History
Ancient history and settlement.
Abbottabad was founded and named after Major James Abbott in January 1853 as the headquarters of Hazara District during the British Raj after the annexation of Punjab.[4] He remained the first Deputy Commissioner of the Hazara district from 1845 until April 1853. Major Abbott is noted for having written a poem titled “Abbottabad”, before his return to Britain, in which he wrote of his fondness for the town and his sadness at having to leave it.
Geography
Ancient history and settlement.
Abbottabad, city, east-central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern Pakistan. It is situated 38 miles (61 km) northeast of Rawalpindi. A hill station (4,120 feet [1,256 metres]), it lies on a plateau at the southern corner of the Rash (Orash) Plain and is the gateway to the picturesque Kagan Valley.