| Sudhanoti | |
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| — District — | |
| Map of Azad Kashmir with Sudhanoti highlighted | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | |
| Capital | |
| Established | |
| Government | |
| • District Nazim | |
| • District Naib Nazim | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 569 km2 (219.7 sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| District Council | |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 |
Sudhnati is one of the eight districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan.[1]
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The district is part of the Vale of Kashmir, which is an area in dispute between India and Pakistan. The district is divided into three tehsils: Pallandri, Mang, and Trarkhal.[2]
Sudhanoti was carved out of Poonch district in 1995. The district is bounded by Rawalakot District in the north, Kotli in the south, and Punjab in the west. The total area of the district is 569 square kilometres.
Pullandri is the district headquarters. It is at an elevation of 1372 meters and is at a distance of 97 kilometres from Rawalpindi via Azad Pattan. The district is connected to Rawalakot by a 64-km metalled road. There is a PWD Rest House located at the hilltop.
Plandari, Mang,
Sudhanoti has a population of 242,000.[3] The People are mostly Sudhans and Awan. Chhechhan (Khanabad) is the birth village of great Col. Khan Muhammad Khan. The Village name chhechhan was changed and given name khanabad due to his contributions. Chhechhan, Sudhnati zindabad.
From the end of the 17th century up to 1837 A.D Poonch was ruled by different Muslim Rajas of Loran. It then fell in to the hands of Raja Falz Talab Khan of Rajori. In 1846, this area was handed over to Maharaja Ghulab Singh under the Treaty of Amritsar. Before this transfer, Poonch was considered a district of Lahore. Maharaja Ghulab Singh handed over Poonch and some other areas to his nephews, Jawahar Singh and Moti Singh, with the condition that they would not make any administrative change without the consent of the Maharaja of Kashmir.
Poonch was annexed and converted Into Jagir by Maharaja Han Singh in 1935-36 by the deposing Raja of Poonch. The Dogras always found it difficult to establish their rule in Poonch. In 1947 when Pakistan came into being, the people of Poonch started an armed struggle against the Dogra and Indian forces and succeeded in liberating the area, which now administratively stands divided into three districts, namely Poonch, Sudhanoti and Bagh.
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