Dosut (, ) is a village in the

Neelum Valley Neelum (spelt also ''Neelam''; ) is a district of Pakistan-administered territory of Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir disput ...

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. It is located 142 km from

Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad (; , IPA: ʊzəfːərɑːbɑːd is a city in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute ...

, and 6 km from Sharda.

Divisions

Dosut is divided into small settlements. These settlements include Naka, Naka no 2, Molvi Shah Seri, Chan Basti, Khawaja Basti, Konsh and Malik Basti. Dosut Neelum Valley in winter

Languages and people

The languages spoken here are Kashmiri and

Hindko Hindko (, , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Pun ...

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is used as secondary language (

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). Most of the people are engaged in agriculture while others are engaged in government employment and business. Usually, the crop which is growing here is corn. Maize Field in Dosut

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References

{{Reflist Populated places in Neelam District Neelum District Tourist attractions in Azad Kashmir Hill stations in Pakistan