Thorar

Thorar, Pakistan
Town
Thorar, Pakistan is located in Azad Kashmir
Thorar, Pakistan
Thorar, Pakistan
Location within Azad Kashmir
Thorar, Pakistan is located in Pakistan
Thorar, Pakistan
Thorar, Pakistan
Location within Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°51′N 73°39′E / 33.850°N 73.650°E / 33.850; 73.650
CountryPakistan
TerritoryAzad Kashmir
DistrictPoonch
Government
Population
 • Tribes
Sadozai and Mangral Rajput
Languages
 • OfficialUrdu[1][2][note 1]
 • Spoken
Time zonePST
Area code12310

Thorar Bazar is a tehsil and a sub-division of Poonch district. In a Azad Jammu Kashmir It is a hill station situated at an altitude of about 5500 meters above sea level. Thorar Bazar is also the headquarters of Kandi, which also includes the districts of Poonch and Sidhnauti. In 1947, the people of Kandi played an important role in the freedom struggle from personal rule, which is why memorials of martyrs have been built in Thorar and Mang.

Sardi laway Bhalgran view from Thorar Bazar

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Notes

  1. ↑ Snedden (2013, p. 176): On p. 29, the census report states that Urdu is the official language of the government of Azad Kashmir, with Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Kohistani, Pushto, and Sheena 'frequently spoken in Azad Kashmir'. Yet, when surveyed about their 'mother tongue', Azad Kashmiris' choices were limited to selecting from Pakistan's major languages: Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushto, Balochi, Saraiki, and 'others'; not surprisingly, 2.18 million of Azad Kashmir's 2.97 million people chose 'others'.

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Citations

  1. ↑ "Kashmir".
  2. ↑ Rahman 1996, p. 226.

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