Islamabad

capital city of Pakistan

28km

Murree

exurb in Pakistan

65km

Muzaffarabad

human settlement

92km

Swat

district of Pakistan

107km

Rabwah

human settlement

187km

Bhir Mound

894m

Sirkap

2.0km

Taxila, Pakistan

city in Punjab, Pakistan

2.8km

Nicholson's Obelisk

Captain John Nicholson, from Ireland, was one of the most colourful characters of the British Army in Victoria's time, a much-decorated officer and an effective administrator, but also a bit of a madman. He hunted tigers armed with only a sword and personally went after one bandit chief, cut off his head, and kept it on his desk for months as a warning to others. At one point he learned of a plot to poison the British officers, hanged all the cooks, then calmly proceeded to dinner.During the Mutiny of 1857 Nicholson planned a bold attack on Delhi, and bullied the aged and conservative General in charge into approving it. He was shot while leading the attack and died a few days later, aged 35, but the British took Delhi and ended the mutiny. The British considered him a major hero, and some of the natives (much to his dismay) treated him as a rather odd sort of saint, creating a cult of "Nikal Seyn" which lasted well into the 20th century. His tomb is in Delhi and there are statues in both Delhi and Ireland, but this monument is on the frontier where he spent most of his career.

4.4km

Sirsukh

4.5km

Patriata

human settlement in Pakistan

72km

Bhurban

human settlement in Pakistan

73km

Red Fort, Muzaffarabad

93km

Chikkar

human settlement in Pakistan

102km

Khewra Salt Mine

– the second largest salt mine of the world. Nearly two hours drive from Islamabad towards south via the motorway

104km