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Abbottabad, named after British military officer Major James Abbott during the colonial era, Abbottabad is the third biggest city in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, known as the North-W.....
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Alexander the Great, after conquering parts of Punjab, established his rule over a large part of Mansehra District. In 327 B.C., Alexander handed this area over to Abisaras (Αβισαρης), the Raja of the Poonch state. Mansehra remained a part of Taxila during the rule of the M.....
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In 1472 a descendant of Amir Tamur Prince Shahabuddin came to Hazara, the area between Hasan Abdal-Attock to Kashmir came under his control. His descendants ruled most ofHazara until 1703. Gradually the Turks lost their control initially from Hassan Abdal/Attock and then from Haripur, which came the control of the p.....
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The weather of the region tends to be relatively mild with rain, snow and cold temperatures in the winter and mildly hot summers. Kohistan is comprised of mountains and the hilly agricultural regions. The low altitude (below 900m) in Kohistan get very hot in summer and extremely cold in winter season. In the higher .....
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Battagram, received a major setback in the infamous Pakistan Earthquake of October 2005 when more than 4,500 innocent lives were lost. Practically most of the District was economically shattered and currently the district is in the process of reconstruction., This district has world fame for its beautiful mountains,.....
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Tor Ghar in Pushto (historically known as The Black Mountain, also known as Kala Dhaka in Hindku), is a mountain range and is one of the 25 districts of the Hazara region, Khyber Pak.....
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The Kaghan Valley is a valley in the north-east of Mansehra District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Kaghan valley is named after the town of Kaghan rather than for the KunharRiver which flows through the length of the valley. The valley extends 155 km, rising from an elevation of 2,134 feet (650 m).....
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At 7,888 feet above sea level, Naran is the main center of tourism or big apple of Hazara division Located 82 km from Balakot, it is the summertime base for exploring the valley. The town is situated at the bank of the Kunhar River at a point where the valley widens. This river is also quite smooth here and ideal fo.....