Toli Pir () is a hilltop area situated in Rawalakot Tehsil in the Poonch District 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: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

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# ...

. Its approximate elevation is about 9,000 ft above sea level. It is about 30 km, or a 120-minute drive, from

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 ...

. Abbaspur,

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

Poonch River The Poonch River (also known as Punch River, Punch Tohi, Pulast, and Tohi of Punch) is a tributary of the Jhelum River that flows through Jammu and Kashmir in India, and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. Name According to Georg Bühler, the ancie ...

can be viewed from Toli Pir. It is a popular tourist destination in the region, attracting thousands in the summer months. Tolipir is the highest mountainous location in the north-eastern area of

; it is the point of origin of three different mountain ridges. The tourist rest house on the way to Toli Pir is also situated in a scenic location. There are some remains of an old ''

Sufi shrine A Sufi shrine or dargah ( ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargāh'' दरगाह درگاہ, ''dôrgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervis ...

'' on the highest hilltop. Tolipir is most accessible during the summer months; the weather generally becomes colder from October through March, with snowfall usually expected.

References

External links

Official website of Department of Tourism Azad Kashmir
{{authority control Hill stations in Pakistan Hills of Pakistan Populated places in Poonch District, Pakistan Rawalakot National parks of Pakistan Tourist attractions in Azad Kashmir Landforms of Azad Kashmir