Located at an altitude of about 4,100 feet, in the Orash valley near Kashmir, Abbottabad has been a popular summer tourism destination because of its temperatures and the views from the hills surrounding the valley, Reuters reports.
It was a relatively quiet city, according to the man who inadvertently live-tweeted the operation that ended with bin Laden’s death. “I guess Abbottabad is going to get as crowded as the Lahore that I left behind for some peace and quiet. *sigh*” he posted on Twitter.
