Dhangri is a small village situated near Chakswari in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir. The closest airport is ISB - Islamabad Chaklala, located 87.7 km north of Dhangri.[1] It is just further from the village of Brutiyan and about 15–20 minutes away from Dudial. Dhangri has a relatively small population with most of the inhabitants doing manual labor on very low pay. However, some of the inhabitants of Dhangri moved to England or other European countries in the sixties, where they have settled with growing families.
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Dhangri village is situated at a distance of 9 KM from the town Rajouri on the bank of a river. A village of real affection and love where you can find the combination of simplicity, beauty and sympathy for all.This village few years back was known for its clay soil and had very much fertile land which was the main source of livelihood for the people of this area. Because of some greedy and selfish peoples, with the purpose of earning money, brick kilns have been installed there in middle of the village. This brick kilns are 5 in numbers, 2 brick kilns are placed adjacent to one another in residential area despite of the fact that a higher secondary Private School with more than 800 students is also running there nearby. Other 3 Brick Kilns are at a distance of near about 3-4 KM from these two brick kilns. This brick kilns have resulted in increasing the temperature to intolerable limits for the people of this area. Whether it is pollution control board or the authorities of the town, no one is paying any attention on that illegal act of pollution which,if not controlled at this time, will turn the whole village into a dust covered area with diseased bodies everywhere. who will be responsible for all these acts of turning a well known happy village into a desert of smoke, sand, and heat with every one looking for some fresh air. Against that inhuman activity , the people of village approached the Pollution Control Board and other authorities but of no avail. after getting satisfied by the report submitted by the district officer of Rajouri, Regional Director Pollution Control Board Jammu directed the Deputy Commissioner Rajouri for the closure of the Brick kilns illegally operated in the area, but the deputy commissioner being hand in glove with this brick kilns lobby has turned the deaf and dumb on the matter as his pockets are already warmed up by these curators of the environment and nature. After fighting a long battle of more than 7 years and not getting help and relief from anywhere , now the help less people of the village has approached the Hon'ble High court of Jammu and Kashmir for getting relief from this serious pollution resulting in severe health problems to the villagers and students in nearby schools.Although the case is Subjudice before the hon'ble court and people are fighting to live in healthy and pollution free environment when in all over the world right to live in healthy environment is considered as human right.
Dhangri has a large Mosque that is still being developed, Loads of donations are made every year for the mosque. The mosque is ran by a well known and respected family who are popular throughout Pakistan. It is run by two brothers, Pirzada Habib ur Rehman and Attique ur Rehman. The family that run the mosque also have a mosque situated in the city of Bradford and is one of the largest mosque in Europe. The mother of the two brothers lives next-door to the mosque and is visited by people throughout Pakistan and from foreign tourists. Loads of money is raised and made from the visitors and tourists, the money is used for the development of the mosque. The two brothers have visited loads of countries including, the UK, India and Dubai.
Dhangri is host to many different tribes. However, there are a large number of Jats, all from the same family present, who are well known throughout the many villages surrounding Dhangri and even as far as Jhelum. The land surrounding Dhangri is mostly owned by this tribe.