Abbottabad District
Abbottabad District () is a district of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is part of Hazara Division and covers an area of 1,969 km2, with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town. Neighbouring districts are Mansehra to ...
in the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
of
Pakistan
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. Lora Union Council takes its name from the main village of area. The local language is pahari but
Havelian Tehsil
Havelian Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
History
During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District. After the ...
. It is bounded by the following union councils,
Nara
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to the north,
Nagri Totial
Nagri Tutial (also known as Nagri Totial) is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Phallah
Phalla Union council takes its name from the chief village in the area. It is one of the most densely populated union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
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to the west.
Tehsil Lora is bisected by
Nadi
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Khanpur Dam
Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the Haro River in Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa about 50 km from Islamabad. It forms Khanpur Lake, a reservoir which supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi and irrigation water to many of the a ...
is built). Locals grow seasonal crops such as Maize (makai) and Wheat (gandum).
Subdivisions
The Tehsil of Lora is subdivided into the following areas: Ghari, Ghora, Dheri Kiala, Lora, Narhota, Noorpur, Seri and Thath Karam Shah, Mohra Maira, Kundbatal, Ghambeer, Phallah, Roper. Lora Union Council /ref>
Lora is connected with Abbottabad via the
Ghora Gali
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- Shah Maqsood road, the travelling time from Abbottabad is about 3 hours by bus and two hours by car.
Murree
Murree (Punjabi, Urdu: مری) is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Muree District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and is about ...
is about 22 km from Lora and can be reached in 40 minutes . Islamabad is about 60 km and 90 minutes drive.
History
Tehsil Lora has always been an important place and also a business hub of Circle Lora which consists of six union councils (Lora, Goreeni, Phallah, Nagri Tutial, Seer Sharqi and Seer Gharbi). It lies at the peripheral boundary of Abbottabad and most of the people works in Islamabad due to easy access by road through the Ghora Gali- Rawalpindi road and now rakhala road is more important. The tribes of lora is Abbasis, Gujjars, Mughls, Junjua, Malik/Awans, Qureshies and others.