Last Refuge of Osama bin LadenThe last hideout of the United States' most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden, appeared peaceful the day after U.S. Navy SEALs killed bin Laden Monday during a predawn raid on his fortified compound in Abbottabad (map), Pakistan.It's shocking that bin Laden was found in this Pakistani army-garrison town just 72 miles (116 kilometers) north of the city of Islamabad, according to Don Belt, National Geographic magazine contributing writer. Belt has briefed the U.S. Congress on Pakistan and visited Abbottabad many times.That's because the picturesque town is home to thousands of troops, and it's neither a Taliban stronghold nor a vast, hard-to-search metropolis.(Read Belt's thoughts on a century of National Geographic coverage of the Islamic world.)—Brian HandwerkMore Osama bin Laden Coverage