Poonch District
Poonch District is one of the ten districts of the Pakistan-administered territory of Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It falls in the Poonch Division and is bounded on the north by Bagh District, on the north-east by Haveli District, on the…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Pakistan
- Description: district of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Poonch District, Pakistan”, “Poonch Jagir”, “Poonch-Rajouri”, “Pūnch”, “Pūnch District”, and “Pūnch Jāgīr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banjosa Lake and Rawalakot Airport.
Banjosa Lake
Lake
Photo: Amjadmoughal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banjosa Lake is a man-made lake and a tourist resort 18 kilometers from the city of Rawalakot in Poonch District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located at an altitude of 1,981 meters.
Rawalakot Airport
Aerodrome
Rawalakot Airport is a non-operational airport located in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The airport is surrounded by a forest and is open to the public. Rawalakot Airport is situated 4½ km northwest of Poonch District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khai Gala and Chota Gala.
Khai Gala
Town
Photo: Hafizusman1997, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khaigala is a town in Rawalakot Tehsil, Poonch District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It lies near Rawalakot city and is surrounded by villages such as Barmang and Ali Sojal.
Poonch District
- Location: Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Poonch District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بونتش”
- Arabic: “بونش”
- Arabic: “مقاطعة بونتش”
- Arabic: “مقاطعة بونش”
- Bengali: “পুঞ্চ জেলা, পাকিস্তান”
- Cebuano: “Poonch District”
- Chinese: “蓬奇县”
- Chinese: “蓬奇縣”
- Czech: “Púnčh”
- French: “district de Poonch”
- French: “District de Poonch”
- German: “Punch (Pakistan)”
- German: “Punch”
- Hindi: “पुंच जिला”
- Hindi: “पुंछ ज़िला, पाकिस्तान”
- Kannada: “ಫೂಂಚ್ ಜಿಲೆಯ”
- Kashmiri: “پُرٛوٗنٛژھ ضِلہٕ، پٲکِستان”
- Kashmiri: “پُرٛوٗنٛژھ ضِلہٕ”
- Kashmiri: “پُنٛژھ ضِلہٕ”
- Malayalam: “പൂഞ്ച് ജില്ല”
- Persian: “ناحیه پونچ”
- Polish: “Dystrykt Poonch”
- Russian: “Пунч”
- Santali: “ᱯᱩᱸᱪᱷ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ, ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ”
- Sindhi: “پونچ ضلعو”
- Sindhi: “پونڇ ضلعو”
- Swedish: “Poonch”
- Tamil: “பூஞ்ச் மாவட்டம், பாகிஸ்தான்”
- Tamil: “பூஞ்ச் மாவட்டம்”
- Ukrainian: “Пунч (район)”
- Ukrainian: “Пунч”
- Urdu: “پونچھ”
- Urdu: “ضلع پونچھ”
- Urdu: “ضلع پونچھ”
- Western Panjabi: “پونچھ”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع پونچھ”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Choto Gala Rang and Khat Gali.
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