Also spelled:
Hassan Abdal
Formerly:
Campbellpore

Hasan Abdal, town, northern Pakistan. The town is a textile and communications centre that is connected by the Grand Trunk Road and by rail with Peshawar and Rawalpindi. It has government colleges affiliated with the University of the Punjab. The Buddhist site of Hasan Abdal, just east of the town, dates from the 2nd century bc and has given the town its modern name. Pop. (1998) 37,789.

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