A memorable trip to Shah Allah Ditta Village Page 1 A memorable trip to Shah Allah Ditta Village (Coordinates: 33°43'18.2665''N 72°54'56.0635''E) (Shaikh Muhammad Ali) 3D Google Map of the Shah Allah Ditta Village: Elevation 2,109 Feet “Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence”……George Santayana
While reading the excerpts of Fauzia Minallah’s articles in Daily DAWN during 2007, I was always intrigued by the caves and banyan trees of Shah Allah Ditta village adjacent to Islamabad and wanted to visit this sleepy little village. Finally, on 9th October 2011 being a Sunday; we decided to take this pilgrimage.
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A memorable trip to Shah Allah Ditta Village Page 1
A memorable trip to Shah Allah Ditta Village
(Coordinates: 33°43'18.2665''N 72°54'56.0635''E)
(Shaikh Muhammad Ali)
3D Google Map of the Shah Allah Ditta Village: Elevation 2,109 Feet
“Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but
it always takes us somewhere. We simply have
to accept it, because it is what nourishes our
existence”……George Santayana
A memorable trip to Shah Allah Ditta Village Page 2
Overview:
While reading the excerpts of Fauzia Minallah’s articles in Daily DAWN during
2007, I was always intrigued by the caves and banyan trees of Shah Allah Ditta
village adjacent to Islamabad and wanted to visit this sleepy little village. Finally,
on 9th October 2011 being a Sunday; we decided to take this pilgrimage.
I had further gathered from friends that this village housed a bird sanctuary; a
Well (Bowli) developed by Sher Shah Suri along with the famous caves and the
old banyan vines.
The interesting thing about this place is that it is hardly a fifteen minute drive from
Golra Sharif while not too many Islooites (Inhabitants of Islamabad) know about
this village.
We left the house rather late i.e. after 12:00 p.m. and within fifteen minutes we
reached the venue. We had to cross sector D-12 which has recently been
opened by Capital Development Authority (CDA) for development.
(Housing in the heart of Margalla Hills)
Another 10 minutes of driving and we were in the heart of the village. After
taking directions from the locals, we decided to visit the famous bird sanctuary
first. The place was called ‘Bird paradise’ and is owned by a gentleman called
Feroz Shah who hails from the village but has spent some time in the UK and