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Murree Hills

Murree is a hill station and one of the largest resort towns in the Galiyat area of Pakistan. It is situated on the southern slopes of the Western Himalayan foothills as they ascend to the northeast towards Kashmir.Its actual altitude has now been determined as 2,300 m (7,500 ft) above sea level.

Murree belongs to a sub-tropical continental highlands climatic type, situated in the outer Himalayas. This type of area has cold, snowy winters, relatively cool summer and frequent fog. Precipitation is received year round, with two maximas, first one during winter and second one at summer, July-August. Total mean precipitation annually is 1,789 mm (70.4 in).

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Uploaded on January 14, 2013
Taken on February 5, 2012