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Tehsils Of Azad Kashmir
Tehsils are third-order administrative divisions of Azad Kashmir, after divisions and districts. Tehsils are divided into fourth-order administrative divisions known as Union Councils of Pakistan, union councils. The following is a list of all of the tehsils of Azad Kashmir. Mirpur Division Kotli District # Kotli Tehsil # Khuiratta Tehsil # Fatehpur Thakiala Tehsil # Sehnsa Tehsil # Charhoi Tehsil # Duliah Jattan Tehsil Mirpur District # Dadyal Tehsil # Mirpur Tehsil Bhimber District # Bhimber Tehsil # Barnala Tehsil # Samahni Tehsil Muzaffarabad Division Hattian Bala District # Hattian Bala Tehsil # Chikkar Tehsil # Leepa Tehsil Muzaffarabad District # Muzaffarabad Tehsil # Nasirabad Tehsil Neelum Valley, Neelum District # Athmuqam Tehsil # Sharda Tehsil Poonch Division Bagh District # Bagh Tehsil # Dhirkot Tehsil # Hari Ghel Tehsil # Rera Tehsil # Birpani Tehsil Haveli District # Haveli Tehsil # Khurshidabad Tehsil # Mumtazabad Tehsil Poonch District, Pakistan, Poonch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as '' pargana'' ('' pergunnah'') and '' thana''. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the system of tehsils. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. As an entity of local government, the tehsil office ( panchayat samiti) exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction. It is the ulti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samahni Tehsil
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 i ..., 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] |
Bagh District
Bagh District ( ur, ) is one of the ten districts of Pakistan's territory of Azad Kashmir. Previously part of Poonch District, it was established as a separate district in 1988. The Bagh District is bounded on the north by the Muzaffarabad District, the Hattian Bala District, and the Baramulla District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on the east by the Haveli District, on the south by the Poonch District, and on the west by the Rawalpindi District of Pakistan's Punjab Province. The total area of the district is 770 square kilometers. The Bagh District is linked to the Muzaffarabad District by two roads, one via Sudhan Gali (80 km) and the other via Kohala (97 km). The district headquarters is the city of Bagh, which is situated 46 km from Rawalakot. It is said that a ''bagh'' (garden) was set up by a landowner where the premises of the Forest Department are now located. As a result, the area that is now the district headquarters was named "Bag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonch Division
The Poonch Division ( ur, ) is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. It comprises the portion of the former Poonch District of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that came under Pakistani control at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Administrative Divisions Currently, the Poonch Division consists of the following districts: * Bagh District * Haveli District * Poonch District * Sudhanoti District The Sudhanoti District (also spelled Sudhanuti District) ( ur, ), meaning the "heartland of Sudhans" or " Sudhan heartland"), is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. The Sudhanoti District is bounded on t ... External links * Districts plotted on OpenStreetMapSudhanoti [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharda Tehsil
Sharda ( ur, ), also known as Shardi, is a small Tehsil in Neelam District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is one of the two ''tehsils'' of Neelum district, and is located on the banks of the Neelum river at an altitude of . Etymology and historical sites "Sharda" is another name of the Hindu goddess of knowledge, Saraswati, and is known for being the site of the ruins of the famous temple and Hindu pilgrimage site Sharada Peeth, dedicated to the goddess Sharada. Sharada Peeth Between the 6th and 12th centuries CE, Sharada Peeth was among the most prominent temple universities in the Indian subcontinent. Known in particular for its library, it was associated with Buddhist scholars such as Kumārajīva, Thonmi Sambhota, Rinchen Zangpo, as well as Kalhana Pandit and Adi Shankara. It played a key role in the development and popularisation of the Sharada script in North India, resulting in the script being named after it, and Kashmir acquiring the moniker "''Sharada Desh"'', me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athmuqam Tehsil
Athmuqam or Athmakam ( ur, آٹھمقام) is a Tehsil about 73 kilometres from Muzaffarabad, in Azad Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Neelum District. Its population was 7,922 in 2017. The town is accessible by Neelum road from Muzaffarabad. All the basic necessities of life are available there. There is a market and post office. Banks, hospital and telephone exchanges are also present. A number of guest Houses for accommodating visitors and Tourists. University of AJK Neelum campus is also located in the town having departments of Computer Science, Geology and English. There are two degree colleges 1 for Girls & 1 for Boys. Private colleges like Neelum Institute of Science & Humanities (NISH) & Schools like Owasia Educational Academy are providing quality education. Office of the Deputy commissioner & Assistant Commissioner, Superintendent of Police etc. are present. DHQ, NADRA, and Post Office is there See also * Kundal Shahi * Dosut * Kutton * Keran * Sharda * Kel *Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neelum Valley
The district of Neelum (spelt also ''Neelam''; ur, ) is the northernmost of 10 districts located within the Pakistani-administered territory of Azad Kashmir. Taking up the larger part of the Neelam Valley, the district has a population of around people (as of 2017). It was among the worst-hit areas of Pakistan during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Location The district is bordered on the north and north-east by the Diamer District, the Astore District, and the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, on the south by the Kupwara District and the Bandipora District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on the south-west by the Muzaffarabad District, and by the west by the Mansehra District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The Neelum Valley was known before the partition as ''Kishanganga'' and was subsequently renamed for the village of Neelam. It flows from the Gurez Valley in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and roughly follows first a western and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasirabad Tehsil
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Muzaffarabad Tehsil
Muzaffarabad (; ur, ) is the capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, and the 60th largest in Pakistan. The city is located in Muzaffarabad District, near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the west, the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the east, and the Neelum District in the north. History Muzaffarabad was founded in 1646 by Sultan Muzaffar Khan, chief of the Bomba tribe who ruled Kashmir. Khan also constructed the Red Fort that same year for the purpose of warding off incursions from the Mughal Empire. 2005 earthquake The city was near the epicenter of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.6 Mw. The earthquake destroyed about 50% of the buildings in the city (including most government buildings) and is estimated to have killed up to 80,000 people in the Pakistani-controlled areas. , the Pakistani government's offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muzaffarabad District
The Muzaffarabad District ( ur, ) is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. The district is located on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers and is very hilly. The total area of the Muzaffarabad District is . The district is part of the Muzaffarabad Division, and the city of Muzaffarabad serves as the capital of Azad Kashmir. The district is bounded on the north-east by the Neelum District and the Kupwara District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on the south-east by the Hattian Bala District, on the south by the Bagh District, and on the west by the Mansehra District and the Abbottabad District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Population and languages The total population of the district according to the 2017 census is 650,370. The main language of the district, spoken by about half of its inhabitants, is generally considered to be a variety of Pahari. Though occasionally referred to in the literature as ''Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leepa Tehsil
Leepa ( ur, ) is a village in Leepa Valley, Hattian Bala District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located from Muzaffarabad at the altitude of . The village is accessible from Muzaffarabad by Muzaffarabad-Chakothi road branches off at Naile which leads to Reshian. From Reshian the remaining can be covered only by jeep. History Leepa has been a center of political activities from its earliest days. It is located in Jhelum Valley, district. The dominant surnames of the Leepa people are from different castes, including Syed, Sheikh, Choudhry, Malik, Rajput, Awan, Mughal, Abbasi, Butt, Mir ''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to&n .... References {{reflist Populated places in Jhelum Valley District Tehsils of Jhelum Valley District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikkar Tehsil
Chikar ( ur, ) is a small town and hill station in Jhelum valley District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located from Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad (; ur, ) is the capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, and the 60th largest in Pakistan. The city is located in Muzaffarabad District, near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the Pak ... at the altitude of . It is the headquarters of Tehsil Chikar. The town is accessible from Muzaffarabad by Muzaffarabad-Chakothi road branches off at sarran bypass road link(named seri Ramsir chikar by pass) & Dhanni Baqallan. It is also accessible from Sudhan Gali. Before partition of Indian subcontinent Chikar was very important town and was the biggest local trade centre.People from adjoing areas like Prem Kot used to trade over here. Government School in Chikar was famous before 1947,many students used to study over here.Chikar can be considered as the most historically place of the jehlum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
