Mong (also called Mang) is a city and

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Sudhnoti 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 the ...

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 Ka ...

, Pakistan.

Sudhan Sudhans (also known as Sudhozai Pathans) is one of the major tribes from the districts of Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Kotli in Azad Kashmir, allegedly originating from Pashtun areas. History and particulars The tribe claims an Afghan ancestry. ...

(Sadozai) is the main tribes of Mong.

Geography

Mong consists of 7 villages and 3 union councils: Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri. The major villages in Mong are Mehna Naar'orri, Dhara & Daar, Thaneliyaan Khoor, Kanchri, Dhingroon and Pattan Shar Khan. Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

and Pakistan. Mong is connected to

Pallandri Pallandri, also spelled Palandri ( ur, ), originally Pulandari, is a Tehsil which serves as administrative capital of Sudhanoti district of Azad Kashmir. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, longitude 73° 41′ 9″ E, from Islamabad ...

Rawalakot Rawalakot ( ur, ) is the capital of Poonch district in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range. History Along with Pallandri, Rawalakot was the focal point of the 1955 Poonch uprising. It was led by the local Sudhans ...

, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at

. Yadgar-E-Shohda, Jassa Peer are best places to visit in Mong

Education

Mong has several schools and a campus of the

University of Poonch University of Poonch is a public university located in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The university has 3 different campuses: The Main campus in Rawalakot, the Kahuta campus, and the Mong campus. , the university has 7 faculties consist ...

. Girls And Boys Degree Colleges, Madarsa Dar-Al-Ullom, Fauji Foundation School

Notable people

Khan of Mong Khan Muhammad Khan (Urdu: خان محمد خان) ( – June 1995) commonly known as Khan of Mong, was a Captain in the British Indian Army during the World War II. After demobilisation, he served as a rebel leader during the First Kashmir War ...

Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the

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Col Sher Khan Shaheed Molana Mohammad Yousaf Sain Sani Sarkar Sardar Liaqat Shaheen(Justice high court) Sardar Najeeb Adv Sardar Shahid Hanif Adv Sardar Attique Sakhawat(DG) Sardar Wahab(Tax Consultant)

References

{{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Populated places in Sudhanoti District Tehsils of Sudhanoti District