Abbottabad Cantonment

1

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.

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. It has been noticed that the cantonment board is slowly demolishing British-era buildings and structures including demolition of the office of Major Abbott, after whom the city is named.

This article is derived from Wikipedia and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. View the original article.

Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Bliptext is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation.

Edit article