Abbaspur, commonly known as Bandi or Bandi Abbaspur is a

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located near the

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which divides

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and

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. It used to be called Gaopalpur before its name was changed. The tehsil is made up of different areas, everything north of Bandi Abbaspur. The mountain facing toward the city in front of it and up to Mehmood Gali is called Tangyran. The mountain side facing toward the

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or Rangard between Abbaspur and Potha is called Choyi. It is the sub-divisional headquarters of Poonch district, Rawalakot, Poonch,

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, a politician and current president of

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in Azad Kashmir who has been a former

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, belongs Dulli family residing in this tehsil.

Location

Abbaspur is located at and an elevation of . Abbaspur is approximately from the Poonch city, state of Jammu and Kashmir and from

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References

{{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Populated places in Poonch District, Pakistan Tehsils of Poonch District, Pakistan