Ausia, Pakistan
Ausia (اوسیاہ ) is a village in the Union council of Dewal, Murree Tehsil (مری), Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. It borders Union Councils of Rawat, Phagwari & Malkot. It is located on Upper Kohala Road at 33°59'0N .73°28'0E at an altitude of 1712 meters (5620). Ausia's boundary starts from (Passi(Kurhbagla)New-shakkarparyaan) spotting Murree-Meridian Marriage Hall, from where the road starts its descent down towards the core village (ranging towards Kohala & other northern areas, a crossing point into Kashmir) and spreads up to 'Peida' near ex-PM of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's residence & here the  next model village 'Dewal' situated in the same UC initiates. Beyond Murree, it was the only place to have a Government Higher Secondary School since 1885, which was later upgraded to a College. The School remained the sole educational institution catering to the people of lower union councils of Murree for a long time. As of 2019 there are many primary and secondary government and private schools for both genders. A main road links Ausia with Malkot (Hazara/KP) leads further to Ayubia & Abbotabad. Another link road, Ausia-Dehla Road, connects the Upper Kohala Road with the Lower Kohala Road(Phagwari , Alyot, Topa) starts from the main bazaar of Ausia, called 'Parao'. During the (British Raj), the 'Parao' served as a resting place for the troops, including high command, en route to Kashmir & India. Here's situated the 'Grand Jamia Mosque Ausia'(Murree's 1st grand mosque comprising a vast space for a number of Namazis). This spacious Masjid is being rebuilt with generous contributions from the residents. The Ausia bazar (Parao, Makkah Chowk, Malkot Chowk, Chatti) offers hotel/workshop/catering services. Adjacent to the bazar are numerous private/ government schools & colleges and also 2 playgrounds (one at Parao & the other at  Dara/Baagh en'route Makkah chowk) which host certain sporting/gaming events not only for the locals but also for the outsiders. Summers are pleasant as the weather is moderate most of the time & the inhabitants enjoy consuming indingenous fruits & veggies. The winters are often very cold with constant rain, hail & snowl. Ausia is about 20–25 minutes drive from Murree under normal conditions.