Shawal

Shawal is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,098 metres. Shawal is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muzaffarabad and Ghori.

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is the capital of in . It is located on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by North-West Frontier Province in the west, by the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of on the Indian side of the Line of Control in the east, and the Neelum District of Azad Kashmir in the north.

Village
Kahori, is a small town in in , Pakistan. It lies near to the epicentre of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Kahori was a defensive and administratively important town during the Dogra period, when it was a major trading center. is situated 8 km northeast of Shawal.

Shawal

Latitude
34.39842° or 34° 23′ 54″ north
Longitude
73.43649° or 73° 26′ 11″ east
Elevation
1,098 metres (3,602 feet)
Open location code
8J6M9CXP+9H
Geo­Names ID
1406736
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