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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
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| − | |coordinates= | + | |coordinates= [https://www.google.com/maps/place/33°53'14.8%22N+73°21'43.3%22E/@33.8874364,73.3598393,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d33.887432!4d73.362028 33.887432°N 73.362028°E] |
| − | |altitude= | + | |altitude= 1,691 m (5,500 ft) |
| − | |presentname=Ghora Gali | + | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghora_Gali Ghora Gali] |
| − | |stateprovince=[ | + | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab Punjab] |
| − | |country=[ | + | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] |
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| − | '''Ghora Gali''' was located | + | '''Ghora Gali''' was a hill station, located close to [[Murree]], another hill station in [[Punjab]]. |
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | * Lawrence | + | * One of the [[Lawrence Military Asylum]]s (now Lawrence College) was founded here in 1860 to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India. |
==Business== | ==Business== | ||
| − | * Murree Brewery | + | [[Image:Murreebrewery.jpg|thumb|right|Brewery Ruins]] |
| + | * 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. However, the business still exists with its office in [[Rawalpindi]]. | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghora_Gali Ghora Gali] Wikipedia (retrieved 26 May 2016) | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hill Stations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 27 May 2016
| Ghora Gali | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 33.887432°N 73.362028°E |
| Altitude: | 1,691 m (5,500 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Ghora Gali |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Ghora Gali was a hill station, located close to Murree, another hill station in Punjab.
Education
- One of the Lawrence Military Asylums (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 contemporary photograph of the brewery held in the Bellew Collection at the British Library. The building was destroyed during the Partition riots in 1947. However, the business still exists with its office in Rawalpindi.
External Links
- Ghora Gali Wikipedia (retrieved 26 May 2016)
