Abbottabad Central

Abbottabad Central (سنترال ) is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1] Located in Abbottabad city, the capital of the district, it borders the following union councils: Malikpura Urban to the north and west, by Salhad to the south and by Dhamtour to the east.

This area comprises the main Old Town of Abbottabad, established originally during British colonial rule, in 1853, and its immediate suburbs.^[2]

Some of the main interesting places falling within this area include:

The Old British Cantonment, along with the Frontier Force Regiment center, the Baloch Regiment center, the Army Medical Corps (Pakistan) headquarters and other military installations.
The famous old St. Luke's Church, Abbottabad (established 1864) and the historic Old Christian Cemetery, Abbottabad.
The Panj Peer Shrine, or 'Shrine of the Five Saints', associated with Sufis of the Chishti Order^[3]
The Ladies' Garden Park
The old Saddar/Cantonment Bazaar

References[edit]

^ District Government Abbottabad Archived 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Abbottabad, NWFP: A Tourists' Guide Pub Peshawar: Government of NWFP, Tourism Department, 1993, pp 1-3
^ Not to be confused with the famous Panj peer saints of the Punjab

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v t e Administrative divisions of Abbottabad District
Capital	Abbottabad
Tehsils	Abbottabad Havelian
Union councils	Bagan Bagh Bagnotar Bakot Bal Dheri Banda Qazi Bandi Dhundan Biran Gali Birot Kalan Birot Khurd Boi Chamhad Chatri Dahamtore Galiat Gojri Union Council Dalola Jarral Jhangi Kakol Kakot Kassaki Kalan Kokmang Kothiala Lakhala Malach Moolia Mir Pur Nagaki Nagri Bala Namal Namli Mera Nawan Shehr Janubi Nawan Shehr Shumali Palak Pattan Kalan Pawa Phal Kot Pind Kargoo Khan Qasba Abbatabad Rach Behn Rialah Salhad Sheikhul Bandi Sherwan Sir Bhanna Tar Nawai