page_title: Margalla Hills
section_title: Environmental conservation
hierarchical_section_title: Margalla Hills / Environmental conservation
caption_attribution_description: English: Nekka Phullai is the adjoining hill beside Faisal Mosque
context_page_description: The Margalla Hills is a hill range which is part of the Himalayan foothills located within the Margalla Hills National Park, north of Islamabad, Pakistan. The Margalla range has an area of 12,605 hectares. The hills are a part of Murree hills. It is a range with many valleys as well as high mountains.
  On 6 January 2012, after almost six years, Pir Sohawa, the city's highest tourist spot, received a few inches of snowfall. Another measurable snow event occurred on 11 February 2016 where 2 inches fell after four years.
context_section_description: The ecology of Margallas faces threats from quarrying by 'crush plants', deforestation, illegal encroachments and buildings, and poachers. Crush plants situated around the hills near Taxila are busy eroding the hills for extracting building material. Deforestation is resulting from fires and illegal felling of trees.
caption: Nekka Phullai Hill of Margalla Range beside Faisal Mosque
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