Thandiani

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Thandiani (Thandiani - 'Very Cold') is a hill station about 31 kilometers from Abbottabad city at Himalayan foothills . The mountains around it are thickly forested. Local wildlife include leopards, monkeys, pheasants and the flying squirrel, to name a few. The hills are 9,000 feet (2,750 m) above sea level.To the east beyond the Kunhar River, may be seen the snow covered mountain ranges of Kashmir, to the north and northeast, the mountains of Kohistan and Kaghan are sighted, to the northwest are snowy ranges of Swat and Chitral. The area and its surrounding villages were damaged by 2005 Kashmir Earthquake.

Coordinates: 34°14′N, 73°21′E