Murri

Murree is a mountain resort city in the northernmost region of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Lying in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range under the western Himalayas, it is located in the northeast of the capital city of Islamabad. The town was built in the mid-19th century and served as the summer capital of the British Punjab, allowing British troops to escape the scorching heat of the plains of Punjab. It has an average altitude of .

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Murree
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nicknames: The Depot, The White City
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Punjab##Location in Pakistan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Tehsil
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Murree
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Murree
Settlement.leader_title: District Commissioner
Settlement.leader_name: Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi
Settlement.leader_title2: Tehsildar
Settlement.leader_name2: Kanwar M. Ayyan
Settlement.elevation_m: 2291.2

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Pakistan
Located in: Murree Tehsil
Population: 20869
Elevation: 2300
Capital of: Murree Tehsil
Image: Murree scene.jpg

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P12749: Caroline von Wolzogen
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Commons category: Murree
topic's main category: Category:Murree
category of associated people: Category:People from Murree

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Article · Italiano

Murri (in lingua urdu: مری, spesso in inglese Murree) è una città del Pakistan. Nella città è ambientato parte del romanzo Mille splendidi soli di Khaled Hosseini.

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