Bilal Town

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Bilal Town
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Bilal Town
Coordinates: 34°10′18″N73°14′17″E / 34.17167°N 73.23806°E / 34.17167; 73.23806
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Province Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District Abbottabad
Tehsil Abbottabad

Bilal Town is a wealthy northeastern suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. It lies between central Abbottabad and Kakul, where the Pakistan Military Academy is located. The upper-class neighborhood contains some large houses and open fields and has a high number of retired military officials living in the community.

History

Osama bin Laden's compound in the aftermath of the raid by the U.S. military Osama bin Laden compound1.jpg
Osama bin Laden's compound in the aftermath of the raid by the U.S. military

In May 2011, the house of Osama bin Laden was invaded by the U.S. military in the southeastern outskirts of Bilal Town and he was killed. [1]

References

  1. "Bin Laden's 'neighbors' profess ignorance of his presence". McClatchy Newspapers. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.