Abbottabad

Abbottabad ( Urdu ایبٹ آباد [ ɛ ː ː bʌʈɑ bɑ ː d]) is a city in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP ). It is located 50 kilometers in a straight line north of the capital Islamabad at an altitude of 1256 meters above sea level. The city is the administrative center of the district of Abbottabad. Because of its location in a romantic valley and its cleanliness Abbottabad is counted among the most beautiful cities in the country.

The town became internationally known when there 2011 Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the terrorist network al -Qaida, was discovered and killed.

History

Abbottabad was founded in the British colonial era. It bears the name of its founder, Major James Abbott. This could be in the district in 1853 down after he had annexed the Punjab, and became its first governor. Abbottabad was an important military district and sanatorium. It housed one brigade of the second division of the northern army corps. In 1901 had the city and the military district with a population of about 7800th

In March 2011, the authorities Umar Patek, an alleged co-organizer of the 2002 Bali attack took, fixed in Abbottabad.

On the night of May 2, 2011 U.S. President Barack Obama announced that the terrorist Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad and tracked in a commando raid led by the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command ( Operation Neptune 's Spear ) was found and shot.

Population

The census of 1998 showed a population of 105 999 for Abbottabad. It is estimated that they may have already located in 2010 at just under 150,000. The majority of the population in the area of Abbottabad speak Hindko as their mother tongue, besides also Urdu and English are used as languages ​​of communication.

Education

The city of Abbottabad is small and well organized. It attracts people from all over Pakistan, not only for their scenery but also because of their educational opportunities. There are in Abbottabad a high number of schools and other institutions of higher education. The city therefore bears the nickname City of the schools.

In addition to the usual basic education there in Abbottabad variety of facilities for vocational training. The city also houses training facilities of the Pakistani military, technical institutes, government agencies, four medical colleges, including one for women only. Recently a university for IT was opened by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Tourism and Transport

The famous Karakoram Highway, which was built partly along the ancient Silk Road, starts in Havelian in the district of Abbottabad, and passes through the town. This highway is an attraction for adventure tourists. Abbottabad is in Pakistani travelers because of its mild climate in summer a popular destination because it offers a refuge from the heat in the plains of the country. In less than half an hour the mountain resort Galyat is. The potential for tourism is large in this region, currently the local government but little interest in developing the tourism infrastructure.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Muhammad Ayub Khan (1907-1974), Pakistani army officer and politician