Kohala, Pakistan

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Kohala, Pakistan is situated on the River Jhelum, north of Murree, south of Muzaffarabad, and east of Circle Bakote. The word Kohala is derived from Kohal or "GOTRARHI" and means the place where domestic animals are tied up in the local Dhondi/Kareali language.

1 History
2 Strategic Location
3 Tribes
4 Bridges

[edit] History

Kohala has been a transportation centre for goods since the Vedic Age. It gained military importance in 1814 when Maharaja of Kashmir Gulab Singh developed it as a business centre for Hindu merchants.

[edit] Strategic Location

Kohala is the site of the well-known Kohala Bridge across the Jhelum. Kohala is a gateway to enter the Muzaffarabad and Bagh district of AJK, it is a unique place where the Punjab, Kashmir and NWFP boundaries touch each other.

[edit] Tribes

Dhond Abbasi tribe is sole majority holding the area and surroundings but no permanent tribe in Kohala.

[edit] Bridges

Kohala was almost wiped away in 1992 floods but later on the resilience of local Dhondes restored the market back. The only bridge collapsed as a results of high tides of water and wood logs striking the pillars and structure. Later on the bridge was restored and one more bridge was erected in parallel. Another concrete bridge was built by Gammon a kilometre towards Murree. The place is known as Gujjar Kohala and traffic for Bagh diverges from that place. Sardar Babu Bashir Khan Abbasi hold the major market and only petrol pump at Gujjar Kohala.