Seer Gharbi,, is one of the 51 union councils of

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 ...

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province of

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. It is located in the southeastern part of the province, bordering the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province (the

Murree Hills 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 abou ...

area). Seer Gharbi also shares a border with the following Union Councils ''within'' Abbottabad District - to the north by Tajwal, to the east

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and Nagri Totial, to the South by

Seer Sharqi Bhattian Seer Sharqi Bhattian is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.Distr ...

and to the west by Palak. The terrain of the whole area is hilly and mountainous, to the South lie the plains of the Punjab, travellers from the South find the land rising, the Murree region signals the start of the Himalayan mountain range. The higher altitude makes the climate of this area cooler than the land to the south, and there is usually heavy snowfall in the winter blocking roads and making travel difficult. A notable tourist area of Seer Gharbi is the hill resort of

Changlagali Changla Gali is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of Pakistan. It has an elevation of 2804m.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 ...

to the South, Abbottabad (the district capital to the North West), Haripur (to the east) as well as

Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad (; ur, ) is the capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, and the 60th largest in Pakistan. The city is located in Muzaffarabad District, near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the Pak ...

to the North east.

History

Seer Gharbi(سیرغربی) is one of 51 union council of Abbottabad Along with murree in Galyat region. Seer Gharbi is enriched with history and culture before partition in 1947 Seer is centre of culture and traditions. Seer has fertile land, high mountains, small rivers, and water falls. The language spoken in the area is pahari (پہاڑی) with same accent in murree.

2005 earthquake

On 8 October 2005 Seer Gharbi, like much of Abbottabad district, was affected by the

2005 Kashmir earthquake The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at on 8 October in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Indian-administered Jammu an ...

. However human casualties were low, the damage was largely to infrastructure - including damage to water suppliesErra.gov.pk
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Subdivisions

The Union Council of Seer Gharbi is subdivided into the following areas: Basbher, Malmola and Seer Gharbi.Official website of District Government Abbottabad.

References

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