Pir Sohawa

33°45′37″N 73°3′56″E / 33.76028°N 73.06556°E / 33.76028; 73.06556

Tilla Grani 1181 meter / 3874 feet

Pir Sohawa (Urdu: پیر سوہاوہ) is a rapidly developing tourist resort located 17 kilometers (11 mi) from Islamabad on top of Margalla Hills. It has a 3000 plus ft elevation and is geographically part of Haripur District.

Like many other parts of the Margalla Hills, Haripur and Galyat mountains, Pir Sohawa sees rapid, uncontrolled development and encroachment on National Park land, which results in damages to the environment through pollution and heavy traffic.[1]

On 6 January 2012, after almost six years, Pir Sohawa received few inches of snowfall.[2]

  1. ^ Iqbal, Nasir (14 July 2022). "Buildings, food outlets on Margalla Hills against law: IHC". Dawn. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ Wasif, Sehrish (8 January 2012). "After six years, Pir Sohawa gets a blanket of snow". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 February 2023.