Azad Pattan (), previously Lachman Pattan, is a village near
Palandri in the
Sudhanoti District
Sudhanoti () is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the ...
of
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee:
*
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* and constituting the western portion of the larger ...
,
Pakistan
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. It is located on border of
Punjab
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and Azad Kashmir on bank of
Jehlum River
The Jhelum River is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu ...
.
The Azad Pattan bridge on the
Jhelum River
The Jhelum River is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu ...
connects
Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
to
Rawalakot
Rawalakot () is the capital of Poonch District, Pakistan, Poonch district in Pakistan–administered Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range.
History 1947 Poonch rebellion
On 15 June 1947, Sarda ...
,
Bagh
Bagh (, meaning "garden") may refer to:
Places Bangladesh
* Bagh Prachanda Khan, a village in Beanibazar, Sylhet district
* Lal Bagh, a neighbourhood in Dhaka
* Mali Bagh, a neighbourhood in Dhaka
* Rajar Bagh, a neighbourhood in Dhaka
* ...
and
Pallandri
Pallandri, also spelled Palandri (), originally Pulandari, is a Tehsil which serves as the administrative capital of Sudhanoti District, Sudhanoti district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Azad Kashmir. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, lon ...
.
[, Publisher: Eco Tourism Development In Pakistan, Retrieved: 25 June 2013]700.7MW Azad Pattan Hydropower Projectis located at Azad Pattan Bridge.
References
Populated places in Sudhanoti District
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