Murree is a mountain resort town, situated in the Galyat area of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the bounds of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi urban area, and is about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Islamabad. It has average altitude of 2,291 meters (7,516 ft)
Murree became a common tourist place for British within the British India, numerous prominent Englishmen were born here including Bruce Bairnsfather, Francis Younghusband and Reginald Dyer. During colonial time access to marketable establishments was limited for non-Europeans including the Lawrence College. In 1901, the population of the town was officially 1,844, although if summer visitors had been included this could have been as high as 10,000.