Bara Gali Explained

Official Name:Bara Gali
Mapsize:150px
Coordinates:34.1°N 73.35°W
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Abbottabad
Elevation M:2350

Bara Gali is one of the mountain resort towns of the Galyat and Ayubia National Park, at an altitude of 2350m (7,710feet). It is located in the Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan.[1]

The town lies on the road between Abbottabad and Murree, is 15miles from Abbottabad, and 25miles from Murree.[2]

Bara Gali is the summer campus of the University of Peshawar.[3]

History

During British Rule, Bara Gali was a small cantonment that was occupied in the hot summer months by one of the British mountain batteries which were stationed at Rawalpindi in the winter.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Bara_Gali.html Falling Rain Genomics - Location of Bara Gali
  2. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_431.gif Bara Gali - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 6, p. 425
  3. Web site: Provost Office - University of Peshawar . 2007-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080107090223/http://www.upesh.edu.pk/Administration/provost_office.html . 2008-01-07 . dead .