Abbottabad Cantonment
Cantonment
Abbottabad Cantonment is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Abbottabad Cantonment
Abbottabad Cantonment
Abbottabad Cantonment is located in Pakistan
Abbottabad Cantonment
Abbottabad Cantonment
Coordinates: 34°8′54″N 73°12′44″E / 34.14833°N 73.21222°E / 34.14833; 73.21222
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictAbbottabad
TehsilAbbottabad
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total138,311
Websitecbabbottabad.gov.pk

Abbottabad Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Pakistan Military Academy is located at Kakul, which is adjacent to the Abbottabad Cantonment.

It has an area of 6936.21 acres, which is governed by Cantonment Board of Abbottabad.[2]

History

During the development of area, different species of trees and flowers were used, including ash, chinars, elm, fragrant camphor, Himalayan and Lebanese cedars, magnificent horse chestnut trees, pines, and mahogany.[3]

It has been noticed that the cantonment board is slowly demolishing British-era buildings and structures including demolition of Major Abbott Office.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Home page, Cantonment Board Abbottabad". www.cbabbottabad.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Haider, Mahmood Aslam | Ejaz Nazim | Basil Andrews | Irfan (April 10, 2016). "Barren habitats". DAWN.COM.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Correspondent, A. (June 26, 2021). "FIR sought over demolition of historical buildings in Abbottabad". DAWN.COM.
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