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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Ahmadpur East Tehsil, Ahmedpur Sial Tehsil, Alipur Tehsil, Arifwala Tehsil, Attock Tehsil, Bahawalnagar Tehsil, Bahawalpur Tehsil, Bhakkar Tehsil, Bhalwal Tehsil, Bhawana Tehsil, Burewala Tehsil, Chakwal Tehsil, Chak Jhumra Tehsil, Chichawatni Tehsil, Chiniot Tehsil, Chishtian Tehsil, Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil, Chunian Tehsil, Darya Khan Tehsil, Daska Tehsil, Depalpur Tehsil, Dina Tehsil, Fateh Jang Tehsil, Ferozewala Tehsil, Fort Abbas, Gojra Tehsil, Gujar Khan Tehsil, Gujrat Tehsil, Hafizabad, Hafizabad Tehsil, Haroonabad Tehsil, Hasilpur Tehsil, Hazro Tehsil, Isakhel Tehsil, Jahanian Tehsil, Jampur Tehsil, Jand Tehsil, Jaranwala Tehsil, Jatoi Tehsil, Jhang Tehsil, Jhelum Tehsil, Kabirwala Tehsil, Kahuta Tehsil, Kallar Kahar Tehsil, Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Kaloorkot Tehsil, Kamalia Tehsil, Karianwala, Karianwala Tehsil, Kasur Tehsil, Khairpur Tamiwali Tehsil, Khalid Abad, Khanewal Tehsil, Kharian Tehsil, Khushab Tehsil, Kot Addu Tehsil, Kot Hasan Khan, Kot Islam, Kot Momin Tehsil, Kot Radha Kishan Tehsil, Lalian Tehsil, Layyah Tehsil, Lodhran, Mailsi Tehsil, Malikwal Tehsil, Mandi Bahauddin Tehsil, Mankera Tehsil, Marot, Mianwali Tehsil, Mian Channu Tehsil, Minchinabad Tehsil, Muridke Tehsil, Murree Tehsil, Muzaffargarh Tehsil, Narowal Tehsil, Noorpur Thal Tehsil, Okara Tehsil, Pakpattan Tehsil, Pasrur Tehsil, Pattoki Tehsil, Phalia Tehsil, Pindi Bhattian Tehsil, Pindi Gheb Tehsil, Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, Piplan Tehsil, Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil, Rajanpur Tehsil, Rawalpindi Tehsil, Renala Khurd Tehsil, Rojhan Tehsil, Sadiqabad Tehsil, Sahiwal Tehsil, Sahiwal Tehsil, Sargodha, Sambrial Tehsil, Samundri Tehsil, Sargodha Tehsil, Shahpur Tehsil, Shakargarh Tehsil, Shorkot Tehsil, Sialkot Tehsil, Sillanwali Tehsil, Sohawa Tehsil, Talagang Tehsil, Tandlianwala Tehsil, Taxila Tehsil, Toba Tek Singh Tehsil, Vehari Tehsil, Wazirabad Tehsil, Yazman Tehsil. Excerpt: Murree Tehsil (Urdu: ) is one of the seven Tehsils (i.e. sub-divisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Murree Tehsil is located in the northernmost part of Punjab province where it borders the North West Frontier Province. The hill resort city of Murree is the capital city of this area. Map showing Administrative subdivisions of Murree Tehsil.Murree Tehsil is divided into 15 Union Councils. These are: Note: The UC prefix is used for administration purposes as Rawalpindi District has a total of 90 Union Councils. The British Raj quickened the pulse of the district when it took control of the Murree Hills, but the quiet routine of the ordinary hillman was never seriously interrupted or changed. During the Raj, the hills and valleys of Murree had denser forests than today. It even had a variety of wildlife. It is difficult to say when, where and how the first human dwelling started on Murree hills. From the layman s point of view, it happened roughly a thousand years back. This assumption is based upon the study of old graves and centuries-old plants found growing in the vicinity. The construction and style of graves and the direction in which they are made also help in determining their age. According to the 1901 census of India, Murree Tehsil contained 1 town (Murree) and 258 villages, the total population was recorded as 52,303 which was an increase of 14.3% from 1891 - of this 1,463 were literate. The population density was 202.7 per square mile, (total area=258 square miles). During the earthquake of 2005, 40% of houses in Murree tehsil were damaged or destroyed The Satti are the main tribe of the area. The Kethwal Rajputs are the second largest tribe in the area. Their origins lie in Kerman Persia; they travelled eastwards and settled in the hills. The Kethwals are well established in the Charhan, Ghel and Ban areas of Murree (Tehsil). The Dhanyal is the third largest tribe in area. The...
