Bilal Town

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. It contains several mosques. In May 2011, the house of Osama bin Laden was invaded by the US military in the southeastern outskirts of Bilal and he was killed.[1]

Bilal Town
Town
Bilal Town
Coordinates: 34°10′18″N 73°14′17″E
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictAbbottabad
TehsilAbbottabad

References

  1. "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.
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