Bilal Town
Appearance
Bilal Town | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°10′18″N 73°14′17″E / 34.17167°N 73.23806°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
District | Abbottabad |
Tehsil | Abbottabad |
Bilal Town is a wealthy northeastern suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. It lies between central Abbottabad and Kakul, where the Pakistan Military Academy is located. The upper-class neighborhood contains some large, sometimes garish houses and open fields and has a high number of retired military officials living in the community.
History
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In May 2011, the house of Osama bin Laden was invaded by the U.S. military in the southeastern outskirts of Bilal Town and he was killed.[1]
References
- ^ "Bin Laden's 'neighbors' profess ignorance of his presence". McClatchy Newspapers. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.