Abbottabad is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is 4120 feet (1256 m) above sea level, and is located 63 miles (101 km) from Rawalpindi, 52 miles from Kohala Bridge, Bakote and Birote in East and is undoubtedly one of the cleanest, the most beautiful cities of Pakistan. The city is much like a valley with scenic beauty and beautiful romantic weather at its peak. The city is also called "The City of the Maple Tree". The name was charecteristic to Abbottabad because prior to the early 1980s large Maple trees lined the main highway cutting through Abbottabad en route to Mansehra, a road from Murree. These trees were cut down to widen the Mansehra Road.
