''This is about a mountain resort town in Pakistan. For the Capital of Bangladesh, see

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

'' Ghora Dhaka, also known as Ghora Dakka, is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the

Galyat Galyat ( ur, گلیات ) region, or hill tract, (also written Galliat and Galiyat) is a narrow strip or area roughly 50–80 km north-east of Islamabad, Pakistan, extending on both sides of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border, between Abb ...

area in northeast

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. It is part of the

Ayubia Ayubia National Park ( ur, ), also known as Ayubia ( ur, ), is a protected area of located in Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It was declared a national park in 1984. Ayubia was named after Muhammad Ayub Khan (19 ...

area and is located in the Abbottabad District in the province of

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. It is located at 34°1'49N 73°24'30E and has an altitude of 2212 metres (7260 feet). It lies on the road linking Dunga Gali to Murree, being 3 miles south of Dunga Gali and 15 miles north of Murree.Ghora Dakka Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 12, p. 236.
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History

During British rule, the town served as a

cantonment A cantonment (, , or ) is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India and other parts of South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British India, colonial-era). In military of the United States, United Stat ...

, and during the summer months was occupied by a detachment of British infantry. This is the origin of the name ''Ghora Dhaka'', which means "white soldiers hill".

References

Hill stations in Pakistan Populated places in Abbottabad District {{Abbottabad-geo-stub