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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
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| − | |coordinates= | + | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.83,73.35&spn=0.3,0.3&t=m&q=33.83,73.35 33.83, 73.35] |
| − | |altitude= | + | |altitude= 1,691 m (5,500 ft) |
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghora_Gali Ghora Gali] | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghora_Gali Ghora Gali] | ||
| − | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Frontier_Province North West Frontier Province] | + | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Frontier_Province North West Frontier Province] |
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Ghora Gali''' was a located in [[Abbottabad tehsil]], [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]]. | + | '''Ghora Gali''' was a hill station, located in [[Abbottabad tehsil]], [[Hazara District]], [[North West Frontier Province]] (NWFP), close to [[Murree]], another hill station. |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | * | + | * One of the [[Schools#L|Lawrence Schools]] (now Lawrence College) was founded here in 1860 to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India. |
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==Business== | ==Business== | ||
| − | * [[Murree]] Brewery | + | * The [[Murree]] Brewery was estalished here in 1860. There is a contemporary[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/other/019pho0000050s1u00033000.html photograph] of the brewery held in the ''Bellew Collection'' at the British Library. The building was destroyed during the Partition riots in 1947. |
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==Externall Links== | ==Externall Links== | ||
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghora_Gali Wikipedia | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghora_Gali Ghora Gali] ''Wikipedia''. |
Revision as of 08:50, 16 November 2009
| Ghora Gali | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 33.83, 73.35 |
| Altitude: | 1,691 m (5,500 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Ghora Gali |
| State/Province: | North West Frontier Province |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Ghora Gali was a hill station, located in Abbottabad tehsil, Hazara District, North West Frontier Province (NWFP), close to Murree, another hill station.
Education
- One of the Lawrence Schools (now Lawrence College) was founded here in 1860 to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India.
Business
- The Murree Brewery was estalished here in 1860. There is a contemporaryphotograph of the brewery held in the Bellew Collection at the British Library. The building was destroyed during the Partition riots in 1947.
Externall Links
- Ghora Gali Wikipedia.
