Kakol, Abbottabad

Kakol, also known as Kakul, is a village situated in Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkwa province of Pakistan. It is part of Abbottabad Tehsil and is located 5 km northeast of the centre of Abbottabad city near the Thandiani Hills at an elevation of 1532 metres.

Kakul is known for being the site of the Pakistan Military Academy, also known as PMA Kakul, it is the Officer Training Academy of the Pakistan Army. The posterior gate of PMA is also named as Kakul gate owing to its proximity with the village. It is a village historically owned by Jadoon Tribe of Pashtuns and the full name of kakul village according to which it is signed under Abbottabad Authorities is Kakul Mansoor Jadoon