Bagh, Kashmir

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Bagh is the chief town of Bagh District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It was one of the worst hit areas of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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[edit] History

[edit] 2005 Earthquake

On the 8th of October 2005, Bagh was hit by a devastating earthquake, of the population of 400,000, 8,000 lost their lives and 83,000 lost their homes [1]

[edit] Location

Bagh is located 80 Kilometres from Muzaffarabad (the capital city of Azad Kashmir) via the city of Suddhen Gali, the route via Kohallah is 100km. Bagh is and 205 Kilometres from Islamabad the capital of Pakistan [2]

This town is situated on the confluence of two mini nallahs- Mahlwani and Mahl, which flow all the year round. The well recognized " Haji Peer Pass" is about 32 kilometres 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.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ World Bank - Pakistan Earthquake, A year after
  2. ^ AJK.gov.pk Bagh
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