nicknames
- The Depot, The White City
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Punjab##Location in Pakistan
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- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
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- District
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- Tehsil
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Murree
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Murree
- Settlement.leader_title
- District Commissioner
- Settlement.leader_name
- Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Tehsildar
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Kanwar M. Ayyan
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2291.2
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- Population
- 20869
- Elevation
- 2300
- Image
- Murree scene.jpg
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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 is located in the northeast of the capital city of Islamabad. The town was built in the mid-19th century and served as the summer capital of the British Punjab, allowing British troops to escape the scorching heat of the plains of Punjab. It has an average altitude of .
Construction of the town started in 1851 on the hills of Murree as a sanatorium for British troops. The permanent town of Murree was constructed in 1853 and a church was consecrated shortly thereafter. One main road was established, commonly referred to as "Mall Road". Murree was the headquarters of the colonial Government of the Punjab Province during the 1873–1875 summer; the summer capital was moved to Shimla in 1876.
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