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    Murree is sometimes referred to as the Queen of Pakistan's hill stations. She is, however, much more than a queen because the rest of the stations are smaller in size and inadequate in social amenities and requisites of daily life.

Murree is more like a modern town then a hill-station and by virtue of its easy accessibility and its enormous size, is an attractive resort both for holiday makers and seekers of solitude.



           Small Info Of MURREE HiLLS:

 

    Murree Hills is the headquarter of Murree tahsil of Rawalpindi District where all the amenities of life are Bazaars, Collages, Schools, Hospitals, Hotels, Rest Houses, Telephones, Tele Graphs Offices & Internet Services etc.But now a days there are One shopping mall and other shopping centre are builds, where some business men came in the seasons for their goods business. The ideal season for the tourists resorts is from June to August and during this period it has hot of hustle and bustle and meal people come from all the different part of the country & also from abroad.

During snow season many people come from all over the country to enjoy the snow fall.Handi crafts and ice sticks are the special items purchased by the tourists. Kashmir Point & Pindi Point are important places, from where one can enjoy the Kashmir and Islamabad/Rawalpindi cites respectively.Kuldana, Burban, Upper & Lower Topaz are such places in the surrounding of Murree Hills, where one can go for recreation.

Chair lift is installed at Bansra Gali, Patriata and Ayubia which like a sky-lift, Takes you up to the some of the nearby range for a panoramic view of forested hill.Bansra Gali is 5km ,Patriata 30km & Ayubia is 26km from Murree Hills.




Historical Photo of Murree Bazaar 1865History of Murree Hill

(1849 Till Now)
(From the start of British rule On Murree Hills)
   Before "1849" it is village area & it is use as a bypass way for Kashmir. With the time being its become a city and a great hill station after the British came here in Murree.But our website is newest & it is our duty to provide you the best and real story of Murree Hills, also before 1849 and till up to date, Therefore we contact to the team of "
Hillian Investigators" which worked on paranormal & historical places, So they can give us the true & good history of Murree Hills before 1849,16 & 17 centeury.How the Murree Hills Was......(more..)

Murree South View 1861Description/Miscellaneous Information of Murree Hills  
   As we all know Murree is a beautiful hill station in the Northern Punjab and is dedicated to the name of a British officer "Mr. Murray" or "Mr.Murry".There are also some two another versions,1st is the original name was "Marhi" dedicated to a pious woman whose burial place is near Pindi Point & 2nd is that name attributed the name to "Marry" the mother of Jesus Christ in the support of their contention have pointed to the tower at Pindi Point where is the grave known as "Mai Marry”. Some history written...(more..)

 







Mohalla Shawalla Location of Murree HillsLocation

   The Town of Murree lies in north latitude 33° and east longitude 73° at the general elevation of 7,500 feet above the sea level with a permanent population of about 3,700 in habitants which is, however, greatly increased during the summer season by the influx of visitors and which goes up sometimes to nearly 30,000.The most accessible hill station in these parts-beings only 1 and half hours journey....(more..)

 

             

Random Info of MurreeHills

   

   Main languages Spoken: Pahari & Urdu while the English is also understand. 

   Population: The population of Murree Tahsil is 2, 21,500 according to census 1981.

   Area of the Map: 53 sqkilometres.

   Climate: During winter it is very cold and snow falls from December to March and the temperature generally remains below freezing point. In summer it remains very pleasant with mild cold.

 

 







SOME OF OLD MURREE PICS:


Murree GPO
MURREE G.P.O
Oldest Pic of Murree GPO.
Murree mall Road Covered in Snow
MURREE HILLS MALL RAOD IN SNOW


 Murree Mall Road 1864
MURREE MALL ROAD-YEAR-1864
Murree South 1861
MURREE HILLS TO SOUTH-YEAR-1861
South Area Of Murree Hills.

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