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Ayubia
is a National Park
in NWFP, Pakistan.
It is a small
natural park located
at 26 km from the
Murree hill station.
Ayubia was named
after President Ayub
Khan. It has been
developed as a
resort complex from
a combination of
four mini resorts of
Khaira Gali, Changla
Gali, Khanspur and
Ghora Dhaka in
Galyat.
Himalayan Moist
Temperate Forest
The Ayubia National
Park is one of the
best representative
areas Himalayan
Moist Temperate
Forest, a
sub-category of
Montane Forests. It
provides superb
scenery of huge
subtropical pine
forest covering the
hills and providing
shelter.
Tourist
attractions
In addition to
riding trails,
hiking places,
picnic spots and
motels, there is a
chairlift in the
central place of
Ghora Dhaka in
Ayubia that takes
the tourists to a
nearby summit for a
view of the forested
hills. This
Chairlift was the
first recreation
facility of its kind
in Pakistan and is
still a major
attraction for
domestic tourists.
Wildlife
The park harbors
many species of
birds like golden
eagle, vulture,
sparrow hawk and
hill pigeon etc. And
animals such as the
haunting asiatic
leopard, asiatic
black bear, hill fox
and flying squirrel.
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