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Galyat (Urdu: گلیات ) region is an area roughly 50–80 km north-east of Islamabad, Pakistan, on both sides of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border.
The word Galyat is the plural of the Urdu word gali, which means an alley between two mountains on both sides of which there are valleys and it is not the highest point in the range. Many of the towns in the area have the word gali as part of their names. These are popular summer-holiday destinations in Pakistan. Murree, one of the most popular hill stations of Pakistan, is the largest town of the Galyat area.
Localities in the Galyat
Ayubia (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
Bara Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
Bhurban (Punjab)
Changla Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
Charra Pani (Punjab)
Cheeka Gali (Punjab)
Dunga Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
Ghora Gali (Punjab)
Khaira Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
Khanspur (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
Murree (Punjab)
Nathia Gali (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)
Thandiani(Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa)
Darwaza Ayubia(Khyber Pukhtunkhwa)
Kolob Canyons are just off of Hwy 15 near the area of New Harmony, Utah. They are a part of Zion National Park. Majestic peaks, endless canyons and 2000 foot sheer cliffs.
Acuarela sobre papel waterford 300 grs. Si los verdes son difÃciles y las sombras también, juntar ambos es todo un desafÃo!
Watercolor on Waterford paper 300 grs. If the greens are hard and shadows too, both together is a challenge!
Changla Gali is a hill station located in the Galiyat, are which borders NWFP and Punjab, starting at Murree and ending at Thandiani.
The Galiyat are popular due to the cool weather and beautiful scenery. They are also very closely located to areas with high population.
Changla Gali is one of the smaller resorts, most people preferring to stay at either Nathiagali or Murree.
The mountains are covered by thick pine forests which give the Galiyat a unique character. It is one of the greenest areas of Pakistan and receives better rainfall than most areas. The resorts were developed by the British and you will see a lot of colonial influence there.
The natural beauty of the area lies in the pine forests which are a haven for wildlife and insects. Rhesus Monkeys wait to be fed by curious tourists who may have arrived from busy urban areas and have never seen wildlife so close and taking food from them. Other wild animals which occur here are Leopards, Red Fox, Porcupine, Wild Cats, Black Bear, Pheasants and a large diversity of small birds including Tits, Woodpeckers, Tree-creepers, Warblers and Parakeets. There are plenty of walking trails in the Galiyat and some lead to the highest peaks of Miranjani and Mukshpuri, both which can be done in a day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changla_Gali
Changla Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of Pakistan, it has an altitude of 2559m[1]. During British rule it was the headquarters of the Northern Command School of Musketry.[2]
Changla Gali is located in Seer Gharbi which is a Union Council of Abbottabad District, it is located 16km north from the more famous Galyat town of Murree in Rawalpindi District[1].
I visited Naran after 9 years. I first visited Naran in August 2000 - I cant beleieve it had changed so much. It was so much bigger. i cant believe it had grown so much. There were many eateries, coffee vendors.
The only thing that was the same was the road. The road back then was bad and it was being worked on. 9 years later and we had the same situation.
The number of tourists up until June of this year was much less than usual. The military operations in Swat had give the NWFP region a lot of negative press even though the Kaghan valley was trouble free. The economc downturn would have also discouraged visitors from coming and spending money.
www.nwfptourism.com.pk/index.php?q=2009/naran
About 86 km from Balakot lies Naran, the main attraction of the Kaghan valley. This town is situated on the banks of Kunhar river at an altitude of 2498 m at a point where the valley widens. The river is wider and quieter here. There is a very good view downstream, with some tree-covered islands in the foreground. It is a starting point for lake Salful Muluk, Battakundi, Lalazar Plateau, lake Lulusar and Babusar Pass.
And the snow turned to rain down the mountain!
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This bungalow belongs to the British era. It looks very similar to the farm houses one see's in modern day Britain.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thandiani
Thandiani (literally meaning 'Very Cold') is a hill station in the Galyat area of Pakistan.
Thandiani was established as a Sanatorium during British rule, for the convenience of officers stationed at the neighbouring cantonment of Abbottabad, it contained some European houses and a small bazaar, which were occupied only during the summer months[1]
Most of local population belongs to the Sarrara tribe.
Thandiani is located in the south of Abbottabad District at 34°13'60N 73°22'0E[2] and is about 31 kilometres from Abbottabad city at the foothills of the Himalayas. To the east beyond the Kunhar River lie the snow covered mountain ranges of Kashmir. Visible to the north and northeast are the mountains of Kohistan and Kaghan. To the northwest are snowy ranges of Swat and Chitral. The hills of Thandiani are about 9,000 feet (2,750 m) above sea level.
The mountains around it are thickly forested. Local wildlife include leopards, monkeys, pheasants and the flying squirrel, to name a few.
The area and its surrounding villages were damaged by the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake
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A vertical, not a square?! What? Ha, it was a square...for about 30 seconds. And then I was like No, do not crop a square from habit. I need to make sure that when I have a square, it is because It looks better that way. And this photo looks much better vertical.
Yes I know this is a day late...but I promise I shot it on time! As in yesterday. I just didn't have time to finish editing because I spent pretty much the entire day shooting, realizing the shots failed, pacing back and forth outside trying to think of a new concept, searching for props in my house, and reshooting! But here I am, and ya know Im pretty happy with this one. I think I was supposed to shoot this yesterday. I just kept failing at all the other ones I tried and then would look at some of my other concepts and either didnt have the prop or person I needed or had this feeling that I knew if i tried it that day I would fail. So I just couldnt do those. and for whatever reason all yesterday I just kept thinking about the color yellow and yellow flowers. So here I am with my yellow flowers and glad that I am! This is, I think, the second levitation where Im actually jumping, as opposed to standing or laying on something. Both have their purposes....and jumping can be a lot of fun too. I mean you go out there with a basic position, but when you are throwing your body off the ground with as much force as you can, your pose is not going to go exactly as planned. So you end up with a lot of more interesting, better, more intense poses to use that will still somewhat resemble your original thought out pose-resemble enough to still work with that photo at least. I just always seem to have a lot of fun jumping around.
Fun little thing also- I originally wanted to have the flowers pulling out a little pinch of skin on my chest so I superglued fishing line to my chest. sadly it would not stick to my chest for whatever reason so I ended up with superglued fingers for no reason. I feel like only a photographer would say something as weird as, "Oh yesterday, I spent the day in the forest supergluing string to my chest." Which makes me smile, I feel like being a photographer is going to take me so many more places in life and cause me to experience so many more things in life that, under normal circumstances, I wouldnt get the chance to.
Also, Joel (BoyWonder) added me as a contact the other day and I kind of flipped out! (As I did when David Talley added me). Yes I know I am very strange. But Its just one of those things where I have been looking at his work for years and really admire it, so Its really cool to know that he saw mine and (I do not know how picky he is about who he adds?) liked it enough to add me as a contact.
Trying to end on a not creepy note, I need to find some inspiration and creativity and, more than anything, motivation! I need to be getting out to shoot earlier in the week and if I have time, multiple times a week. I just wonder how many times I have to post that same thing on here and tell myself that before I actually start to do it?
I've been to the French Alps for a week and although I mostly spend my time with plants, landscpe and my family I had some time left for birding. Mostly because this friendly confinding bird just needed to be photographed..... Maybe not the most colorful bird, but where I live it's very rare and in the French mountains you hear it everywhere!
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Mister and I hiked a few easy trails in Sedona...and you just don't tire of looking at the beautiful red rocks. But it's great to be back home now. Have a great Wednesday.
Zion National Park is a southwest Utah nature preserve distinguished by Zion Canyon’s steep red cliffs. Zion Canyon Scenic Drive cuts through its main section, leading to forest trails along the Virgin River. The river flows to the Emerald Pools, which have waterfalls and a hanging garden. Also along the river, partly through deep chasms, is Zion Narrows wading hike.
Red Squirrel in purple heather, photographed at Neil McIntyre's new (2017) woodland hide at Rothiemurchas end of August 2017.
These cute quick little mammals were awesome to watch, but at the same time tricky to capture, i didn't want to put the ISO up too high, but you need a quick enough shutter to grab a image, in the testing light of a pine forest, i tried my best.
From the burned-out trunk of an old pine had fallen at the edge of the cliff, grew a new vertical shoots. Life goes on.
A colourful Chaffinch perched in the sunshine, taken during the first stop of the day trip at Loch Garten Nature Reserve. Thanks very much for driving and guiding David.
I visited Naran after 9 years. I first visited Naran in August 2000 - I cant beleieve it had changed so much. It was so much bigger. i cant believe it had grown so much. There were many eateries, coffee vendors.
The only thing that was the same was the road. The road back then was bad and it was being worked on. 9 years later and we had the same situation.
The number of tourists up until June of this year was much less than usual. The military operations in Swat had give the NWFP region a lot of negative press even though the Kaghan valley was trouble free. The economc downturn would have also discouraged visitors from coming and spending money.
www.nwfptourism.com.pk/index.php?q=2009/naran
About 86 km from Balakot lies Naran, the main attraction of the Kaghan valley. This town is situated on the banks of Kunhar river at an altitude of 2498 m at a point where the valley widens. The river is wider and quieter here. There is a very good view downstream, with some tree-covered islands in the foreground. It is a starting point for lake Salful Muluk, Battakundi, Lalazar Plateau, lake Lulusar and Babusar Pass
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbottabad
Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد) is a city located in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan and is the third-largest city in the province after Peshawar and Mardan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, 150 km north of Islamabad and 200 km east of Peshawar at an altitude of 4,120 feet (1,260 m). The city is well-known throughout Pakistan for its pleasant weather, high standard educational institutions and military establishments. It remains a major hub for tourism of the Northern Areas in the summer.
History
Sikh invasion
In 1818, Sikh Emperor Ranjit Singh invaded and annexed Hazara however in 1820 his generals were defeated by the Muslims. In 1821, during another attempt at conquest by the Sikhs, Amar Singh was killed at Harroh. Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, the governor of Kashmir, then went to Hazara to battle against the Muslim tribes, but it took him three years to subdue the warlike mountaineers of the outer hills. It was not until 1836 that the Gakhars of Khanpur were finally defeated.[3] Painda Khan was the tribal chief of the Tanoli tribe at the time of the invasion of Hazara by the Sikhs. Mir Painda Khan is famed for his staunch rebellion against Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Governors of Hazara. He was the son of Mir Nawab Khan, who defeated the Durranis and freed his kingdom from their influence. From about 1813, he spent a life long rebellion against the Sikhs. Mir Painda Khan relentless rebellion against the Sikh empire, cost him a major portion of his Kingdom, leaving only his twin capitals Amb and Darband. However, this deterred him less and appeared to increase his resistance against the Sikh government. The District Gazetteer of the North-West Frontier Province (p138) confirms, "Painda Khan, played a considerable part in the history of his time and vigorously opposed the Sikhs." General Abbott commented that "During the first period of Painda Khan's carrer, he was far too vigorous and powerfull to be molested by any neighbouring tribe, and when he began to fail before the armies and purse of the Sikh Government, he was interested in keeping upon the best terms with his northern neighbours of the Black Mountains." He is further described as a Chief renowned on the Border, a wild and energetic man who was never subjugated by the Sikhs. His son Jehandad Khan also followed his footsteps. "Of all the tribal chiefs of Hazara, the most powerful said to be Jehandad Khan of the Tanoli, whose land straddled both banks of the Indus and whose fellow-tribesmen were brave and hardy and accounted for the best swordsmen in Hazara". There was a long history of conflict between Jehandad Khan's family and the Sikhs, and the name of his father Painda Khan, was said to be "magic to the ears of the people of Hazara" because of the struggles he fought on behalf of his "poor circumscribed and rugged principality" against the Sikhs. When Sikh power was on the fall in 1845, Jehandad Khan blockaded the garrisons of no less than 22 Sikh posts in Upper Tanawal and when they surrendered at discretion, he spared their lives, as the servants of a fallen Empire. However in 1845 the local populace, taking advantage of the problems in Lahore (the capital of the Sikh Empire), rose up in rebellion. They drove the governor of Hazara, Diwan Mulraj, to Hasan Abdal in 1846. However, with the conclusion of the first Sikh War, Hazara along with Kashmir was given to Raja Gulab Singh. But in 1847 the Raja gave back Hazara to the Lahore Darbar in exchange for land near Jammu, and Hazara passed into British control.[3]
British era
Abbottabad in British India was the headquarters of Hazara Division, and named after Major James Abbott who settled this district in 1848 after the annexation of the Punjab. He soon after became the first Deputy Commissioner of the district between 1849 until 1853. Major Abbott is noted for having written a poem titled "Abbottabad", prior to his departure back to Britain, in which he wrote of his fondness for the town and his sadness at having to leave it. Abbottabad became and is still an important military cantonment and sanatorium, being the headquarters of a brigade in the Second Division of the Northern Army Corps[4]. The garrison consisted of four battalions of native infantry (Gurkhas) and four native mountain batteries[5]. In 1901 the population of the town and cantonment was 7764[4] and the income averaged around Rs. 14,900. This increased to Rs. 22,300 in 1903, chiefly derived from octroi. During this time chief public institutions were built such as the Albert Victor unaided Anglo-Vernacular High School, the Municipal Anglo-Vernacular High School and the Government dispensary.[5]. In 1911 the population had risen to 11,506 and the town also contained four battalions of Gurkhas.[6] In June 1948, the British Red Cross opened a hospital in Abbottabad to deal with thousands of patients who were being brought in from the Kashmir fighting areas.[7]
Geography
The city is bounded at all four sides by the Sarban hills, from which residents and tourists can see breathtaking views of the region and city. The location of the city and the hills allows Abbottabad to experience pleasant weather in the summer, and cold winters. The most of the people enters to Abbotabad using the Karakoram highway which passes through a small town named Salhad. Neighbouring districts are Mansehra to the north, Muzaffarabad to the east, Haripur to the west and Rawalpindi to the south. Tarbela Dam is situated just west of Abbottabad.
Topography
Abbottabad is situated in the Orash Valley lying between 34°09′N latitude and 73°13′E longitude at an altitude of 1250m.
Climate
Abbottabad's climate is cold during winters and mild during summers with humid temperatures during June and July. During the winter, the temperature may drop to below 0°C and snowfall is common, especially in January. Most rainfall occurs during the monsoon season in summer, stretching from May to August, and can sometimes cause flooding.
Demographics
Languages
According to the 1998 Census, of the 81,000 who resided in Abbottabad, Hindko was spoken by 94.26% of the population, followed by Potohari at 2.30%, Pashto at 2.22% and Urdu at 1.05%.[9] Although the first language of most people in Abbottabad is Hindko, Urdu is understood and spoken fluently by majority of the residents and commonly used in the markets, offices and formal functions. English is widely used in business and education.
•Ethnicity
The majority of the residents identify themselves as either Awans,Tanolis, Jadoons,Sattis, Qazis, Karlals, Sadozai, Kashmiris,Mughals, Abbasis, Qureshis, Utmanzai, Syeds and Gujjars.
Government
Abbottabad is the headquarter (capital) of Hazara Division and Abbottabad District. The District Nazim, Commissioner, Inspector General, Forest Conservator all reside in Abbottabad. Abbottabad is divided into localities, towns, colonies and neighbourhoods.
Localities
•Old City
oMir Pur Kalan
oMir Pur Khurd
oUpper and lower Salhad
oKunj kehal-Abbottabad
oKehal
oKanshipura
oKarimpura
oUpper and Lower Malikpura
•Cantonment
•Kakul
•Mandian
•Supply
•Jhangi
Towns
+ Dobather (muhalla Batangi di Mohri)
•Banda Phugwarian
•Musa Zai Colony
•Mian De Saree(Kala Pul)
•Pool Gulab Road Mir Pur
•Jadoon Town
•Azam Town
•Bilal Town
•Gulfam
•Jalal Baba Town
•Jubilee Town
•Jinnahabad
•Narrian
•Hassan Town
•swati town
•Mohsin town
•qasim town
•Karlal Town
•Sardar Town
•Gulfam Town
•Nawaz Town
Mir pur
Colonies
•Civil Officer Colony
•Jadoon Colony
•Habibullah Colony
•Hassan Town
•Kaghan Colony
•Karral Colony
•Kashmir Colony
•Khushal Khan Colony
•Magistrate Colony
•Qazi Colony
•Sardarabad
•Shahzaman Colony
•Sir Syed Colony
•Tauheed Colony
•Madinah colony
[edit] Neighbourhoods
•Banda Phugwarian
•Namli Maira
•Nawanshehr
•Shaikulbandi
•Balkasar
•Dobather
•Jhangi
•Banda Lamba
•Majhote
•Malikpura
•Sagal
•Baghnotar
•Nagri Bala
•Bandi Maira
Suburbs
•Bainnoora
•Baingojri
•Chamed
•Ghori
•Kothiala
•Sharwan
•Saljot
•Qalandarabad
Tourism
Abbottabad has been attracting tourists to the city since the colonial era, as it is a major transit point to all major tourist regions of Pakistan such as Nathiagali and Naran. According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India, "the town is picturesquely situated at the southern corner of the Rash (Orash) plain, 4,120 feet (1,260 m) above the sea"[5]. Like much of the mountainous Northern Areas, tourism is one of the important sources of income in Abbottabad. In the summer when temperatures rise to well above 45 degrees Celsius in Punjab and NWFP, a large number of tourists travel north to Abbottabad. The Karakoram Highway, which traces one of the paths of the ancient Silk Road, starts from Hasan Abdal on the N5 and heads north passing through the city eventually reaching Khunjerab Pass. The Karakorum Highway is a major attraction itself for its views. The Karakoram, Himalayas and the Hindu Kush ranges can be approached from Abbottabad and it continues to be a transit city for tourists, serving as a base for visiting numerous nearby places, such as Hunza, Gilgit, Skardu and Indus Kohistan, of the Karakoram Range.[10]
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Places of interest
•Mera jani (highest peak of Hazara)
•Banda Phugwarian & Dobather (Beautiful villages surrounded by Shimla Hill)
•Namli Maira
•Nathia Gali
•Ayubia
•Thandiani
•Ilyasi Masjid
•Shimla Pahari
•Lady Garden
•Harnow (Harnoi)
•Bagnotar
•Khanka Mahboobabad Shareef Havelian
•Jhangi Khoja
•Paswal
Sports
•Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
•Cricket Stadium, Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad
•Abbottabad Hockey Stadium
•Jehanghir Khan Squash Complex
•Kunj Football Ground
Economy
The economy of Abbottabad mainly relies on tourism as well as income generated from the various military and educational institutes.
Education
Abbottabad attracts people from all over Pakistan to its high standard educational institutions. Abbottabad is sometimes referred to "The City of Schools" and is home to a number of schools, colleges and training institutes.
Military institutes
•Pakistan Military Academy
•Army Physical Training School
•Army School of Music
•Regimental Training Centers of the Pakistan Army
oBaloch Regiment
oFrontier Force Regiment (PIFFERS)
Post-secondary institutes
•F. G. Boys Public High School, Abbottabad Cantonment
•COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad
•Government Postgraduate College #1, Abbottabad
•Government Postgraduate College #2 , Mandian Abbottabad
•Hazara University - Abbottabad Campus
•Government College of Management Sciences, Abbottabad
•The Muslim College of Commerce and Management, Abbottabad
•Government College of Technology, Mandian Abbottabad
•University of Science & Technology Abbottabad Campus
Medical institutes & hospitals
•Ayub Medical College
•Ayub Teaching Hospital
•Cantonment General Hospital (CGH)
•Women Medical College
•Women Institute of Learning, Abbottabad
•Abbottabad Women & Children's Hospital
•Combined Military Hospital (CMH-Abbottabad)
•Frontier Medical College
•Shaheena Jamil Hospital
•Abbottabad International Medical College
•National Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS)
•Abbottabad District Headquarter Hospital LPC
Engineering institutes
•COMSATS Abbottabad
•University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar) - Abbottabad campus
===Schools and colleges=== [11]
•Federal Government Boys Public High School, Abbottabad Cannt.
(F. G. Boys Publich High School, Abbottabad Cantonment)
•Abbottabad Public School
•Abbottabad Jamia Public School
•Advanced Islamic Public School
•Al-Imtiaz Academy
•Army Burn Hall College
•Army Public School
•Sikandria Public School - Masroor
•Banat Taleem-ul-Quran High School & College
•Beaconhouse Abbottabad Public Schoo * islamic international public school nawan shehr
•Gateway International Public School
•Government Centennial Model Secondary School for Boys, Abbottabad
•Government Centennial Model Secondary School for Girls, Abbottabad
•Government High School #1, Abbottabad
•Government High School #2, Abbottabad
•Government High School #3, Abbottabad
•Government High School, Nambal
•Government Primary School, Nambal
•Government Polytechnical Institute, Abbottabad
•Fauji Foundation Model School
•Al Quran Public School SirSyed Colony Mandian Abbottabad.
•Frontier Force School
•F.G. School for Girls
•F.G. School for Boys
•Iqra Abbottabad Academy
•Iqra Public School
•Iqra Model Public School
•Maria Montessorri School System, Abbottabad
•Modern School System
•Modernage Public School & College
•Pakistan Grammar School
•Pakistan International Public School
•Pine Hills Public School & College
•Present Times Public School & College
•Rose Valley Public High School
•Sir Syed Model Public School
•The City School Abbottabad
•Wisdom House Public School
•The Muslim School & College
•Hamdani Public School
Transportation
Roads
•N-35
Public transport
Abbottabad's main public transport consists of modified Suzukis, which can accommodate anywhere from 8 to 13 people at one time. Taxis are also available as well as wagons which connect Abbottabad to the surrounding cities and towns (ex. Nathiagali, Sherwan, Dhamtour, Haripur, Mansehra) in the region. Abbottabad is also served by Daewoo Express, a national bus service which connects over 50 cities in Pakistan.
Rail
Railway service is not available in Abbottabad city. The nearest railway station Hawalian Railway Station is situated in District Abbottabad. This Railway station is about thirty minutes drive from Abbottabad city. One railway reservation office is situated in Abbottabad near to Fwara Chok to facilitate the people of Abbottabad for advance booking of railway tickets.
Events
Automotive
Apart from its cultural, educational and military importance, this city also has the credit of holding the popular "Automotive" car exhibition and car racing event which promotes professional racing, safe driving and charity in Pakistan. The most recent event was held on 14 August 2008 at Ayub Medical College where more than 2000 people came to see the custom designed and modified from many parts of Pakistan. Dr. Ehsen Naveed Irfan, organizer of the event, called it "a positive effort in progression in the field of car racing in Pakistan". The local press called it a good and safe effort which provided the best entertainment on the Independence day of Pakistan. There are many sports clubs that are working to promote their respective sports. One of them is District Badminton Association of Abbottabad. In the month of June, the same Association arranged the provincial championship. Peshawar District Won Men's singles and Doubles and Boys singles competition. District Abbottabad won Ladies singles and doubles titles.
Notable people
•Athletes
oAbdur Rehman - a former player of Pakistani national team hockey (an Olympian)
oNaeem Akhter - a former player of Pakistani national team hockey (an Olympian)
oYasir Hameed - a Pakistani national team cricket player, and recipient of "Fakhr-e-Hazara"
oQanita Jalil - a Pakistani female national cricket player
oSheraz Awan - Chief Master of Karate Budokan International Pakistan, General Secretary of
NWFP Karate Federation
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o[Dildar khan abbasi -former player of N.W.F.P HOCKEY team
oHammad Zahid - a former player of NWFP Basketball team (Several time color holder)
•Religious
oMolana Ghulam Goos Hazarvi
oMolana Muhammad Ishaq Lodhi (R.A)Khateeb-e-Hazara till 1972
oQazi Muhammad Nawaz(R.A)Khateeb Ilyasi Masjid
oMolana Shafiq-ur-Rehaman (R.A)Khateeb-e-Hazara
•Politicians
oLeader of the freedom movement Pir Syed Mahmood Shah Mphaddis Hazarvi
oJalaluddin Khan- Former Interior Minister and Senior Leader of The All-India Muslim League
oAbdul Jamil Khan- (Dr A J Khan) Former Federal Minister and Director General Health of Pakistan
oSheikh Sheraz Mohiuddin- was born in Kunj Qadeem and he became a very popular among the local community and was elected Councilor in 1923.
oSardar Ghulam Nabi Khan- popularly known as Chief Sahib, former MPA and Provincial Minister
oAyub Khan Tanoli- former Provincial Minister of Law, Education and Health
oSardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi- former Chief Minister of NWFP
oSardar Haider Zaman Khan- Abbottabad District Nazim
oSardar Sajjad Ahmed Khan- Ex Candidate of PF-48 Abbottabad, Welare and Islamic person
oSardar Mohammad Yaqoob - former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
oIqbal Khan Jadoon - former Chief Minister NWFP
oAmanullah Khan Jadoon - former Federal Minister of Petroleum & Gas
oCol. Gulam Mustafa Khan Jadoon - former Abbottabad District Nazim
oOmar Asghar Khan - former Federal Minister and founder of SUNGI, PILER and SEBCON
oAbdullah Muntazir - former spokesperson of Jamaat-ud-Dawah
oNoor-ud-din Qureshi - founder of the All India Muslim League in Hazara in 1936
oHaji Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jadoon (cheif leader of Sippah-e-Sahaba Hazara Range)
oMir zaman khan abbasi pakistan movement worker[muslim league] n.w.f.p
Military and civil service
oAsghar Khan - first Pakistani Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force
oMajor General (R) Raza Khan Tanoli
oCapt Retired Sardar Lal Khan (RA)- retired from British Army in 1945.He was very closed with All india Muslim league. He had sacrificed too much for the establishment of Pakistan. when pakistan came into being he served in Police, CIA and Wapda, He was first army captin from the karlal (sardar)tribe and Union Council Nagri Bala of Abbottabad.
oJustice Sardar Raza Khan - Retired senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
oQazi Mohammad Farooq - former Chief Justice of The Peshawar High Court
oAslam Khan Tanoli - SP CID, Karachi
oShoukat Ali Awan (Home Secretary Balouchistan 2004-2010)
'Others¡
oPeer Syed Mohyuddin Mahboob Hanfi Qadri Sajjada Nasheen Khanka Mahboobabad Shareef Havelian, Author, Researcher, Scholar, Spiritual Leader
oAli Imran Shaheen - editor of "Weekly Ghazwah Lahore" and a leader of Jamat-ud-Dawah Pakistan
oAbdul Wahid Mir - Director General Students' Quality Circles Pakistan & Director of Pak-Irish Rehabilitation Center
oSyed Mehboob- a Pakistani writer, columnist and researcher
oNaseem Hijazi- A well known novelist. Famous for his history novels such as, Aur Talwar Toot Gai, Muhammad bin Qasim etc
oSardar Najmul Hassan Sadiq- MS Computer Science, currently doing PHD in Computer Science, a well known young sardar of Makol Bala