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Samahni Valley
Samahni valley is a valley situated on the ''LOC'' (line of control) that separates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km long and about 8 km in width and covers an area of 1270 km2. By covered area, it is the largest valley in Kashmir. Most of the inhabitants speak Pahari, with some Punjabi influence. Urdu is still spoken and understood among the villagers. The Samahni valley has fourteen towns: * Jandi Chontra *Kadyala *Dab *Kalich *Bandala *Samahni *Manana *Sarsala *Chowki *Bindi *Jandala *burjun *mathoon *garhoon *darhal *Poona *Chaai *Baroh *Dall khambah *Haripoor *Jajooha Other important locations include: *Baghsar Fort - an ancient fort constructed by Mughal rulers *Baghsar Lake Baghsar Lake ( ur, باغ سر جھیل) is a lake situated at 975 m above sea-level in the Samahni Valley of Bhimber District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The lake is roughly half a kilometre long and overlooks the Bandala Valley. The lake is a p ... * saray sad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) and (b), reflecting due weight in the coverage: (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise two areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit- Baltistan, the last being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu And Kashmir (union Territory)
Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.(a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories. China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samahni Landscape 1
Samahni ( ur, سماہنی) is a small town and tehsil in Bhimber District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, located at a distance of by road northeast of Bhimber. It lies in the Samahni Valley Samahni valley is a valley situated on the ''LOC'' (line of control) that separates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km long and about 8 km in width and covers an area of 1270 km2. By covered area, it is the largest valley ..., an area noted for its production of medicinal plants. In 2017 it had a population of 1,44,756 people. Landmarks Samahni contains the Decree College library, and a cricket ground. Union Councils *Samahni *Dab Sandoha *Manana Sarsla *Jandala *Tonewn *Khambah *Poona *Chowki *Bandala Baghsar ( only 9 Union council in Tehsil Samahni) References Populated places in Bhimber District {{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Tehsils of Bhimber District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samahni Landscape 2
Samahni ( ur, سماہنی) is a small town and tehsil in Bhimber District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, located at a distance of by road northeast of Bhimber. It lies in the Samahni Valley Samahni valley is a valley situated on the ''LOC'' (line of control) that separates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km long and about 8 km in width and covers an area of 1270 km2. By covered area, it is the largest valley ..., an area noted for its production of medicinal plants. In 2017 it had a population of 1,44,756 people. Landmarks Samahni contains the Decree College library, and a cricket ground. Union Councils *Samahni *Dab Sandoha *Manana Sarsla *Jandala *Tonewn *Khambah *Poona *Chowki *Bandala Baghsar ( only 9 Union council in Tehsil Samahni) References Populated places in Bhimber District {{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Tehsils of Bhimber District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samahni Landscape 3
Samahni ( ur, سماہنی) is a small town and tehsil in Bhimber District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, located at a distance of by road northeast of Bhimber. It lies in the Samahni Valley Samahni valley is a valley situated on the ''LOC'' (line of control) that separates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km long and about 8 km in width and covers an area of 1270 km2. By covered area, it is the largest valley ..., an area noted for its production of medicinal plants. In 2017 it had a population of 1,44,756 people. Landmarks Samahni contains the Decree College library, and a cricket ground. Union Councils *Samahni *Dab Sandoha *Manana Sarsla *Jandala *Tonewn *Khambah *Poona *Chowki *Bandala Baghsar ( only 9 Union council in Tehsil Samahni) References Populated places in Bhimber District {{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Tehsils of Bhimber District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samahni Landscape 4
Samahni ( ur, سماہنی) is a small town and tehsil in Bhimber District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, located at a distance of by road northeast of Bhimber. It lies in the Samahni Valley Samahni valley is a valley situated on the ''LOC'' (line of control) that separates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km long and about 8 km in width and covers an area of 1270 km2. By covered area, it is the largest valley ..., an area noted for its production of medicinal plants. In 2017 it had a population of 1,44,756 people. Landmarks Samahni contains the Decree College library, and a cricket ground. Union Councils *Samahni *Dab Sandoha *Manana Sarsla *Jandala *Tonewn *Khambah *Poona *Chowki *Bandala Baghsar ( only 9 Union council in Tehsil Samahni) References Populated places in Bhimber District {{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Tehsils of Bhimber District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samahni Landscape 5
Samahni ( ur, سماہنی) is a small town and tehsil in Bhimber District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, located at a distance of by road northeast of Bhimber. It lies in the Samahni Valley Samahni valley is a valley situated on the ''LOC'' (line of control) that separates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km long and about 8 km in width and covers an area of 1270 km2. By covered area, it is the largest valley ..., an area noted for its production of medicinal plants. In 2017 it had a population of 1,44,756 people. Landmarks Samahni contains the Decree College library, and a cricket ground. Union Councils *Samahni *Dab Sandoha *Manana Sarsla *Jandala *Tonewn *Khambah *Poona *Chowki *Bandala Baghsar ( only 9 Union council in Tehsil Samahni) References Populated places in Bhimber District {{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Tehsils of Bhimber District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pahari Language (Kashmir)
The Indo-Aryan language spoken on the Pothohar Plateau in the far north of Pakistani Punjab, as well as in most of Pakistan's Azad Kashmir and in western areas of India's Jammu and Kashmir, is known by a variety of names, the most common of which are Pahari (; an ambiguous name also applied to unrelated languages of India), and Pothwari (or Pothohari). The language is transitional between Hindko and Standard Punjabi. There have been efforts at cultivation as a literary language, although a local standard has not been established yet. Grierson in his early 20th-century Linguistic Survey of India assigned it to a so-called "Northern cluster" of Lahnda (Western Punjabi), but this classification, as well as the validity of the Lahnda grouping in this case, have been called into question. In Kashmir, speakers of Pahari-Pothwari are known as Pahari people. Geographic distribution and dialects There are at least three major dialects: Pothwari, Mirpuri and Pahari. They are mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Language
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 million native speakers as per the 2017 census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, as per the 2011 census. The language is spoken among a significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and the broader Indo-European language family in its usage of lexical tone. History Etymology The word ''Punjabi'' (sometimes spelled ''Panjabi'') has been derived from the word ''Panj-āb'', Persian for 'Five Waters', referring to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jandi Chontra
Jandi Chontra is a town in the Bhimber District of Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It is a local tourist spot and is located 17 km from Bhimber city and 67 km from Mirpur. The area is known for its panoramic views. The Shrine of the Sufi saint Sheikh Baba Shadi Shaheed Hazrat Sheikh Baba Shadi Shaheed (RehmatUllahaleh) also known as Raja Shadab Khan (former name Maharaja DharamChand Chib) was a Sufi saint. He was the first Chibhal, Chib Rajput who married a Mughal Princess during the reign of Babur. He was ... is also located here. References Jandi Chontra is a very scenic part of Kashmir.The main exports of Samahi is timber.The great warrior Tauqeer Mirza defeated sluggish army of Asad Ali Asi at this spot.Area of kargil war in 2000.The population of samahni according to U.N is 0.05 million. Populated places in Bhimber District {{AzadKashmir-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghsar Fort
Baghsar Fort is an ancient fort built in Samahni Valley near Bhimber, Pakistan, close to a place known as Baghsar. The fort was constructed by Mughal rulers. Some parts of it are currently closed to visitors, due to it being right beside the line of control between Pakistan and India. History Very little knowledge is available about the true history of the fort. It is widely believed that fort was built by Mughals but Godfrey Vigne, an English traveller who extensively traveled through Kashmir tells it was built by Dhian Singh, brother of Maharaja Ghulab Singh Dogra. He mentioned it as Amur Gurh castle in his book. Layout Outer perimeter consists of boundary wall and thirty eight small rooms while inner side of the fort consists of darbar hall, a water pond and forty three rooms. There are three entrances to the fort. Northern main entrance, south eastern entrance and the entrance to inner perimeter. Observation point is prominent on the south eastern corner. There is a fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
