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Murree
مری | |
|---|---|
| Nicknames: The Depot, The White City | |
  Murree Location in Punjab  Murree Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′15″N 73°23′25″E / 33.90417°N 73.39028°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Murree |
| Tehsil | Murree |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| Elevation | 2,291.2 m (7,517.1 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,186[a] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 47150 |
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Murree (Urdu: مری) is a mountain resort city in the eponymous district in the northernmost region of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Lying in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range under the western Himalayas,[3] it forms the outskirts of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area in the northeast of the capital city, Islamabad. It has an average altitude of 2,291 metres (7,516 ft). The town was built in the mid 19th-century during the British Raj to escape the scorching heat in the plains of Punjab during the summer.[4]
Construction of the town was started in 1851 on the hills of Murree as a sanatorium for British troops. The permanent town of Murree was constructed in 1853 and a church was consecrated shortly thereafter. One main road was established, commonly referred to as "Mall Road". Murree was the headquarters during the summer of the colonial Punjab Government until 1876 when it was moved to Shimla.[1][5]
Murree became a popular tourist station for British citizens of the British Raj. It is the birthplace of several prominent Britons including Bruce Bairnsfather, Francis Younghusband, Reginald Dyer and Joanna Kelley.[6] During the colonial era, access to commercial establishments was restricted for non-Europeans. Such establishments included Lawrence College, Murree.
Since the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Murree has retained its position as a popular hill station, noted for its pleasant summer weather. Many tourists visit the town from the Islamabad-Rawalpindi area.[7] The town also serves as a transit point for tourists visiting Azad Kashmir and Abbottabad.[8][9] The town is noted for its Tudorbethan and neo-gothic architecture. The Government of Pakistan owns a summer retreat in Murree, where foreign dignitaries including heads of state often visit.[10][11]
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- ^ a b Chisholm (1911).
- ^ "Urban Localities by Population Size and their Population by Sex, Annual Growth Rate and Household Size: Census–2023" (PDF). pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Rahman, Amjad; Gürbüz, Esra; Chen, Jiquan; Ekercin, Semih (2022). "Spatial Diversity, Patterns of Forest Vegetation, and Sustainability Analysis of the Murree Mountains of Western Himalayas". Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainability in Asia: 267–286. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-73943-0_15. ISBN 978-3-030-73942-3.
- ^ Crossette 1998, p. 24: "Murree was founded in the 1850s as the summer capital of the British Indian army's Northern Command, and some top officials of the counterpart civilian government, also based in Rawalpindi, had seasonal residences there. Among the well-known hill stations of British India, Murree alone went to Islamic Pakistan at Partition, taking with it all the trappings of any mountain resort."
- ^ Crossette, Barbara (10 November 1990), Murree Journal; Hill Station Thrives, a Piece of Time Gone By, originally published in The Times’s print archive, retrieved 25 April 2025 – via The New York Times
- ^ "Kelley [née Beadon], Joanna Elizabeth (1910–2003), prison administrator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/89897. Retrieved 25 June 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rain, tourists cause traffic jams in Murree". Dawn. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Independence Day: Festivity plans finalized for Murree". The Express Tribune. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Asghar, Mohammad (14 August 2015). "Pakistanis not free to go to Murree on Independence Day". Dawn. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Nawaz, Tajikistan President meet in Murree". Dunya TV News website. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "PM House rejects Imran's Murree 'home renovation' claim". Pakistan Today. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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