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MUSA-KA-MUSALA is a mountain situated 150 kilometers (93 mi) north of the city of Abbottabad in himalays , Pakistan.A road from shinkiari, a tehsil of District Mansehra lead up to Munda Gacha with a distance of 40 kilometers (25 mi) and then a trek gets started from Munda Gacha to khorni gali.
The mountain is 4,076 metres (13,400 ft) above sea level and can be seen from places 200 kilometres (120 mi) away. The mount has the appearance of a prayer mat is and is thus named Musa Ka Musala, meaning Moses' prayer mat. The mountain is icescaped all year long. The mountain top is considered a ziarat {Islamic shrine} by the localites, as a shepherd, in old times, used to offer his daily prayers at the peak. The mountain is surrounded by Khunda (Gali) Peak, which very much resembles k2.
There are many villages at the bottom of the mount, namely: Daddar, Domail, Munda Gacha, Dhor, Bakki, Khorri and Gali.
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