Mandian, Pakistan

Mandian is the northern part of Abbottabad city, located in Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The population of this area is 100,000.

Origin of name

The word Mandian means fruit or vegetable markets: It is a center of commerce with markets and businesses. Today Mandian is a busy hub of the city.

Mandian is also known as Missile Chowk, because a Ghori Missile is installed there.

Infrastructure

Many renowned schools and colleges are in Mandian like Brook Montessori and School System, Government Postgraduate College Mandian , Army Burn Hall College, Wisdom House Public School,Pakistan International Public School and College (PIPS) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Engineering & Technology Abbottabad Campus. Ayub Medical College and COMSAT Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad campus is situated 1 km away in the north from Mandian on main Karakoram Highway in Mirpur and Abbottabad Public School,Abbottabad International Medical College and Frontier Medical College is 5 km away on the same karakoram highway from Mandian,in the northern end of Abbottabad city.

Mandian has a small industrial estate, which promotes medium- and small-scale industries and provides employment to hundreds of people.

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