Bagh District

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Bagh

Area	1,368 km²
Population (2000) • Density	434,000 • 317.3/km²
Time zone	PST (UTC +4:30)
Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils	1988 • • • •
Main language(s)	Kashmiri
Website	{{{ApnaBagh.Com}}}

Bagh District is a district in Pakistan that was carved out of Poonch District in 1988. The district shares its borders with Muzaffarabad District in the north, with Poonch district in the south, with Baramulla District of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the east and is bounded to Punjab (Pakistan) in the west. Total area of the district is 1368 square kilometers. Total population of the district according to 1998 census stands at 395000, which is estimated to be 404,000 according to 1999 projections. The district is divided into 3 tehsils. Bagh district is linked to Muzaffarabad by two roads, one via Sudhan Gali (80Km) and the other through Kohala (97Km). It is situated 46Km from Rawalakot. The district is well known for its confectionery and bakery products.

The city of Bagh was heavily damaged in the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. 60 percent of the buildings collapsed.

The word Bagh (باغ) comes from Persian and means garden. It is used in many toponyms such as the Kara-bagh (Black Garden), Chaharbagh (Four Garden) etc.

Ganga Choti is a scenic place in this district.

1 Featured Places of Bagh
2 Bagh
3 Dhirkot
4 Neela Butt
5 Las Danna
6 Sudhan Galli
7 See also

[edit] Featured Places of Bagh

[edit] Bagh

Bagh, the district headquarters of district Bagh is 100 Kilometers from Muzaffarabad via Kohallah & 80 Kilometers via Suddhen Gali, 205 Kilometers from Islamabad and 48 kilometers from Rawalakot. This town is situated on the confluence of two mini nallahs- Mahlwani & Mahl, which flow all the year round. The people of Bagh are brave, courageous and skilled, especially the artificers in the field of bakery & confectionery. The well recognized " Haji Peer Pass " is about 32 kilometers from Bagh City linked with metalled road. Middle standard hotels, PWD and Forest rest houses are available for visitors, whereas, all the basic necessities of life are available in the Bagh bazars.i am from Bagh and my name is ANSAR NAZIR and iam here in czech Republic. i am 21 years old. if you wan to contakt with me then this is my teliphone no.00420 608757152.ok

[edit] Dhirkot

The fascinating and charming place of District Bagh is 25 kilometers from Kohalla, the gateway of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and 132 kilometers from Islamabad . Located at an altitude of 1676 meters, Dhirkot possesses an extremely pleasant and healthy climate. This place is very popular among the visitors as a tourist resort mainly due to easy access, suitable altitude and beautiful landscape. In the heart of the calm & quite Deodar and Kail mixed forest, there is a posh Forest rest house, three Tourist Huts and a Log Hut, which are greatly sought after by tourists in summer. Dhirkot is linked with all parts of Azad Kashmir by black top roads and direct transport services are also available.

[edit] Neela Butt

From Dheerkot towards southeast 6 Km ahead, this spot is situated at an altitude of 2000 meters. Besides its scenic beauty, this place is well-known for its historic background. On August 23, 1947 the Mujahideen-e-Azadi assembled at this place and started armed struggle for accession to Pakistan . Sufficient accommodation facilities are available here for visitors.

[edit] Las Danna

From Bagh, a 15 kilometers long mettalled road leads to Las Danna which is a place of captivating scenes and natural beauty. From Lasdanna, three roads branch off the main road i.e. Mahmood gali-Palangi, Haji pir- Aliabad and Abbasspur- Hajira respectively. A tourist rest house is available here for accommodation.

[edit] Sudhan Galli

Sudhan Galli, located at a height of 2134 meters, links Chikkar with Bagh, a town in the Bagh district. This scenic spot also serves as a base camp for those interested in hiking/ trekking to the nearby 3045 meters high mountain "Ganga Choti". It is also linked with Chikkar. Buses & vans ply daily from Bagh, Chikkar & Muzaffarabad to this place. A tourist rest house & PWD rest house provide reasonable accommodation facilities here.