Islamgarh (Urdu: اسلام گڑھ ) is a Municipal Committee of Mirpur District near Mangla Dam of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located on the southern part of the Panjal Range, about 28 Kilometer in North-East of MirpurAzad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan is situated the talent producing Islamgarh, progressing rapidly in social, economic and educational fields. Islamgarh was formerly known as Akalgarh, which means the Place of God in Sikhism.
Before the construction of Mangla Dam, Islamgarh was 5 kilometer away from old Mirpur. The people of Islamgarh could easily approach that city on foot. But soon after the construction of Mangla Dam, the 5 kilometer distance was changed with 30 kilometer long distance (six times longer than the previous one). The road connecting Mirpur with Dadyal and Kotli passes through this town. On both sides of this road are fertile lands. Major crops of this region are wheat, maize and millet.
On the Northern side of this town are mountain stretches of Pirgali and on Northern-Western side lie patches of fertile land connected to Mangla dam. After Mangla Dam start the boundaries of New Mirpur city.
After the construction of Mangla dam, a large portion of fertile land submerged. Now due to Mangla Dam raising project, the people of adjoining villages (Chak Haryam, Andrah Klan, Bajar, Bandor, Lakhora and part of Kalyal Bainsi & Jammuie) of this town will sacrifice their homes once again. A perpetual sequence of problems will crop up again as a result of raising of Mangla Dam.
Rapid progress and fast growing population gave Islamgarh the status of town committee in 1979 and after attaching the union council Andrah Klan and village Kalyal Bainsi to Islamgarh, its status was raised to Municipal Committee in 1998. Total population of Municipal Committee, according to the 1998 census, was 15493.If the annual population growth rate is considered 2.9 %, it means the population of Municipal committee must be 21000 in 2011. Total area of the municipal committee is 14,728 acres or 57 square kilometers. It means the density of population is 333 people per square kilometer. The population of area will increase if proposed bridge is constructed between Rathoa Muhammad Ali and Chak Haryam. In that case distance would be reduce to 5-7 Kilometers and it would become part of Mirpur.
In Islamgarh is a closed down historical Sikh Gurdwara or Temple called the Akalgarh Sahib or "House of God the Eternal." Historically there was a large Sikh community here until the independence of Pakistan and India in 1947. Many residents of Islamgarh have relocated to the United Kingdom during the 1950-60s.
Islamgarh Welfare Trust established in 1992. Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council registered it on 28 April 1994 vide registration No: 90. The primary aim of Islamgarh Welfare Trust is to serve the distressed people and help the destitute.