Greeny view of dirkot park from neela but road

The northern part of Azad Jammu and Kashmir encompasses the lower part of the

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, including Jamgarh Peak (15,531 feet, or 4,734 meters). However, Sarwali peak in the Neelum Valley is the highest peak in the state. Fertile, green, mountainous valleys are characteristic of Azad Kashmir's geography, making it one of the most beautiful regions on the subcontinent.
Azad Kashmir
at britannica.com The southern parts of Azad Kashmir including Bhimber, Mirpur and Kotli districts has extremely hot weather in summers and moderate cold weather in winters. It receives rains mostly in

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

weather.

In the central and northern parts of state weather remains moderate hot in summers and very cold and chilly in winter. Snow fall also occurs there in December and January. This region receives rainfall in both winters and summers.

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 ...

and Pattan are among the wettest areas of the state. Throughout most of the region, the average rainfall exceeds 1400 mm, with the highest average rainfall occurring near Muzaffarabad (around 1800 mm). During summer, monsoon floods of the

Jhelum Jhelum ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for p ...

and Leepa river are common, due to high rainfall and melting snow.

Main places

Ganga Choti Ganga Choti ( ur, ) is a peak near the Union Council Birpani village Bani Minhasan located in between Chikar, a historical city in ancient times especially Dogra and Budshah dynasty and one of the most beautiful Bagh District of Kashmir administ ...

* Neelum Valley * Sharda *

Arang Kel Arang Kel ( ur, ) is a village and tourist spot in the Neelam valley of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located on the hilltop above Kel at an altitude of . Accessibility The village is accessible by a trek from Kel. It can also be acces ...

Valleys

* Bandala Valley * Jhelum Valley * Kas Chanatar *

Leepa Valley The Leepa Valley ( ur, ) is an arable valley situated in the Hattian Bala District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located approximately from the capital city of Muzaffarabad. The valley is divided into the Nowkot, Kasirkot, Dao K ...

* Neelum Valley *

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 ...

Bagh Valley 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 ...

Gulmarg Gulmarg (), known as Gulmarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a town, hill station, popular skiing destination, and notified area committee in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located at a distance of from Baramulla and from Sri ...

Lakes

* Chitta Katha Lake *

Baghsar Lake Baghsar Lake ( ur, باغ سر جھیل) is a lake situated at 975 m above sea-level in the Samahni Valley of Bhimber District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The lake is roughly half a kilometre long and overlooks the Bandala Valley. The lake is a p ...

Chhota Gala Lake Chhota is the Hindi word for "small" or "little" and may refer to: * Chhota Chhindwara, a town in Narsinghpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India *Chhota Gobindpur Chhota Gobindpur (also spelled Chhota Govindpur) is a census town in ...

* Ganga Lake *

Ratti Gali Lake Ratti Gali Lake is an alpine glacial lake which is located in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan . The lake is located at an altitude of . The lake is fed by the surrounding glacier waters of the mountains. See also * Chitta Katha Lake *Sa ...

Saral Lake Saral Lake is located on border of Neelam and Kaghan Valley in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, wit ...

Shounter Lake Shounter Lake is a scenic lake located in Shounter Valley, a sub valley of Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, at the elevation of . The lake is fed by the surrounding mountains glacial waters. The lake is encircled by snow coated mountains, g ...

Subri Lake Subri Lake, also known as Langarpura Lake, is located 10 km Southeast of Muzaffarabad in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The lake is formed where the Jhelum River widens. This lake is accessible by Muzaffarabad-Chakothi road. See also *List of l ...

Rivers

Jhelum River The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then ...

Neelum River The Neelum River, or Kishanganga River, is a river in the Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. It originates in Bandipora district of northern Jammu and Kashmir in India, flows through the Neelam District of Pakistan's Azad Kashmir and then mer ...

Poonch River The Poonch River (also known as Punch River, Punch Tohi, Tohi of Punch) is a tributary of the Jhelum River that flows through Jammu and Kashmir in India, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan. Name According to Georg Bühler, the ancient fo ...

Shingo River The Shingo River is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows through Gilgit-Baltistan and Kargil regions. In the Kashmiri terminology, the Shingo river joins the Dras River, which in turns joins the Suru River. In the Balti terminology, ...

References

External links

Tourism in Azad Kashmir, PTDCAzad Kashmir Department
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