This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Tourist Spot Attractions In Azad Kashmir

x
Azad Jammu and Kashmir , abbreviated as AJK and commonly known as Azad Kashmir, is a nominally self-governing polity administered by Pakistan. The territory lies west of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, and was previously part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Azad Kashmir is part of the greater Kashmir region, which is the subject of a long-running conflict between Pakistan and India. The territory shares a border with Gilgit-Baltistan, together with which it is referred to by the United Nations and other international organisations as Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Azad Kashmir is one-sixth of the size of Gilgit-Ba...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Tourist Spot Attractions In Azad Kashmir

  • 1. Mangla Fort Mirpur
    The name Mangla is derived from the name of a small village that was situated in District Mirpur within the State of Jammu Kashmir. This village was located to the west of and at the foothills of Mangla's fort {which also derived its name from the same village}. It was surrounded from other three sides by the semicurvature of river Jhelum flowing from North to South. It bordered Jhelum district, the right bank of river Jhelum being a boundary between the State of Jammu Kashmir and Punjab province of Pakistan. Presently the word Mangla, after that village had been razed to the ground , is used for a wide area which includes Mangla Cantonment, Mangla Colony and Mangla Hamlet. The village Mangla itself was named after Mangla Devi, a goddess of Hindu worship. It has been narrated to be the sit...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Quaid-e-Azam Tourist Lodge Muzaffarabad
    Quaid-e-Azam tourist lodge, Barsala, is a historic tourist lodge located in Kohala, Muzaffarabad District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The tourist point is also known as Quaid-e-Azam Memorial Rest House, named after the first Pakistani governor-general, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, as it hosted him in 1944. The tourist spot is also known as Dak Bungalow.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Rohtas Fort Qila Rohtas
    Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jhelum in the Pakistani province of Punjab.The fortress was built during the reign of the Pashtun king Sher Shah Suri between 1541 and 1548 in order to help subdue the rebellious tribes of the Potohar region of northern Punjab that were loyal to the Mughal crown. The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. Rohtas Fort was never stormed by force, and has survived remarkably intact.The fort is known for its large defensive walls, and several monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997 for being an exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of Central and South Asia.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Azad Kashmir Videos

Shares

x

Places in Azad Kashmir

x
x

Near By Places

Menu