Important Towns and Villages

 The following are the few important towns and villages of Haro River valley.

New Khanpur: A neat clean and well planed small town located in the West of Khanpur dam. Nearly all necessities of life are available here. A rural health centre, banks, degree college, police station, range forest officer office, boys & girls high schools, girls inter college and veterinary hospital are the main governmental buildings in the town. Weather remains pleasant all the times.

Lora: Another small town in the eastern corner of the valley. It is about at a 9 km road distance from Ghoragali with pleasant weather, but slightly chilly in the winter. All necessities of life including education and health are available here.

Bodela: A small town of the Neelan valley with good facilities and beautiful sceneries around. Located on the Kanial Abbottabad Road.

Jabri: A small town or a large village with some good facilities like a good small bazaar, high school for boys, a BHU, a bus stop and middle school for girls. It takes a great rush at day times. It is located in the centre of the valley on the northern bank of river Haro. It is a junction point of three streams and three roads.

Kohala Bala: On the junction of Abbottabad Lora road and Tarnava Lora road a beautiful village with small bazaar is located. This village is called Kohala Bala. The significant residents of this village are sayeds.

Stoura: 8 km in the north of Lora the large and oldest village of Karral tribe is situated. A shingle road connects it with Jabri. At present this village is slightly backward but it has a rich and old history.

Langrial: Head quarters of union counsel Langrial and an important village. Located at a road distance of 12 km from Maqsood on main Lora road. The most of the residents are Jadoon. Before partition it was base of Hindu Banias and was the great Mandi of the region, but after the independence the people of the village failed to maintain it.

Phulla: At about 10-12 km road distance the most beautiful village of Phulla is located. It is the native village of Sgt. Manzir Ali Shaheed, who was crashed with President Zia-ul-Haque.

Dubran: The mountain next to the village in the south is Dubran. The village on the top of the mountain is called Dubran. It is nearly self sufficient village with good fertile lands. It is the most beautiful village but with one problem i.e. shortage of water. It could be called an heaven on earth if the water in good quantity is provided. It is just apposite to the Muree in the west on an elevation of about 5500 feet with pleasant weather all the year but slightly chilly in snowy days. It is the best snow watching point also.

Najifpur: The whole village surrounded with thick scrub and pine jungles is located on the eastern edge of Khanpur dam at about 8 km road distance from Tarnava.

Halley: The biggest village scattered over large area of hills. Pine and kahoo trees are in abundance in the surrounding area of Halley village. It has schools for boys and girls and a near by BHU.

Chinjah: A small and beautiful village in-between Jabri and Stoura on the bank of the river. Most of the population of this village belongs to Karral tribe. The literacy rate amongst the kraals is very high (about 80%). Many of them are commissioned officer in defence forces. It is the native village of ex-conservator NWFP Sardar Wazir Muhammad Khan.

Tial Sayedan: A small but famous village of the valley. Darbar-e-Alia Quadria of Sayed Faiz Ali Shah (Saeen Shah) has made it an important village. Linked with Jabri through a jeep road.

Garamthoon: A village at the back of Margalla Hills Park surrounded with jungles of pine kahoo and Phulay with plenty of wildlife.

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