Kotli Sattian Tehsil

Kotli Sattian Tehsil
—  Tehsil  —
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab
District Rawalpindi District
Capital Kotli Sattian
Towns 1
Union councils
Government
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Time zone PST (UTC+5)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC+6)

Kotli Sattian is a tehsil (subdivision) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] Its name is derived from the mountain town of Kotli and the Satti tribe. Main tribes of the area include the Satti, Dhanyal and Jasgam.

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Origins of name

Location

Kotli Sattian was earlier a part of Tehsil Murree but now is a separate tehsil. Its located at 50 km distance from Islamabad. It is situated with the bank of Jehlum river. Most front areas of AJK are Distt. Bagh, Rawalakot and Plandri. Jehlum River is 5 km from Thoon village.

Notable places

In the village of Kamra Sharif there is a saint's tomb known as Hob-e-Ali Almaroof Sain Tika Sarkar Qadri. Another tomb is of saint Syed Sadiq Shah Khad Sharif is located near Kahuti Bazar.

Chlawra is also one of the most beautiful villages of Kotli Sattian,with beautiful views of the mountains of Kashmir.

Other villages are kamra shrif Thoon, Burhad, Khuttian, Baddnia, darnoian, Chalawara, Mansoorabad Sarmandal, Balawra, Bhan, Dehra, Perchann, Dhanda and Karore.

References

  1. ^ District Government of Rawalpindi