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'''Abbottabad''' (after General Sir James Abbott, the founder) is a city situated in the Orash Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in [[Pakistan]] at 110 Km north of Islamabad. This garrison town is known for its military establishments, wooded hills and pleasant weather; It also has a high-standard educational institutions. Abbottabad is a transit point to all major tourist regions of Pakistan; it is also home to Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) and the Regimental Training centers of the Pakistan Army. It has a population of over 300,000. [http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk/AMC/abbottabad.htm]
'''Abbottabad''' (named after General Sir James Abbott, the founder) is a city situated in the Orash Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in [[Pakistan]] at 110 Km north of Islamabad. This garrison town is known for its military establishments, wooded hills and pleasant weather; It also has a high-standard educational institutions. Abbottabad is a transit point to all major tourist regions of Pakistan; it is also home to Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) and the Regimental Training centers of the Pakistan Army. It has a population of over 300,000. [http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk/AMC/abbottabad.htm]
It has become famous as allegedly [[Osama Bin Laden]] lived there for 4 or more years [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bin-laden-may-have-lived-in-pakistan-for-over-seven-years-2280519.html] in a compound located in an affluent area of Abbotabad where many retired Pakistani military officers live. The compoun is actually located in Bilal town, in Abbottabad district, about 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) northeast of the Abbottabad city center and 1.3 kilometers southwest of the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul.
It has become famous as allegedly [[Osama Bin Laden]] lived there for 4 or more years [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bin-laden-may-have-lived-in-pakistan-for-over-seven-years-2280519.html] in a compound located in an affluent area of Abbotabad where many retired Pakistani military officers live. The compoun is actually located in Bilal town, in Abbottabad district, about 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) northeast of the Abbottabad city center and 1.3 kilometers southwest of the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul.