Samahni ( ur, سماہنی) is a small town and
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 administr ...
in
Bhimber District
The Bhimber District ( ur, ) is the southernmost district of the 10 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. It has an area of 1516 km², and the district headquarter is the town of Bhimber.
History
The area is rich in ...
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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,
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 dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, located at a distance of by road northeast of
Bhimber
Bhimber ( ur, ) is the capital of Bhimber District, in the Azad Kashmir. The town is on the border between Jammu region and Punjab in Pakistan proper about by road southeast of Mirpur.
History
Bhimber was the capital of the Chibhal dynasty ...
. 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