Changla Gali
Town in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Changla Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of Pakistan. It has an elevation of 2804m.[1]
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  Changla Gali | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′18.63″N 73°23′17.91″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad District |
| Elevation | 2,804 m (9,199 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
History
During British rule it was the headquarters of the Northern Command School of Musketry.[2] In the 1890s Changla Gali, referred to as Changla Gulee, was mentioned by British geologist Charles Stewart Middlemiss when he was doing a survey of the area as part of his geological fieldwork in Hazara for the colonial era Geological Survey of India, he noted how it was half-way halting-place for travellers from Murree to Donga Gali or to Nathia Gali.[3]
Location
Changla Gali is located in Seer Gharbi which is a Union Council of Abbottabad District, and is located 16 km north from the more famous Galyat town of Murree in Rawalpindi District.[1]
