Poonch Division
The Poonch Division is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani–administered territory of Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir. It comprises the portion of the former Poonch Jagir of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that came under Pakistani control at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.- Locality with 1,320,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 1,653 metres (5,423 feet)
- Description: division of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rawalakot Airport and Banjosa Lake.
Rawalakot Airport
Aerodrome
Rawalakot Airport is a non-operational airport located in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
Banjosa Lake
Lake
Banjosa Lake is a man-made lake and a tourist resort… Banjosa Lake is situated 6 km southeast of Poonch Division.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rawalakot and Khai Gala.
Khai Gala
Town
Khaigala is a town in Rawalakot Tehsil, Poonch District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Khai Gala is situated 6 km east of Poonch Division.
Chota Gala
Village
Chota Gala is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Poonch Division.
Poonch Division
- Category: division of Pakistan
- Location
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Latitude
33.8434° or 33° 50′ 36″ north
Longitude
73.7678° or 73° 46′ 4″ east
Open location code
8J5MRQV9+94
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Poonch Division” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “পুঞ্চ বিভাগ”
- Kashmiri: “پُرٛوٗنٛژھ حِصہٕ”
- Mazanderani: “پونچ بخش”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Poonch Khu-he̍k”
- Persian: “بخش پونچ”
- Sindhi: “پونڇ ڊويزن”
- Spanish: “División de Poonch”
- Spanish: “División de Punch”
- Tajik: “Бахши Чунч”
- Ukrainian: “Пунч (розділ)”
- Ukrainian: “Пунч”
- Urdu: “پونچھ ڈویژن”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ban Baikh and Choto Gala Rang.
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