Fatehpur (Kashmir)
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Fatehpur () is a town in
Nakyal Fatehpur Thakiala, also known as Nakyal, is one of the three ''tehsils'' of the Kotli District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. History Fatehpur Thakiala was part of the Mendhar subdivision of Poonch before the partition of Kashmir in 1947. Fatehpur T ...
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Kotli District Kotli District () is a district 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 tertia ...
, in the
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: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...
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Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. Fatehpur was a part of tehsil Mahnder before independence in 1947. It is located at 33°29'16.0"N 74°06'09.0"E.Falling Rain - Location of Fatehpur
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Kotli Kotli ( Pahari-Pothwari / ; ) is a city and headquarters of the Kotli District in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir. The city lies along the Poonch River, which is known for its natural secenary and waterfalls. According to the 2017 Census ...
city and 181 kilometres from
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 ...
. Due to high altitude (1524 meters) Fatehpur is comparatively a colder place than the rest of the district.


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Populated places in Kotli District {{AzadKashmir-geo-stub