Margalla Hills

Margalla Hills
Margalla Hills
Highest point
PeakTilla Charouni
Elevation1,604 m (5,262 ft)
Coordinates33°46′33.7506″N 73°7′26.4822″E / 33.776041833°N 73.124022833°E / 33.776041833; 73.124022833
Naming
Native nameمارگلہ پہاڑیاں
Geography
Margalla Hills is located in Islamabad Capital Territory
Margalla Hills
Margalla Hills
CountryPakistan Pakistan
Range coordinates33°44′40″N 73°2′30″E / 33.74444°N 73.04167°E / 33.74444; 73.04167
View of the Margalla Hills from Shakarparian
Tilla Charouni, highest peak with 1,604 metres (5,262 ft)
Daman-e-Koh lookout park in the Margalla Hills, Islamabad

The Margalla Hills (Urdu: مارگلہ پہاڑیاں) are a hill range within the Margalla Hills National Park on the northern edge of Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, just south of Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They are part of the Himalayan foothills. The Margalla range has an area of 12,605 hectares.[1] It is a range with many valleys as well as high mountains.

  1. ^ "Another fire breaks out on Margalla Hills". Dawn. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.