Abbottabad, KPK

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General View Of Abbottabad, C.1860s.

Photograph of Abbottabad, now in Pakistan, from the Macnabb Collection, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1860s.

Abbottabad was founded in 1853 by Major James Abbott, the first Deputy Commissioner of the Hazara District. This district ran from the Himalayas in the north towards Rawalpindi in the south. Abbottabad was a cantonment, or permanent Army base, for the region; the garrison consisted of four Gurkha battalions and four mountain batteries.

 

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Chinar Road

 

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Aerial view of Baloch mess
Abbottabad

 

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Township chair lift Nawansher, Abbottabad

 

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Abbottabad, 1860's (c).

 

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Portrait photograph of Sir James Abbott (March 1807 - October 1896).
Hand-coloured Half-length seated portrait, in uniform, and framed.

General Sir James Abbott was Commissioner of Hazara from 1845-53, Illustrated by Unknown. The Pakistani city of Abbottabad as well as the district is named after him.

 

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Mountain Battery lines, Abbottabad, 1865 (c).

Abbottabad was founded in 1853 by Major James Abbott, the first Deputy Commissioner of the Hazara District. This district ran from the Himalayas in the north towards Rawalpindi in the south. Abbottabad was a cantonment, or permanent Army base, for the region.

The garrison there consisted of four Gurkha battalions and four mountain batteries; this is a view of some of the mountain battery buildings.

Photograph of Abbottabad, now in Pakistan, from the Macnabb Collection, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1860's.


© British Library

 

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Pipeline track dongagali , Abbotabad

 

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Umbrella Waterfall, Sajikot, Abbottabad

Umbrella Waterfall, Located in the Sajikot area of Abbottabad (30 mins walk down from Poona village).

 

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Khaira Gali Toll plaza view