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TOURIST GUIDE
A J K  TOURISM  DEPT.
Bank Square, Lower Chatter, Muzaffarabad . Tel: (058810) 62625 – 39176

 AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR   (IN GENERAL)   (1998)

Total Area                     5134 Sq. miles or 13297 Sq. Km.

District Wise Area                            
Muzaffarabad               6117 Sq. km.               Poonch                        855  Sq. km.
Sudhnuti                       569   Sq. km.               Bagh                            1368 Sq. km.
Kotli                               1862 Sq. km.               Mirpur                         1010 Sq. km.
Bhimber                         1516 Sq. km.               

Longitude                        73. 75                        Latitude                          33. 36
Topographically, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Bagh, Sudhnuti & Kotli Districts fall in mountainous zone while Mirpur and Bhimber lie in the foot hills.

Climate                          : Sub tropical type                                  Rain                                      150 cm. (Average)
Elevation from Sea      : Range from South :                              Range from north :              325 meters.
Snowline                       : In Winter-around 1200 meters.          In Summer - around          3300 meters.

Official Language          :  Urdu                                                   Main Rivers                  :   Neelum, Jahelum and Poonch.
Local Languages           :  Kashmiri, Pahari,  Gojri,  Hindko  and Kohistani.
Handicrafts                     :  Carpet, Namda, Gubba, Patto, Silk and cotton. Clothes, Woolen   Shawls, Wood carving, Paper Mashie.
Minerals                          : Gypsum, Limonite, Mica, Soapstone, Marble, Sand, Ruby,  Tourmaline, Bentonite, Yellow ocher, Pyrites, Limestone and Dolomite.
Other Products              : Mushroom, Honey, Walnut, Apple, Cherry, Medicinal Plants, Herbs, Resin, Deodar, Kail, Chir, Fir, Maple and Ash Timbers.

Wild -Life                   : Snow Leopard, Panther, Leopard, Bob Cat, Throated Marten, Rhesus Macaque, Red Fox, Brown Bear, Black Bear, Blue Bull,     Grey Goral, Musk Dear, Himalayan Ibex, Pir Panjal Markhor, Snow Partridge, Himalayan Snow Cock, Chakor, Black Partridge, Grey Partridge, Common Quail, Western Horned Tragapan, Himalayan Markhore, White Creasted, Kaleeg, Pheasent, Koklas Pheasant, Cheer Pheasant.

Important Fish              : Snow Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Gulfam, Mahasher, Rahou.

Lakes           : 1) Distt. Muzaffarabad – Rati Gali, (Neelum Valley)
                       2) Distt. Poonch – Benjosa, ( Chottagala)
                       3) Distt. Mirpur- Mangla

POPULATION
Total Population of Azad Kashmir in 1998 Census                                2.915      Million
Population in 1999 ( Projected)                                                                  2.982      Million

District wise population in 1998 (Census) and 1999 (Projected)

ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP
1.         Division            -2                                (1) MUZAFFARABAD
                                                                          (2) MIRPUR
2.         Districts            -7                                (1) MUZAFFARABAD
                                                                          (2) MIRPUR      (3) BHIMBER
                                                                          (4) POONCH     (5)  SUDHNUTI
                                                                          (6) KOTLI          (7) BAGH

3.       Sub-Division / Tehsils  18                    (1) District Muzaffarabad
1)      Muzaffarabad                                          2)      Hattian                              3)      Athmuqam

2). District Mirpur                                             3) District Bhimber
1)      Mirpur                           1) Barnala                     1)      Dudial                      2) Samahni                3)      Bhimber

4). District Poonch                                            5) District Sudhnuti
1)Rawlakot                             1) Pallandri                   1) Hajira                            2) Balooch (Proposed)           3) Abbaspur

6). District Kotli                                               7) District Bagh
1)      Kotli                                                          1) Bagh
2)      Fatehpur ( Nikyal)                                   2) Haveli
3)      Sehinsa                                                     3) Dhirkot

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
Muzaffarabad City:    Red Fort     Neelum Valley:  Sharda Ruins (Old Buddhist Sharda University Ruins),  Sharda Fort

Bagh Town  :      Bagh Fort
Mirpur:                         1. Mangla Fort     2. Ramkot Fort     3.Baghsar Fort (Bhimber)
Kotli:                             1.Throchi Fort

Main Entry Points : (A.K )
            Kohala                                     108 Kms. from Islamabad
            Brar kot                                     53 Kms. from Abbottabad
            Azad Pattan                              80 Kms. from Islamabad
            Mangla                                     100 Kms . from Islamabad
            Dal Kot                                      53 Kms. from Islamabad
            Bhimber                                    196 Kms. from Islamabad

Main Tourist Attraction ( for domestic Tourists)

Distt. Muzaffarabad
                                  Neelum , Jhelum & Leepa Valley, Peer Chinasi, Shaheed Gali,     Danna and  Muzaffarabad.

Distt. Bagh.            Sudden Gali, Dhir Kot, Neelabut, Lasdana.

Distt.Poonch          Rawalakot, Benjosa, Kohian, Ghori Mar and Tatta Pani.

Distt. Kotli             Kotli, Fateh Pur, Khui Ratta, Sehinsa and Teenda.

Distt.Mirpur & Distt. Bhimber         MirPur , Mangla, Baghsar, Jandi Chontra and Smahni Valley.

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