Mangla Cantonment

Mangla Cantonment is an army garrison near Mangla Dam in Jhelum District of Pakistan. The town of Mangla and Mangla dam are located across the Jhelum river in Azad Kashmir.During the construction of Mangla Dam, the area belonging to villages of Baral, Baruti, Thill and Sultanpur was evacuated to build residential colonies and offices. After the departure of foreign contractors and their families in late 1969, the area changed hands from WAPDA to army and finally made a cantonment known as Mangla Cantonment. The famous city of Mirpur is approximately 15 km from Mangla Cantonment.

Mangla produces about 1000MW of electricity for Pakistan power sector. Also having a canal system that provides water for crops around the region. Mangla dam holds vital significance in meeting Pakistan water needs.

Before becoming Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army,^[1] General Pervez Musharraf was the commander of Mangla Cantonment.

Notes

↑ Carlotta Gall (2007-11-28). "Musharraf Quits Pakistani Army Post". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-28.

Army Cantonments of Pakistan

Punjab	Attock Cantonment Bhawalpur Cantonment Chaklala Cantonment Gujranwala Cantonment Jhelum Cantonment Kamra Cantonment Kharian Cantonment Lahore Cantonment Mangla Cantonment Multan Cantonment Murree Gali Cantonment Murree Hills Cantonment Okara Cantonment Rawalpindi Cantonment Sanjwal Cantonment Sargodha Cantonment Shorkot Cantonment Sialkot Cantonment Taxila Cantonment Wah Cantonment Walton Cantonment

Sindh	Clifton Cantonment Faisal Cantonment Hyderabad Cantonment Karachi Cantonment Korangi Creek Cantonment Malir Cantonment Manora Cantonment Pano Aqil Cantonment

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Abbottabad Cantonment Bannu Cantonment Dera Ismail Khan Cantonment Havelian Cantonment Kohat Cantonment Mardan Cantonment Nowshera Cantonment Peshawar Cantonment Risalpur Cantonment

Balochistan	Khuzdar Cantonment Loralai Cantonment Ormara Cantonment Quetta Cantonment Zhob Cantonment

Neighbourhoods of Jhelum

Administration: Jhelum District

Tehsils	Dina Jhelum Pind Dadan Khan Sohawa

Cities	Dina Jhelum (capital) Pind Dadan Khan Sohawa

Towns & councils	Adrana Ahmedabad Badlot Boken Chak Jamal Chak Khasa Chak Shadi Chotala Darapur Daulatpur Dhanyala Dharyala Jalap Domeli Garh Mahal Gharibwal Gharmala Golepur Gujjar Haranpur Jajial Jalalpur Sharif Jhelum Cantonment Kala Gujran Kandwal Khewra Khukha Kohali Kotla Faqir Lehri Lilla Madu Kalas Monan Mughalabad Nagial Nakka Khurd Nara Pail Bane Khan Pandori Phulrey Sydan Pind Matay Khan Pind Sawika Pindi Saidpur Sanghoi Sauwal Sohan Sultanpur Toba

Localities	Abdullahpur Aima Bari Bishan Daur Bugga Bura Jungle Chak Ali Shah Chak Hamid Chakri Ghazi Khan Chakri Rajgan Dhok Mughal Pathaan Dhok Padhal Gatiali Ghazi Nara Kantrili Mamyan Mirza Pur Motian Muftian Naich New Jhang Noor pur sayedan Nougran Shareef Pakhwal Pipli Jhelum Potha Raiya Chak Maddu Shamaspur Thill Wagh

Website: Jhelum District at NRB

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