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'''Murree''' is a hill station in Punjab founded by the British in 1851. | '''Murree''' is a hill station in Punjab founded by the British in 1851. | ||
There were cantonments nearby at Gharial and Kuldannah<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=qKzMQTgtNaIC&pg=PA59 ''From Kashmir to Kabul''], page 59 by Omar Khan, refer External links</ref> | There were cantonments nearby at Gharial (four miles away) and Kuldannah<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=qKzMQTgtNaIC&pg=PA59 ''From Kashmir to Kabul''], page 59 by Omar Khan, refer External links</ref>, (alternative spelling Kuldana) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 03:29, 18 May 2010
| Murree | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 33.906905°N 73.395367°E |
| Altitude: | 2,291.2 m (7,517 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Murree |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Murree is a hill station in Punjab founded by the British in 1851.
There were cantonments nearby at Gharial (four miles away) and Kuldannah[1], (alternative spelling Kuldana)
History
Sites of Interest
The following are sites in and around the town.
- The ruins of Murree Brewery in Ghora Gali
Educational Institutes
- Convent of Jesus and Mary
References
- ↑ From Kashmir to Kabul, page 59 by Omar Khan, refer External links
External Links
- Murree Wikipedia
- Churches and Chapels in Murree Youtube.
- Fifty Members of the Murree Club 1865 pages 46,47 from From Kashmir to Kabul: the photographs of John Burke and William Baker, 1860-1900 by Omar Khan 2002 Limited View Google Books. Also refer Photographer for more details of this book.