{{Short description|Tourist resort in Pakistan}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{coord|33|45|37|N|73|3|56|E|display=title}} <!-- Deleted image removed: 300px|thumb|View of Islamabad from Pir Sohawa --> 300px|thumb|Tilla Grani 1181 meter / 3874 feet '''Pir Sohawa''' (Urdu: پیر سوہاوہ) is a rapidly developing tourist resort located {{convert|17|km|mi|sp=us}} from Islamabad on top of Margalla Hills. It has a 3000 plus ft elevation and is geographically part of Haripur District.
Like many other parts of the Margalla Hills, Haripur and Galyat mountains, Pir Sohawa sees rapid, uncontrolled development and encroachment on National Park land, which results in damages to the environment through pollution and heavy traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iqbal |first=Nasir |date=2022-07-14 |title=Buildings, food outlets on Margalla Hills against law: IHC |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1699476 |access-date=2023-02-18 |newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}</ref>
On 6 January 2012, after almost six years, Pir Sohawa received few inches of snowfall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasif |first=Sehrish |date=2012-01-08 |title=After six years, Pir Sohawa gets a blanket of snow |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/318251/after-six-years-pir-sohawa-gets-a-blanket-of-snow |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
== Tourist attractions ==
Pir Sohawa is at the top of several hiking trails of the Margalla Hills.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trails – Islamabad |url=https://www.cda.gov.pk/about_islamabad/trails/default.asp |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=Capital Development Authority }}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
Dino Valley is a large theme park in the hills, having a variety of cafes and children's play areas for all ages. Its location adds to the traffic problems along Pir Sohawa road.
== See also == *Daman-e-Koh *Margalla Hills
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Category:Tourist attractions in Islamabad Category:Climbing areas of Pakistan Category:Hiking trails in Pakistan