Abbottabad

Pakistani military town

Abbottabad is a city in northern Pakistan, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

It gained international attention in 2011 as the location where Osama bin Laden was found and killed by U.S.

Navy SEALs.

The city is named after James Abbott, a British officer who founded it in 1853.

military

cantonment

Permanent military station

army · training · barracks · regiment · commando · infantry · brigade · drill · defense · compound

Pakistan

Rawalpindi

Pakistani garrison city

Punjab · Indus · Urdu · Pashto · Pakistani · rupee · monsoon

mountains

valleys

Low areas between hills

Himalayas · alpine · trekking · hiking · scenery · hill-station · landscape · terrain

education

university

Higher education institution

  • collegeHigher education institution
  • academyInstitution of learning
  • campusInstitutional grounds and buildings

students · cadets · enrollment · degrees · research · institutions

tourism

hill-station

Mountain settlement for respite

scenic · resorts · guesthouses · trails · heritage · bazaars · handicrafts · hospitality · excursions · attractions

Opposites
visibility/hiding

Abbottabad10 Downing Street

UK executive residence

Kremlin · spotlight · Times Square

administrative status

AbbottabadIslamabad

Pakistan's seat of government

capital city · national capital · seat of government · Karachi · Washington D.C.

association with Osama bin Laden

AbbottabadTora Bora

Afghan cave region

Riyadh · Jeddah · Ground Zero · World Trade Center · New York City

Family

Hyderabad, Islamabad

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG