Ghora Gali

Union Councils
name = Ghora Gali


caption = Ghora Gali is located in the west of Murree Tehsil
province = Punjab
district = Rawalpindi
tehsil = Murree
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population = 14,410
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Ghora Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of northern Pakistan. It has an elevation of 1691m and is located in the northeastern tip of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Ghora Gali is also a Union Council, an administrative subdivision, of Murree Tehsil in Rawalpindi District [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=26&dn=Rawalpindi Towns & Unions in the City District of Rawalpindi - Government of Pakistan] ] and is located at coord|33.83|N|73.35|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Ghora_Gali.html Location of Ghora Gali - Falling Rain Genomics] ] . According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 14410 [1998 Census of Pakistan] .

History

Ghora Gali contains the Tomb of Doomat Khan, a leader of the Dhond Abbasi tribe.

British Era

Ghora Gali served as a resort for British colonialists and troops during the British Raj. In 1860 the Lawrence College was established here originally as an asylum for orphans of British troops killed in the wars [ [http://www.lawrence.edu.pk/history/index.htm History of Lawrence college] ] . Also in 1860 the Murree Brewery was established here and produced beer for British troops, however in 1947 following independence from Britain and the ensuing riots during partition the building was destroyed [ [http://www.murreebrewery.com/history.html Murree Brewery - History] ] .

Recreation

Ghora Gali now features an 1,100 m long chairlift. It goes from Ghora Gali to Pindi Point.

Politicians

Muharram Ali Abbasi (son of Ayub Khan) is a prominent politician and judge, from the Dhond Abbasi tribe.

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