Ayubia National Park

Not to be confused with Ayub National Park.
Ayubia National Park
ایوبیہ ملی باغ
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
A view of Ayus pine forests
Map showing the location of Ayubia National Park ایوبیہ ملی باغ
Map showing the location of Ayubia National Park ایوبیہ ملی باغ
Ayubia National Park is located in west Himalayas, north of Muree and south of Nathiagali
LocationAbbottabad, Pakistan
Coordinates33°51′54.83″N 73°8′19.57″E / 33.8652306°N 73.1387694°E / 33.8652306; 73.1387694
Area33.12 km2 (12.79 sq mi)
Elevation8,000 ft (2,400 m)
Established1984
Visitors250000
Governing bodyWildlife and Parks Department,
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pipeline Track, Ayubia National Park

Ayubia National Park (Urdu: ایوبیہ ملی باغ), also known as Ayubia (Urdu: ایوبیہ), is a protected area of 3,312 hectares (33 km2)[1] located in Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It was declared a national park in 1984.[2] Ayubia was named after Muhammad Ayub Khan (1958–1969), second President of Pakistan. The area supports temperate coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion habitats, with an average elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level.[3] Ayubia National Park is surrounded by seven major villages and three small towns of Thandiani, Nathiagali and Khanspur.[4] The park has been developed as a resort complex from a combination of four mini resorts of Khaira Gali, Changla Gali, Khanspur and Ghora Dhaka in Galyat.[5] Currently, it is managed by the Wildlife and Parks Department of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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