Bagh, Azad Kashmir Explained

Bagh
Native Name Lang:ur
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Azad Kashmir
Coordinates:33.9735°N 73.7918°W
Subdivision Type:Administering country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Dependent Territory
Subdivision Name1:Azad Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bagh
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:22
Elevation M:1676
Population Total:33,548
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Urdu
Timezone1:PST
Postal Code Type:GPO
Postal Code:12500
Website:http://www.bagh.com.pk

Bagh City (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|باغ) is the chief town and district headquarters of Bagh District, in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The town is situated on the confluence of two nullahs (streams), Malwani and Mahl (ماہلوانی اور ماہل) at a distance of 93 km from Muzaffarabad.

2005 earthquake

On 8 October 2005, Bagh was hit by a devastating earthquake that killed 8,500 people, which represented 10% of the population.[2] Most of the victims were children attending school who died when the school buildings collapsed. The worst hit institutes were a school named Spring Field Children academy (where 300 plus children died in junior campus), the boys' degree college and girls' degree college Bagh. Many lives could have been saved if the rescue equipment was available. The entire city was destroyed and was rebuilt with the help of government.

Geography

Bagh is located 80 kilometres from Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Kashmir. It is 160 kilometres from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.[3]

Topographically, the district is quite mountainous with lush green pine forests on the mountain slopes leading into the valleys. The altitude of Bagh Valley is 3405 feet (1038m). Major peaks near Bagh include Kobra Peak.Ganga Choti and Lasdana are the highest peaks of Bagh.Whereas Rawàlakot and Forward Khauta are two cities connected to Bagh as all lies in sudnothi division of Kashmir.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Year Book 2019 . 20 April 2020 . Statistics Azad Jammu and Kashmir. dmy .
  2. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21081761~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html World Bank – Pakistan Earthquake, A Year After
  3. http://www.ajk.gov.pk/tourism/bagh.html Bagh