Bagh City ( ur, ) is the chief town and district headquarters of
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 Di ...
, in
Azad Kashmir
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Pakistan
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. The town is situated on the confluence of two
nullah
A nullah or nala ( Hindustani or "nallah" in Punjabi) is an 'arm of the sea', stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley. Like the wadi of the Arabs, the nullah is characteristic of mountainous or hilly country where there is little rainfall ...
s (streams), Malwani and Mahl (ماہلوانی اور ماہل) at the distance of 93 km 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 ...
.
2005 earthquake
On 8 October 2005, Bagh was hit by a devastating earthquake that killed 8,500 people, which represented 10% of the population.
World Bank – ''Pakistan Earthquake, A Year After''
/ref> Most of the victims were children attending school who died when the school buildings collapsed. The worst hit institutes were a school named Spring Field Children academy ( where 300 plus children died in junior campus),the boys' degree college and girls' degree college Bagh. Many lives could have been saved if the rescue equipment was available. The entire city was destroyed and is rebuilt with the help of government.
Geography
Bagh is located 80 kilometres 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 ...
, the capital city of 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:
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. It is 160 kilometres from Islamabad
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, the capital of Pakistan.[Bagh](_blank)
Pakistani Tourism
Topographically, the district is quite mountainous with lush green pine forests on the mountain slopes leading into the valleys. The altitude of Bagh Valley is 3405 feet (1038m). Major peaks near Bagh include Kobra Peak Kobra Peak is near Bagh, Azad Kashmir
Bagh City ( ur, ) is the chief town and district headquarters of Bagh District, in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The town is situated on the confluence of two nullahs (streams), Malwani and Mahl (ماہلوانی ...
.
See also
*Kharal Abbasian
Kharal Abbasian is a village north-east of Bagh District headquarters in Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dep ...
References
External links
Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir official portalAlif Ailaan District Education Rankings
{{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
Populated places in Bagh District
Tehsils of Bagh District