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* [http://tinyurl.com/dck7jz Churches and Chapels in Murree] ''Youtube''.
 
* [http://tinyurl.com/dck7jz 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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=qKzMQTgtNaIC&pg=PA46 Limited View Google Books]. Also refer [[Photographer#Books|Photographer]] for more details of this book.
 
*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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=qKzMQTgtNaIC&pg=PA46 Limited View Google Books]. Also refer [[Photographer#Books|Photographer]] for more details of this book.
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*[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jul2009-weekly/nos-19-07-2009/foo.htm#1 "A rock epic"]. An article by Ali Jan about a 1909 regimental rock carving by the [[5th Regiment of Foot|Northumberland Fusiliers]], at Murree from The News on Sunday (jang.com.pk)
  
 
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Revision as of 06:56, 24 June 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

Insurrection at Murree 1857

Sites of Interest

The following are sites in and around the town.

Educational Institutes

  • Convent of Jesus and Mary

References

  1. From Kashmir to Kabul, page 59 by Omar Khan, refer External links

External Links