Siakh is a village in
Dadyal Tehsil of
Mirpur District
The Mirpur District ( ur, ) is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. The Mirpur District is bounded on the north by the Kotli District, on the east by the Bhimber District, on the south by the Gujrat Dis ...
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.it has recently become an area of interest to Chinese investors the villages is powered by the hydroelectric power produced by the
Mangla Dam
The Mangla Dam ( ur, ) is a multipurpose dam situated on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir. It is the sixth-largest dam in the world. The village of Mangla, which sits at the mouth of the dam, serves as its namesake. I ...
Demography
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, its population was 2,021.
History
Like many villages in the Mirpur region, many villagers have emigrated to the United Kingdom and have settled mainly in the City of
Birmingham and the Town of
Blackburn as well as surrounding areas. The Gakhar/Kiyani (Raja), Jats, Mughals, and the Qazi castes make up the bulk of its population.
A historic scenic village with lovely dam views in district Mirpur, Kashmir. the original village was drowned under the waters of Mangla Dam in mid 1960s, the new village was built on the hills of Pel Bakhshi Moti Ram about 1.5 kilometers west of the old village.
Industry
The village's industry is mostly in the agricultural sector producing fruits such as guavas, limes, pomegranates one popular fruit is the mango
References
Populated places in Mirpur District
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