Changla Gali

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Changla Gali
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Changla Gali
Coordinates: 33°59′18.63″N73°23′17.91″E / 33.9885083°N 73.3883083°E / 33.9885083; 73.3883083 Coordinates: 33°59′18.63″N73°23′17.91″E / 33.9885083°N 73.3883083°E / 33.9885083; 73.3883083
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District Abbottabad District
Elevation
2,804 m (9,199 ft)
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Changla Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of Pakistan. It has an elevation of 2804m. [1] During British rule it was the headquarters of the Northern Command School of Musketry. [2]

Location

Changla Gali is located in Seer Gharbi which is a Union Council of Abbottabad District, and is located 16 km north from the more famous Galyat town of Murree in Rawalpindi District. [1]

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