Ghora Gali

Ghora Gali
Union council
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Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictMurree
TehsilMurree
Population
 • Total
14,410

Ghora Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of northern Pakistan. It has an elevation of 1691m and is located in the northeastern tip of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Ghora Gali is also a Union council, an administrative subdivision, of Murree Tehsil in Murree District[1] and is located at 33°50′N 73°21′E / 33.83°N 73.35°E / 33.83; 73.35.[2] According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 14410.[3]

History

British Era

Ghora Gali served as a resort for British colonialists and troops during the British Raj. In 1860, the Lawrence College was established here originally as an asylum for orphans of British troops killed in the wars.[4] Also in 1860 the Murree Brewery was established here and produced beer for British troops, however in 1947 following independence from Britain and the ensuing riots during the independence of Pakistan in 1947 the building was destroyed.[5]

Recreation

Ghora Gali now features an 1,100 m long chairlift. It goes from Ghora Gali to Pindi Point.

See also

References

  1. ^ Towns & Unions in the City District of Rawalpindi - Government of Pakistan
  2. ^ Location of Ghora Gali - Falling Rain Genomics
  3. ^ 1998 Census of Pakistan
  4. ^ . Lawrence School, Ghora Gali is an internationally school as of now. History of Lawrence college Archived 2007-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Murree Brewery - History

33°53′0″N 73°23′0″E / 33.88333°N 73.38333°E / 33.88333; 73.38333


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