Editing Abbottabad (section)

==Tourism==
[[File:Sajikot Waterfall, Havelian.jpg|thumb|Sajikot Waterfall]]
[[File:Miranjani from Nathiagali.JPG|thumb|Miranjani from Nathia Gali]]
Abbottabad has been attracting tourists to the city since the colonial era, as it is a major transit point to all major tourist regions of Pakistan such as [[Nathiagali]], [[Ayubia]] and [[Naran (Valley)|Naran]]. According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India, "the town is picturesquely situated at the southern corner of the Rash (Orash) plain, {{convert|1256|m|abbr=on}} above the sea".<ref name="IGI"/>

The [[Karakoram Highway]], which traces one of the paths of the ancient [[Silk Road]], starts from [[Hasan Abdal]] on the [[N-5 National Highway|N5]] and heads north passing through the city, eventually reaching [[Khunjerab Pass]]. The Karakorum Highway is a major attraction itself for its views. The [[Karakoram]], [[Himalayas]] and the [[Hindu Kush]] ranges can be approached from Abbottabad, and it continues to be a transit city for tourists, serving as a base for visiting nearby places, such as [[Hunza (princely state)|Hunza]], [[Gilgit]], [[Skardu]] and Indus Kohistan, of the [[Karakoram Range]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/tourism.htm |title=Profile of Abbottabad |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121145218/http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/tourism.htm |archive-date=21 January 2009 |access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

There was an influx of migrants from [[Azad Kashmir]] after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, another from the [[Swat District]] during military operations against militants in 2009 and 2010, and from [[Waziristan]] after the army launched major operations against the Taliban in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/05/15/hopes-for-bumper-tourist-season-in-abbottabad.html |title=Hopes for bumper tourist season in Abbottabad |publisher=Dawn (newspaper)|date=15 May 2011 |access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> A £19M [[amusement park]] is under construction in the city on a {{convert|50|acre|ha|order=flip|0|adj=on}} site; it includes a zoo, adventure sports facilities, restaurants and artificial waterfalls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1047280/bin-laden-town-abbottabad-plans-theme-park|title=Bin Laden Town Abbottabad Plans Theme Park|work=Sky News}}</ref>