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Murree

Date Of Built:    1851

 Population Ranking in Pakistan:  240

Area:     4 Km2  

Union Councils in Murree: 16

Murree height from sea level:  2291m

Population: 25247

Murree (Malka-e-Kohsar)

Murree postal code: 47140.

Murree

Murree is a mountain resort town, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and it is located about 30 km (19 mi) towards northeast of Islamabad City. It has average altitude of 2,291 metres.

Murree was founded in 1851 as a sanatorium for British troops. The permanent town of Murree was constructed in 1853 and the church was sanctified shortly thereafter. One main road was established, commonly referred to even in modern times, as the mall road.

Murree became a popular tourist station for British within the British India, several prominent Englishmen were born here including Bruce Bairnsfather, Francis Younghusband and Reginald Dyer. During colonial era, the access to commercial establishments in Murree was restricted for non-Europeans including the Lawrence College.

Since the Independence of Pakistan in 1947, Murree has retained its position as a popular hill station, noted for its pleasant summers. A large number of tourists visit the town from Islamabad-Rawalpindi areas. The town also serves as a transit point for tourist's visiting Azad Kashmir and Abbottabad.

The town's early development was in 1851 by President of the Punjab Administrative Board, Sir Henry Lawrence