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'''Murree''' (alternative spelling Murri) is a hill station in Punjab founded by the British in 1851.
There were cantonments nearby at Gharial (alternative spelling Gharrial) (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>, (Kuldana)
'''Nearby'''
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bara_Gali Bara Gali] (Wikipedia), about 40km from Murree, also was a small cantonment.
Khaira Gali was a small cantonment on the road between Abbottabad and Murree, occupied in the summer months by one of the British mountain batteries which were stationed at [[Rawalpindi]] in the winter. (Spelling variants : Khaira/Khair/Khyra Gali/Galli}<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_213.gif Khaira Gali] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15'', page 207</ref>
There was a Rest Camp at Tret.
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-india-old-postcard-khaira-gali-murree-hills-for-sale-97397 Postcard: Khaira Galli Murree Hills]
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-india-old-postcard-kalabagh-murree-hills-view-for-sale-97396 Postcard: Kalabagh, Murree Hills]
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-old-postcard-kala-bagh-second-side-murree-hill-for-sale-110235 Postcard: Kala Bagh Second Side, Murree Hill].
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-old-postcard-kala-bagh-third-side-murree-hills-for-sale-110225 Postcard: Kala Bagh Third Side Murree Hill]
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-old-postcard-general-view-of-kala-bagh-murree-for-sale-104207 Postcard: Kala Bagh (Murree)]
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/pakistan-india-old-postcard-kalabagh-murree-hills-view-for-sale-71423 Postcard: Kalabagh, Murree Hills]
'''Photographs'''
