Charra Pani

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Charra Pani
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Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Punjab (Pakistan)
District Rawalpindi
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Charra Pani is a hill station in the Galyat region of northern Pakistan.


A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The term was used mostly in colonial Asia, but also in Africa, for towns founded by European colonial rulers as refuges from the summer heat, up where temperatures are cooler. In the Indian context, most hill stations are at an altitude of approximately 1,000 to 2,500 metres ; very few are outside this range.

Galyat region, or hill tract, is a narrow strip or area roughly 50–80 km north-east of Islamabad, Pakistan, extending on both sides of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border, between Abbottabad and Murree. The word itself is derived from the plural of the Urdu word gali, which means an alley between two mountains on both sides of which there are valleys and it is not the highest point in the range. Many of the towns in the area have the word gali as part of their names, and are popular tourist resorts.

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Location

It is located about 15 km from Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, en route to Murree and Galyat. A fairly fast water stream runs through the park. Water here is usually very cold as it originates in the hills. People from the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad often visit this place.

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History

British troops were stationed here during the British Raj. In 1857 during the uprising against British rule, Sardar Sherbaz Khan and his sons were killed here after being captured.

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References

  1. ↑ "12 Perish As Cable Car Falls". Pakistan Point News. Retrieved 29 June 2017.


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